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The second phase of the ninth GMA dubbed Ghana Music Awards open forum came off at the Alisa Hotel, Ridge. The open forum was step by Charter House to intake opinions, contributions, suggestions and ideas of stakeholders in the Ghanaian music industry.
On the high table was Diana Hopson, President of the Musicians Union Association (MUSIGA), Amandzeba Nat Brew, Fred K. Mensah (Fredyma), sound engineer, Nii Ayitey Hammond and Juno Abena-Turkson, all of Charter House Ghana.
Participants that thronged to the forum also nominated artistes that qualified within the music calendar year for Ghana Music Awards 2008.
All the categories for Ghana Music Awards was well defined by Juno (PR/Media executive for Charter house Ghana) before nominations and suggested were made.
New hiplife/R&B, singer, Veeda disagreed with some of the nominations that were made. She made a valid point that when two or more artistes come together to do a song and can be on both albums.
“Basically, collaboration means when two artistes get together to write a song. The song belongs to both of them. Basically it’s the words ‘and’ and ‘featuring’ that makes the difference. After the song is done, they can both decide to put on both albums. An example I wanna make is Jay Z and R. Kelly’s “Best of Both Worlds” and Bow Wow and Omarion “Face Off”. ”, Veeda said.
After Veeda went off, Okyeame Quophi came behind the mic and also said then all the awards they have been giving for the past 8 years were all wrong.
Other nominations that was well received was Becca’s “U Lied To Me” with Kwabena Kwabena, 4×4’s “Hot Girls.com” with Fresh Prince and Cee’s “Osabarima” with Isaiah Kwadwo Ampong and Isaac (Show boy) of Mentor I.
So now it’s clear that songs like Ofori’s Amponsah “Odwo” featuring Batman Samini will be disqualified unless Ofori Amponsah comes out to publicly to say he collaborated with Samini but did not feature him.
People that were seated were radio and TV Presenters, entertainment journalists, producers, distributors and a few.
The conclusion of the Greater Accra Ghana Music Awards forum will be submitted to the Planning Committee of GMA. So officially the nominees for the Ghana Music Awards 2008 are not out as speculated in some media houses.
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i did not get what veeda said very well,but i do hope it make a great impact on the organisation.i think okyeame quophi is a bluff.he should get away
teach them tey dont know…another example of such
a collabo is our own icon tictac FEFE NA EFE with toney tetuila from nigeria…
I REALISE VEEDA GOT SUM EXTRA WE NORMALLY DON’T HEAR OUT AND I’M REALLY DIGGING HER NEW SINGLE…”HAD TO PLAY IT TWICE BE LET GO FOR THE DAY” CANDYMAN GOTCHA BACK!
Michael Quayson.
I THINK I SHARE THE OPINION OF NANA.OHEMAA MERCY SHOULD WIN THE SONG OF THE YEAR AWARD.HE IS A GREAT MUSICIAN OF OUR TIME.HER LYRICS ARE SOUL INSPIRING AND SHE HAS REALLY SAVED LOTS OF SOULS FOR WHICH AM PART.I REALLY THINK THIS WOMAN DESERVE THE MAJOR AWARD.SHE HAS ALL HER SONGS AS HITS
Hey Vida, this your heavy Dee, first of all thank you for leaving for Ghana with no bye but all the same hope you got home safe and sound. You actually mad a good point, it looks like the way ghanaians do their awards or nominations stuff are based on some cartels. No further comment, but hey vida come back as soon as you aiight.
right on sister, and by the way l’m loving your new signle keep it up
charter house. you have no competition in ghana, thus u think you are an authority. wait till we come back home. VEEDA, thats wassup. ghana music is about to be taken to a whole new level. and for the awards. WE the people that love ghanaian music will determine who get what AWARD.