Organisers of the annual Ghana Music Awards, Charter House, will hold this year’s awards forum on Tuesday, March 22, at the Alisa Hotel. The forum which forms an integral part of the Awards Festival is organized prior to the awards night and it is to afford industry professionals a unique opportunity to channel some of the attention garnered by the Awards Festival to push specific agenda of the industry. This year’s forum is under the theme: ”Help grow our Music – The Role of the State, Media, Financial Institutions, Artistes, Producers and Marketers.” The MTN Ghana Music Awards Forum is organized with the support of the World Bank Country Office (Ghana) and is expected to attract the attention of the State with the keynote address to be delivered by the Minister for Trade and Industry, Hannah Tetteh. Others expected at the forum are the Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture, Alex Asum Ahensah; the Deputy Minister of Tourism, James Agyenim Boateng as well as a host of seasoned professionals with deep appreciation of the industry. Meanwhile organizers of the awards have said public voting to support favourite nominees to win awards is still ongoing. One can vote for Artiste of the Year by texting A to MTN 1767, Song of the Year, text B to MTN 1767 and Discovery of the Year text C to MTN 1767 etc. Story by Ernest Dela Aglanu/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana