
Audio By Carbonatix
Board Chairman of Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), Rex Omar, wants Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) organisers uphold its ban on dancehall artistes Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy.The duo was sanctioned with a ban and stripped off all awards after their supposed misunderstanding led Stonebwoy into pulling a gun on stage at the 2019 VGMA.According to Rex Omar, VGMA should hold on to principles governing their institution and the decision to restrict the two from partaking in their awards scheme.“I believe principles are very important in making a decision so when we do, we should stick to it. If they want to be principled in making these decisions they should realize what happened that day is wrong and it is still wrong now,” the veteran highlife artiste said on 3FM.Reacting to pardon requests on the grounds that Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale are ‘big boys’ in the industry, Rex Omar said even though he admires the duo, they are not bigger than the industry.“No matter how big you are, you are not bigger than the industry; we have had bigger artistes in Ghana before. If we allow them to become bigger than the industry then we have no industry,” he emphasised.To him, the ban on Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy is to “send a signal to up-and-coming artistes that attitudes like that are wrong”.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Wontumi chose trial over plea bargain – Deputy AG rejects NPP’s ‘political prisoner’ claim
6 minutes -
2 persons arrested for illegal mining activities close to Agenda 111 Hospital
12 minutes -
Prof. Ladé Wosornu mentors SATOC students at maiden edition of SAMP
15 minutes -
As AI reshapes education, Ghana’s future teachers are being told what technology cannot replace
17 minutes -
BoG warns of regulatory action against Unlicensed Digital Credit Service Providers
20 minutes -
I will eventually switch from reggae and dancehall to highlife – Sugar Ranking
29 minutes -
Wontumi’s lawyers only sought an adjournment, not to move motions – Deputy AG
33 minutes -
No legal basis for Wontumi’s conviction – Atta Akyea fights back
39 minutes -
Miracles Aboagye disputes GH¢55m claim in EOCO probe
54 minutes -
Kenneth Ashigbey denies influencing Wontumi trial, dismisses judge relationship claims as false
55 minutes -
Egyapa Mercer offers free 2026 BECE result checking support for Sekondi constituents
1 hour -
Judges are not obliged to refer every constitutional claim to Supreme Court – Srem-Sai replies Minority
1 hour -
I was shocked to find my name on EOCO’s stop list – Miracles Aboagye
1 hour -
JICA is committed to strengthening laboratory capacity and biomedical research networks across Africa – JICA Ghana Chief Representative
1 hour -
Wontumi’s defence fundamentally misunderstood the law – Deputy AG
2 hours