{"id":348957,"date":"2017-02-25T18:33:49","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T18:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/02\/25\/weve-not-snubbed-shatta-wale-he-never-submitted-entries-for-award-vgma-board\/"},"modified":"2017-02-25T18:33:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T18:33:49","slug":"weve-not-snubbed-shatta-wale-he-never-submitted-entries-for-award-vgma-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/02\/25\/weve-not-snubbed-shatta-wale-he-never-submitted-entries-for-award-vgma-board\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve not snubbed Shatta Wale; he never submitted entries for award &#8211; VGMA Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Saturday, 25 February 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>abusuafmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-02-25<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/39299171.295.jpg\" alt=\"Shatta Wale Cruiser New\" title=\"Shatta Wale Cruiser New\" width=\"295\" height=\"250\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Shatta Wale<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=148603782430375\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=148603782430375\"><br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1488080021_258_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Public Relations Officer for the VGMA Board has denied claims the outfit deliberately sidelined Dance Hall artist from its awards scheme.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAccording to Nii Ayite Hammond, there are two processes involved before an artist is identified for nomination. <\/p>\n<p>Ayitey Hammond explains, the first process is for the VGMA Board to conduct its own market survey and the second process is for the artist to submit entries for the nomination. <\/p>\n<p>The PRO adds, they have always listed Shatta Wale for nomination but the artist has never submitted entries which makes it difficult for his nomination to be fully processed.<\/p>\n<p>He was speaking to host Abusua FM entertainment review program, Austin Wood.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nIt is recalled speculations have been rife Shatta Wale never won nominations for awards with the VGMA Board because of some frosty relations between him and the event organisers.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nShatta Wale is reported to have recorded a track backlashing the VGMA outfit.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nHowever Nii Ayite Hammond says the VGMA Board does not hold personal grudge with the dance hall artist. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a professional body and don\u2019t dwell on trivial issues with artistes,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are steps before an artist is nominated for awards\u2026We conduct our research and put an artist up on the nomination list,\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe other step is for the artist to also submit an entry for consideration and Shatta Wale has always made it into our market research but he never submitted any entry,\u201d Nii Ayite Hammond added. <\/p>\n<p>He had therefore called on Shatta Wale and his management to follow the processes involved in securing nominations promising , \u201cif they follow the process and duly qualify, why not they shall get nomination and an award,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 32 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Saturday, 25 February 2017 Source: abusuafmonline.com 2017-02-25 Shatta Wale Public Relations Officer for the VGMA Board has denied claims the outfit deliberately sidelined Dance Hall artist from its awards scheme.&#13; According to Nii Ayite Hammond, there are two processes involved before an artist is identified for nomination. 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