{"id":445103,"date":"2017-12-08T18:53:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T18:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/08\/i-deserve-to-win-artiste-of-the-year-ebony\/"},"modified":"2017-12-08T18:53:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T18:53:57","slug":"i-deserve-to-win-artiste-of-the-year-ebony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/08\/i-deserve-to-win-artiste-of-the-year-ebony\/","title":{"rendered":"I deserve to win \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019 &#8211; Ebony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Friday,  8 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-08<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/98298740.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Reigns Fires\" title=\"Ebony Reigns Fires\" width=\"295\" height=\"225\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The debate on which artiste takes over from reigning VGMA Artiste of the Year, Joe Mettle, has begun in earnest.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, for fans of Joe Mettle, the entire discourse is premature as they may have hopes of keeping the crown on the head of the gospel artiste for another year.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWhile we await the day of reckoning, an assessment of chances won\u2019t be out of place.<\/p>\n<p>Songstress Ebony is the second after Fancy Gadam to openly state with certainty that she will win the Artiste of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Doreen Avio, during the release of her album titled \u2018Bonyfied\u2019, the singer stated that she deserves to walk away with the crown early next year.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cFirst of all, I shall win. Amen. Second of all, I am hopeful. May the best win. I feel like I deserve it,\u201d she asserted.<\/p>\n<p>The artiste, whose sexually provocative appearances have been of concern to many, believes that she has performed creditably well in the year to win the award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve worked really hard this year. If I win, it is out of merit\u2026Even if I don\u2019t, Joe [Mettle] said, as children of God we get things we don\u2019t deserve,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The public declarations by Fancy Gadam and Ebony have triggered many reactions from entertainment pundits.<\/p>\n<p>A regular pundit on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, Lawrence Asiamah Hanson, popularly known as Bulldog, believes that Fancy Gadam deserves it the more.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nUndoubtedly, the numerous music fans who have enjoyed tunes like \u2018Sponsor\u2019, \u2018Poison\u2019, \u2018Hustle\u2019 among others from Ebony will advance strong arguments on why the \u201890s Bad Girl\u2019 deserves to win Artiste of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Ebony launched her first album titled \u2018Bonyfied\u2019 on Wednesday at the Golden Tulip Hotel in the presence of corporate personalities, music stars and some industry players.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VIgOVQfJJhM\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 48 updated by: 48 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Friday, 8 December 2017 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2017-12-08 Dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns The debate on which artiste takes over from reigning VGMA Artiste of the Year, Joe Mettle, has begun in earnest. 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