{"id":445762,"date":"2017-12-11T10:30:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T10:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/11\/im-not-ready-for-artiste-of-the-year-kidi\/"},"modified":"2017-12-11T10:30:28","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T10:30:28","slug":"im-not-ready-for-artiste-of-the-year-kidi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/11\/im-not-ready-for-artiste-of-the-year-kidi\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m not ready for \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019 \u2013 Kidi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Monday, 11 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-11<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/88523569.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kidi Dlfke\" title=\"Kidi Dlfke\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Musician Kidi<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512988228_167_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The singer, born Dennis Nana Dwamena, says he has put in a lot of work to be relevant this year and while he yearns for more successes, \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019 next year, is not his target now.<\/p>\n<p>As Ghanaians look forward to the 2018 edition of the Ghana Music Awards, the debate as to who wins the topmost award has begun in earnest.<\/p>\n<p>Already, Tamale-based musician, Fancy Gadam and singer Ebony have all argued that they deserve the award next year because they have worked hard this year.<\/p>\n<p>Kidi, who has taken the music industry by storm and thrilled Ghanaians with his smash hit song, \u2018Odo\u2019, says he is just not ready for the award yet.<\/p>\n<p>The Lynxx Entertainment act told Naa Ashorkor in an interview on Showbiz A-Z that, \u201cThis year I\u2019ve put in work but honestly I don\u2019t think I\u2019m ready for \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019\u2026I\u2019m still working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he will accept the award should he get it, Kidi believes, \u201cit will be a blessing that God has given me but deep down, sometimes you get some blessings\u2026God has to prepare you for the blessing, if you are not ready and the blessing comes you will not know how to handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His label mate, Kuami Eugene, who has also thrilled Ghanaians with his \u2018Angela\u2019 songs, hold a contrary view.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/91642780.jpg\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kuami Eugene, on the same show, noted that it will be fair to receive a nomination for \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019 for his efforts this year.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cIf I\u2019m being nominated as \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019, I think I\u2019ve worked as much as possible to deserve that position and if it\u2019s being given to me, I will just give glory to God. I think I\u2019ve been working and every worker deserves his salary,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>MzVee, who is also on the Lynxx Entertainment label, said both Kidi and Kuami Eugene deserve the \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019 award. \u201cArtiste of the Year is not scary at all so anything is possible in this life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked by Naa Ashorkor if she also deserves the \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019 award, the singer said, \u201cI deserve anything that comes because I\u2019m working really hard.\u201d<\/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 Monday, 11 December 2017 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2017-12-11 Musician Kidi The singer, born Dennis Nana Dwamena, says he has put in a lot of work to be relevant this year and while he yearns for more successes, \u2018Artiste of the Year\u2019 next year, is not his target now. 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