{"id":1128813,"date":"2022-06-20T15:30:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/20\/social-media-users-scolds-asantewaa-and-her-tiktok-squad-for-downplaying-musicians-hard-work\/"},"modified":"2022-06-20T15:30:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:30:20","slug":"social-media-users-scolds-asantewaa-and-her-tiktok-squad-for-downplaying-musicians-hard-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/20\/social-media-users-scolds-asantewaa-and-her-tiktok-squad-for-downplaying-musicians-hard-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media users scolds Asantewaa and her TikTok squad for downplaying musicians’ hard work \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Martina Dwamena Asantewaa, popularly known as Asantewaa on the popular video-sharing app, TikTok has enraged several Ghanaians on social media.<\/p>\n

Some music fans have chastised social media influencer and TikTok star Asantewaa for claiming categorically that she and her colleagues are the ones who make artists\u2019 songs go viral, rather than their skill.<\/p>\n

The TikTok star previously stated on UTV\u2019s United that TikTokers are solely responsible for songs going viral in the country. <\/p>\n

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She stated that a song\u2019s popularity is determined by an artiste\u2019s impact rather than their expertise or talent.<\/p>\n

To Asantewaa, no musician can record a hit song without them.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have always maintained that it doesn\u2019t matter how long you have played your music game. When you make that song, it is not about your craft, you need to get us on board before it can blow. If not, you will be the only person singing the song\u2026 We make the song trend,\u201d<\/em> she noted on United on June 18.<\/p>\n

In addition, Wesley Kesse, who was on the broadcast, corroborated Asantewaa\u2019s story. He boasted that they had become the \u201cboard of directors\u201d in charge of music marketing.<\/p>\n

Other TikTokers on the show, which was presented by actress Vicky Zugah, nodded in agreement with Jackie, Hajia Bintu, Felicia Osei, and Akua.<\/p>\n

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This is what the music industry has been reduced to. A trend, that\u2019s it, no longevity, just a battle of whose song trends the most, and after a month, we dump it and move on. pic.twitter.com\/LkNT9acUPZ<\/a><\/p>\n

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Their views, particularly Asantewaa\u2019s, did not sit well with the majority of social media users, who chastised her for dismissing the hard work and creativity of musicians who labor around the clock to create songs for their listeners.<\/p>\n

Others who have criticized the TikTok celebrity have also refuted assertions that they have the power to make a song viral. Fans and the whole business, they claim, are the ones projecting artists and supporting Ghanaian music.<\/p>\n

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