{"id":1158892,"date":"2022-07-26T08:54:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T08:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/26\/joe-mettle-shuns-awards-events-in-ghana-including-national-gospel-awards-vgmas-full-gist\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T08:54:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T08:54:43","slug":"joe-mettle-shuns-awards-events-in-ghana-including-national-gospel-awards-vgmas-full-gist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/26\/joe-mettle-shuns-awards-events-in-ghana-including-national-gospel-awards-vgmas-full-gist\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Mettle shuns awards events in Ghana including National Gospel  Awards &#038; VGMAs \u2013 Full Gist \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Multiple award-winning Ghanaian Gospel musician, Joe Mettle has taken to the micro-blogging platform or better still Twitter to dissociate himself temporarily from awards events in the country.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The musician made the revelation hours after Frank Kwabena Owusu, a radio presenter with Accra-based Hitz FM questioned why the artiste is conspicuously missing in action from this year\u2019s Ghana National Gospel  Awards.<\/p>\n<p>In a quick response, the \u2018Ye Obua Mi\u2019 crooner who has had a really good music year explained his exemption from the nominees\u2019 list.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote saying; \u201cYes sir I requested to be excused from this year\u2019s nominations.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268301\" style=\"width: 949px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268301\" alt=\"\" width=\"949\" height=\"332\"  data-lazy- src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-26-at-8.23.48-AM.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268301\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-26-at-8.23.48-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"949\" height=\"332\"  \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Joe Mettle shuns awards<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>However, the FAQ is, if the exemption is solely for the Ghana National Gospel  Awards or may be extended to other award schemes in the country like the VGMAs as he failed to give critical reason to back his exemption.<\/p>\n<p>But as it stands, chances are higher that Joe Mettle will take a year break from all other awards events in the country and focus solely on his music business and other stuff and perhaps bounce back stronger next year to win more awards.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>Check the full list of nominees here >>> Ghana National Gospel  Awards (NGMA)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Multiple award-winning Ghanaian Gospel musician, Joe Mettle has taken to the micro-blogging platform or better still Twitter to dissociate himself temporarily from awards events in the country. 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