{"id":1158919,"date":"2022-07-26T09:45:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T09:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/26\/breaking-news-joe-mettle-shuns-awards-events-in-ghana-including-vgma-and-national-gospel-awards\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T09:45:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T09:45:08","slug":"breaking-news-joe-mettle-shuns-awards-events-in-ghana-including-vgma-and-national-gospel-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/26\/breaking-news-joe-mettle-shuns-awards-events-in-ghana-including-vgma-and-national-gospel-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING News: Joe Mettle shuns awards events in Ghana including VGMA and National Gospel  Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-31177\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SHMktkpTURBXy9kZDM0MzY1MWMwNGMxM2ViYWIwMTkxZWZlYzFjMGZmZi5wbmeSlQMAH80B480BD5MFzQKAzQFA.png\"   alt=\"Joe Mettle shuns awards events in Ghana\" title=\"Joe Mettle\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"> Joe Mettle shuns awards events in Ghana including VGMA and National Gospel  Awards <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Joe Mettle, a multi-award-winning gospel singer, has gone to Twitter to distance himself from awards ceremonies in Ghana.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hours after a radio host from Accra-based Hitz FM questioned why Joe Mettle was absent from this year\u2019s Ghana National Gospel  Awards, the artist revealed the truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYe Obua Mi\u201d hitmaker who has had a great year in the music industry justified his exclusion from the candidates\u2019 list through a tweet later on.<\/p>\n<p>A note from him said, \u201cYes sir, I asked to be excluded from consideration for the awards this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31178\" style=\"width: 909px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31178\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-26-at-9.33.12-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"909\" height=\"194\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Mettle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As he failed to provide an important cause to defend his exemption, the FAQ is whether the exemption is limited to the Ghana National Gospel  Awards or whether it may be extended to other award schemes in the nation like the VGMAs.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s more likely that Mettle will take a year off from the country\u2019s major award shows to concentrate on his music career and other endeavours, and that he will return stronger the following year to win more accolades.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31178\" style=\"width: 909px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31178\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-26-at-9.33.12-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"909\" height=\"194\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Mettle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: TheBBCghana.Com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"td-block-row td-post-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"td-block-span6 td-post-prev-post\">\n<div class=\"td-post-next-prev-content\"><span>Previous article<\/span>Satan has won: Female contestant of TV3\u2019s \u2018The Pulpit\u2019 show years ago turns <span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"ff97bf8d9bbc908d9a\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span> twerker on TikTok \u2013 Watch<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <span class=\"td-page-meta\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" 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