{"id":47511,"date":"2023-03-22T11:11:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T11:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/22\/excluding-fa-no-fom-from-vgma-most-popular-song-list-is-robbery\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T11:11:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T11:11:14","slug":"excluding-fa-no-fom-from-vgma-most-popular-song-list-is-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/22\/excluding-fa-no-fom-from-vgma-most-popular-song-list-is-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Excluding &#8216;Fa No Fom&#8217; from VGMA &#8216;Most Popular Song&#8217; list is robbery"},"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<h2><strong>Entertainment pundit and showbiz critic, Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo has questioned the credibility of Charterhouse, organizers of the Vodafone Ghana  Awards (VGMA).<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to Arnold, the reasons given by the Public Relations Officer of Charterhouse for not including DJ Azonto\u2019s smash hit song \u2018Fa No Fom\u2019 in the \u2018Most Popular Song\u2019 category is untenable.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media rant sighted by Amansan Krakye, the popular media discussant asked Charterhouse to explain when the VGMAs shifted from popularity to numbers.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote \u201cSTREAMING NUMBERS?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, the PR of Charterhouse, Robert Klah- responding to an observer on Hitz FM, who is wondering how DJ Azonto\u2019s \u2018Fan no fom\u2019 lost out to Stonebwoy\u2019s \u2018Therapy\u2019 for the \u2018Most Popular Song\u2019 category, stated that, the following criteria was utilized to do the shortlisting;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c- Streaming numbers<br \/>\u2013 Endorsement\/validation from the streets<br \/>\u2013 Non-streaming platforms<br \/>\u2013 On-air play<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWait oo, wait a minute;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen did the category definition change, how was it changed? What informed the change? Has the scheme shifted from popularity to numbers?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen was stakeholders informed on these changes?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMusing \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udfff\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udfff\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udfff\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udfff\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udfff\u200d\u2642\ufe0f,\u201d he ended.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>Many have expressed varied views after the 2023 VGMA nomination lists were released and one particular analyst has tagged Charterhouse as suffering from \u2018Kwashiorkor and Beri Beri\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.68.1 --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Entertainment pundit and showbiz critic, Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo has questioned the credibility of Charterhouse, organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Awards (VGMA). 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