{"id":50575,"date":"2023-03-28T11:45:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/28\/vgma-2023-kwabena-kwabena-didnt-file-for-nominations-manager\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T11:45:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:45:09","slug":"vgma-2023-kwabena-kwabena-didnt-file-for-nominations-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/28\/vgma-2023-kwabena-kwabena-didnt-file-for-nominations-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"VGMA 2023: Kwabena Kwabena didn&#8217;t file for nominations &#8211; Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-02-10-at-12.06.30-PM-1024x614.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>The manager of highlife musician Kwabena Kwabena, Nana Poku Ashis, has said that his artiste did not submit his music for nomination in the 2023 Vodafone Ghana  Awards (VGMA) nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <strong>Adom FM<\/strong>\u2019s weekend\u00a0<strong>Entertainment Hall<\/strong>\u00a0show, Ashis said that the \u2018Adult \u2019 hitmaker had noticed issues with the award schemes over the years that still persist in recent VGMA events.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that among other things Kwabena Kwabena believes that artistes or their management should not also personally file nominations before their works are recognised by the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t file for VGMA. For some reason, Kwabena Kwabena said some comments in the previous years, so he just wanted to stay away. He says some things weren\u2019t going well. Looking for the artiste and writing emails and things didn\u2019t sit well with him,\u201d Ashis said.<\/p>\n<p>The artiste manager added that \u201che (Kwabena Kwabena) doesn\u2019t believe that as an artiste he is not supposed to file, and he thinks the older musicians are not given the privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"c0wmisUpj18\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kwabena Kwabena isn\u2019t interested in VGMA nominations \u2013 Manager Ashis\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c0wmisUpj18?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Ashis noted that Kwabena Kwabena would return to the scheme when things are done right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wants to stay back and soon when he thinks things are done well he will be back,\u201d he told the host, Mike 2.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Kwabena Kwabena released his 6th studio album Fa Me Saa on November 11, 2022 \u2013 a 14-track album comprising Ghana\u2019s prime genre, Highlife and Afrobeats among other elements that make it certified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The manager of highlife musician Kwabena Kwabena, Nana Poku Ashis, has said that his artiste did not submit his music for nomination in the 2023 Vodafone Ghana Awards (VGMA) nominations. 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