{"id":54752,"date":"2023-04-05T16:28:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T16:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/05\/jay-bahd-removed-from-new-artiste-of-the-year-category\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T16:28:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T16:28:51","slug":"jay-bahd-removed-from-new-artiste-of-the-year-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/05\/jay-bahd-removed-from-new-artiste-of-the-year-category\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Bahd removed from &#8216;new artiste of the year&#8217; category"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">The Board of the Vodafone Ghana  Awards, has cancelled Jay Bahd\u2019s nomination in the New Artiste of the Year category of the 24th edition of the scheme.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">On the night of the Nominees Announcement Show for the 24th Vodafone Ghana <span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Awards, a one-week provisional window for addressing errors and omissions was<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>announced.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">Following this announcement, a number of well-meaning stakeholders made several<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>submissions to the Board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">These concerns have been reviewed and responses have been<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>sent to the various petitioners. One of the submissions made, which has generated high public interest, is Jay Bahd\u2019s<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>inclusion in the Best New Artiste category.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">In a press statement, the VGMA Board announced that after deliberations, the Board agrees that<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Jay Bahd is not new to the scheme,<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">According to the statement, Jah Bahd shared a nomination on Yaw Tog\u2019s<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u2018Sore\u2019 for Collaboration of the Year in 2021 hence he\u2019s not eligible as a nominee for the Best New Artiste category of the 24th Vodafone Ghana  Awards.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">The statement revealed extensively that the error has been corrected, and Jay Bahd and his team have been informed accordingly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">Jah Bahd is a rapper and an \u2018asakaa\u2019 pioneer known for the hit song \u2018Condemn\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below is the full statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On the night of the Nominees Announcement Show for the 24th Vodafone Ghana  Awards, a one-week provisional window for addressing errors and omissions was announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Following this announcement, a number of well-meaning stakeholders made several submissions to the Board. These concerns have been reviewed and responses have been<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">sent to the various petitioners. One of the submissions made, which has generated high public interest, is Jay Bahd\u2019s inclusion in the Best New Artiste category. After deliberations, the Board agrees that Jay Bahd is not new to the scheme, because of his shared nomination on Yaw Tog\u2019s \u2018Sore\u2019 for Collaboration of the Year in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This means, he\u2019s not eligible as a nominee for the Best New Artiste category of the 24th Vodafone Ghana  Awards. The error has been corrected, and Jay Bahd and his team have been informed accordingly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The inconvenience is deeply regretted. The Board would like to express its sincere gratitude to Academy Member Austin Woode, for taking advantage of this Errors and Omissions window to help correct this oversight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To the general public, we are extremely grateful for the level of engagement, submissions, and contributions during this one-week provisional window. We trust that this will lead to a more robust scheme for the industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of the Vodafone Ghana Awards, has cancelled Jay Bahd\u2019s nomination in the New Artiste of the Year category of the 24th edition of the scheme. 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