{"id":65932,"date":"2023-05-11T14:07:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/11\/vgma-mentioning-my-name-as-nominee-was-enough-to-keep-me-going-even-if-i-didnt-win-black-sherif\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T14:07:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:07:28","slug":"vgma-mentioning-my-name-as-nominee-was-enough-to-keep-me-going-even-if-i-didnt-win-black-sherif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/11\/vgma-mentioning-my-name-as-nominee-was-enough-to-keep-me-going-even-if-i-didnt-win-black-sherif\/","title":{"rendered":"VGMA: Mentioning my name as nominee was enough to keep me going even if I didn\u2019t win \u2013 Black Sherif"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1683814048_406_Black-Sherif.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Ghanaian musician Black Sherif has disclosed what he says kept him going during the 2023 Vodafone Ghana  Awards (VGMA) which was held on Saturday, May 6.<\/p>\n<p>Since the announcement and nomination of the 2023 VGMA, the rapper had his sights set on the Album of the Year category with \u2018The Villain I Never Was\u2019 album.<\/p>\n<p>But he eventually lost it to King Promise\u2019s \u20185 Star\u2019 album.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"WL86V7TNPvc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VGMA: Mentioning my name as nominee was enough to keep me going even if I didn\u2019t win \u2013 Black Sherif\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WL86V7TNPvc?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>There have been claims that Black Sherif deserved the Album of the Year award more than King Promise.<\/p>\n<p>In regard to that, a member of the VGMA board, Nii Ayite Hammond has since responded to the claims and explained why King Promise deserved the award.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>In an interview on <strong>HitzFM DayBreakHitz <\/strong>with Andy Dosty on Thursday, Black Sherif disclosed that he was always happy when his name came up as a nominee in the category he was nominated.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the cheering up by the crowds in the auditorium motivated him to persist even if he lost the category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see, if they mention the category and they mention the nominees, even the Blacko I hear in the auditorium is enough to keep me going if I don\u2019t win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause there are believers in my creations and it\u2019s very inspiring to see, coming from nobody knowing what I do, to nationwide believing in whatever I create. So that\u2019s enough to keep me going if I don\u2019t win\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>The rapper further stated that he would have been disappointed if did not win the Artiste of the Year category.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that even though everybody was expecting to win the said category \u2013 which he won, they would eventually move on after the disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would have been disappointed in the auditorium if I didn\u2019t win the Artiste of the Year. The feeling, the intensity, the suspense and everything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody was expecting their names to be mentioned but if they don\u2019t mention, that is the hormones that will rise as disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut they will calm down gradually and go home and continue life the next day.<\/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>Ghanaian musician Black Sherif has disclosed what he says kept him going during the 2023 Vodafone Ghana Awards (VGMA) which was held on Saturday, May 6. Since the announcement and nomination of the 2023 VGMA, the rapper had his sights set on the Album of the Year category with \u2018The Villain I Never Was\u2019 album. 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