{"id":135979,"date":"2024-01-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/01\/shatta-wale-refuses-to-perform-at-2023-uniland-festival-say-he-wasnt-paid\/"},"modified":"2024-01-01T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T10:00:00","slug":"shatta-wale-refuses-to-perform-at-2023-uniland-festival-say-he-wasnt-paid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/01\/shatta-wale-refuses-to-perform-at-2023-uniland-festival-say-he-wasnt-paid\/","title":{"rendered":"Shatta Wale refuses to perform at 2023 Uniland festival; say he wasn\u2019t paid \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Controversial reggae dancehall act, Shatta Wale is in the news again and as usual, it has negatively smeared on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The multiple award winning musician was billed to perform at the Uniland Festoval at La Palm Royal Beach on December December 30 but he failed to show up.<\/p>\n<p>His manager, Sammy Flex, then took to social media to respond to the incident by releasing a statement outlining the artist\u2019s reasons to back out.<\/p>\n<p>The statement emphatically stated that, Wale declined to attend because of the event\u2019s poor planning.<\/p>\n<p>It went on to disclosed that Wale cancelled his performance after he did not receive the agreed-upon upfront money.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Shatta-Wale-and-Uniland-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-301116\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>ghpage.com <\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Controversial reggae dancehall act, Shatta Wale is in the news again and as usual, it has negatively smeared on it. 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