Award-winning Ghanaian highlife musician Fameye has revealed that he faced significant technical difficulties during his performance at the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA), a situation he believes affected what could have been an outstanding delivery.
In an interview on Hitz FM’s Daybreak Hitz with Kwame Dadzie, the musician was responding to praise from the host, who had described his performance as “fantastic.” Fameye, however, was quick to disagree.
“Are you sure? For me, I didn’t feel it like that,” he replied, explaining that he experienced several technical issues on the night that disrupted his set.
“I had setbacks that, if not for those reasons, I would have been the number one performer that night. Because we had a preset and it was supposed to be played that day,” he said.
The ‘Very Soon’ hitmaker went on to describe how problems with his in-ear monitor affected his coordination with the band.
“What I was hearing in my voice was supposed to have been different from what the audience was hearing. And here comes the case, nothing was played. I was waiting for my in-ear to play the sound. I wasn’t hearing anything, my in-ear wasn’t playing. Even my band, they could not hear,” he recounted.
He added that due to the confusion on stage, the band had to start playing without him, forcing him to join in late and rely on stage monitors instead.
“You saw me take off the in-ear and I was struggling to hear what was playing from the monitors,” he noted.
Despite the setbacks, Fameye still managed to walk away with the Highlife Artiste of the Year award and expressed gratitude for the recognition.
“I was hoping to win more awards, but I appreciated what I got because it was iconic,” he said.
The 25th edition of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) was held on May 10, 2025, at the Grand Arena in Accra. The night also saw King Promise crowned Artiste of the Year.