25th TGMA: Shatta Wale, Kwesi Arthur And 2 Others Without Nominations

• Despite releasing songs and collaborating on songs with other musicians, some Ghanaian musicians were unable to secure a nomination for the 25th TGMA
• Others, such as Shatta Wale, have excluded themselves from the prestigious awards show, while others failed to release songs in the 2023/2024 calendar year
• YEN.com.gh compiled the complete list of such individuals in this list
• Entertainment pundit Chris Tsormanah highlighted some of the plausible reasons why some Ghanaian musicians failed to secure a nomination at the TGMAs

The Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA), which was then renamed Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) after Telecel acquired Vodafone, has become one of Ghana's most prestigious awards shows.

YEN.com.gh compiled a list of Ghanaian musicians who, unfortunately, could not secure a nomination in the 25th TGMAs.

Kwesi Arthur, Shatta Wale and three other Ghanaian musicians who did not get any nomination

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Below is the list of Ghanaian musicians who failed to bag a nomination at the 2024 edition of the TGMA:

• Shatta Wale

Dancehall musician Shatta Wale has not been a part of the TGMA since his altercation with fellow dancehall musician Stonebwoy at the 2019 edition of the awards show. Both artists were banned. However, the Ghana Music Awards lifted the ban in 2021.

However, since the ban was lifted, the On God hitmaker has not attended the awards show. On May 23, 2019, Shatta Wale took to his Facebook to announce that he would not be a part of the TGMA.

• Sister Afia

Despite releasing songs in the 2023/2024 calendar year, songstress Sista Afia failed to bag a nomination in the 25th edition of the TGMA.

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In March 2024, Sista Afia took to her Facebook account to lament not getting any nominations. In her post, she wondered if she had offended the show's organisers.

"Have I offended someone at the high table Ghana Music Awards?? The fact that Asuoden was a big song in 2021 Zero nominations which I still don’t get," apart of her statement said.

• Kwesi Arthur

Rapper Kwesi Arthur went on a long hiatus and failed to release a song in the 2023/2024 calendar year. However, the rapper released an album on March 22, 2024, which made waves and topped the charts.

• Lil Win

Kumawood actor and musician Lil Win failed to bag a nomination in the 25th TGMA. Despite releasing songs and collaborating with other Ghanaian musicians on projects, the reason is unknown.

However, Lil Win was focused on filming his movie A Country Called Ghana, premiering and promoting it.

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Entertainment pundit spoke about why some musicians failed to secure a nomination

Entertainment pundit Chris Tsormanah, in an exclusive interview with YEN.com.gh, highlighted the reason why certain A-list musicians failed to secure a nomination at the TGMAs.

He noted that many of these artists did not understand the awards scheme's modus operandi. He added that the TGMA organizers have done well in making the category definition public knowledge and even involving the public in most of the categories in terms of picking who qualifies to be in a particular category.

Talking about Sista Afia's scenario, Mr Tsormanah noted that the artiste is fond of complaining about certain prestigious awards schemes in the country not giving her a nomination, and opined that she does that to trend.

"Generally, artists are so emotional. For every creative, you know that you have worked, done this and that and why have you nominated my colleagues ahead of me. Yes, I understand. It's normal."

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He also added that another plausible reason Sista Afia was not a suitable candidate for any of the categories was that she did not release an album under review and did not go on tour.

Speaking about Kwesi Arthur, he noted that the rapper went on a long hiatus, and in January 2024, he released his This Is Not The Tape III upon his return.

He explained that in the year under review, the rapper was not active despite having one or two songs in the system.

"Prior to the release of the album, there were so many concerns about why Kwesi Arthur was so quiet, and he was not the Kwesi Arthur they used to know, and that was throughout 2023."

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YEN.com.gh brings the list of previous winners of the Artiste Of The Year category alongside entertainment journalist Owusu Worae's thoughts.

Source: YEN.com.gh