Only ‘Best Collaboration Of The Year’ Was Rejected By VGMA Board
PRO of the VGMA denies claims that all Shatta and Stonebwoy songs were banned.
Tanitoluwa J. Adedotun 
The Public Relations Officer for the board of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Mr Francis Doku has refuted claims that the VGMA banned all songs that featured Shatta and Stonebwoy claiming that only the "Best Collaboration of the Year" category was rejected by the board.
Mr Francis revealed this while speaking on "Today's Entertainment" on Today's radio in the Ashanti Region. He refuted the claims that have been making the round on social media that said all songs that featured the two Ghanaian dancehall music giants were banned and not considered by the board.
The tradition of VGMA is that, plaques are delivered to every artiste on the best collaboration song of the year and that since Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy are banned from the awards, the board can’t nominate a song that featured them. Apart from that, other categories like album of the year saw Sarkodie’s album which featured Stonebwoy nominated.
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He cleared the air of the issue being the spokesperson of the VGMA board and said collaboration songs with the two acts were ignored in the ‘best collaboration of the year’ category. Since that category goes beyond issuing out a single plaque.
Mr. Doku hinted that charterhouse may hire Shatta Wale or Stonebwoy to perform at the main event since the recording and performing artists were not banned from taking part in music events. The 21st edition of VGMA’S nominee's jam is scheduled to take place at Koforidua on April 4, 2020.
A consummate professional, Francis’ experience spans across the communications and media value chain — from Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, Media Planning and Digital Marketing. As a media planning and advertising executive, he has worked with global blue-chip media and communications companies such as MediaCom (Vizeum) and Carat.
In 2014, he was appointed the Group CEO of the Rave Group, a multi specialized communications services company. A role he held until 2016 when he established and managed Maestro Africa Group Ltd a full scope communications company as CEO.
