"The board can decide whether the ban should be lifted or not" - Charterhouse to decide the fate of Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale as VGMA's approach

“Both musicians are hereby banned indefinitely from participating in the nominations, selections and performances at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards scheme" - Charterhouse statement on Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy's ban.

"The board can decide whether the ban should be lifted or not" - Charterhouse to decide the fate of Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale as VGMA's approach
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Charterhouse has publicized that the inclusion of the two towering Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy in the 21 edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards will be decided after a board is reconstituted.

According to the Head of Public Events of Charterhouse, Robert Klah, the board will decide the fate as to whether the two artiste would be allowed to participate in this year’s event or not.

The decision to make them a part of the annual event of celebrating Music in Ghana means their ban will be lifted for both to pick nomination forms before January 31, 2020; the deadline for filing appointment.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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“As it stands, the resolve of the board still holds. When the board reconstitutes, they can decide whether the ban should be lifted or not,” he said.

He again enlightened that the board sometimes reach out to artiste whose songs did well and could not pick up a form therefore, although the deadline has been set yet it does not mean works on artistic participation is over.

“Reconstitution of the board is happening this month. Submissions are going to end on 31st but it doesn’t necessarily mean that work on nomination ends because when the board is working and they feel some particular music has done well, they can find out if submissions have been made and if submissions have not been made, sometimes, they reach out to the persons involved just to find out if they are willing to tender in. These are some of the things that happen in the background.”

 

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Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy were banned indefinitely from the awards scheme and were denied all the awards they won last year after they disrupted the 20th edition of the event.

“The board of the 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards deems the actions of Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy to have flouted the terms and conditions of the scheme, brought the name of the event into disrepute and therefore wish to sanction the two as follows:

“Both musicians are hereby banned indefinitely from participating in the nominations, selections and performances at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards scheme. Also, the two artistes are hereby stripped of all the awards they won at the 20th VGMA and are thus requested by the board to return all plaques in their possession to Charterhouse effective immediately”