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The VGMA continues to have a problem with the Gospel Industry- Sista Ginna

Gospel Music Promoter,blogger and publicist Sista Ginna shares a review on the VGMA 2020 Gospel nominations. Over the years, Vodafone Ghana Music awards has limited the Ghanaian Gospel industry and side-line gospel music when it comes to nominations to mainly two categories: Gospel Song and Gospel Artiste most often, then the overall artiste of the year.

It’s quite surprising that for the first time in the history of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, the Gospel industry has recorded their first highest nominations/categories. A total of 14 categories have been recorded in the 2020 edition of the Award scheme. Representing traditional and contemporary genres on the Gospel spectrum with key categories of Female Vocalist of the year, Best Group, Gospel Song of the year, Male vocalist of the year, Artiste of the year, Record of the year, Album of the year, Song Writer the year, most popular song of the year, African artiste of the year, Best video of the year, New Artiste of the year, Gospel artiste of the year, International artiste of the year.

Surprisingly emerging gospel singer Efe Grace whose fan base has grown from social media and YouTube also earned her first nomination “Best Female Vocalist” and Perez Musik a talented contemporary gospel artiste also for the first time nominated in the Record of the year category.

The African artiste of the year which has mostly seen secular artistes across African been nominated over the years saw a change this year as Mercy Chinwo one of Nigeria’s influential Gospel artiste gets nominated this year.

Unfortunately, it’s as if the VGMA board is yet to recognize Christian Hip Hop or Urban artiste because they don’t receive much love “Nominations” in the major categories …to think that Lil Zig, KingzKid, Kobby Salm, Neqta, Edem Evangelist, Bra Kobby and other dope Faith based Rap artiste were all snubbed in the nominations, Faith vs. secular aside, the talents of this artiste couldn’t be more different. One may say the genre remains far behind its secular counterpart in overall popularity, I don’t see a distinction in terms of what this guys are doing artistically. They are as much Rappers and Afrobeat artistes just as Sarkodie and others but their faith in Christ is stronger and evident in their music. Rap has always been a freedom of speech.

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I can only hope for a day when a Christian rap artiste will also be nominated for Rapper of the year category. I also think the selection of the songs and categories should be more open because a Gospel song can fit into any category. Unfortunately no Gospel artiste was nominated for Best collaboration even though Celestine Donkor and Nhyiraba Gideon deserved a nomination for their hit song Agbebolo.

SUMMARY OF 2020 VODAFONE GHANA MUSIC AWARDS GOSPEL NOMINEES

  • Diana Hamilton – 5 Nominations
  • Celestine Donkor – 5 Nominations
  • MOG Music    – 4 Nominations
  • Akesse Brempong – 1 Nomination
  • Joe Mettle      – 4 Nominations
  • Nacee             – 2 Nominations
  • Joyce Blessing – 1 Nomination
  • Efe Grace       – 1 Nomination
  • Perez Music   -1 Nomination
  • Bethel Revival Choir – 1 Nomination
  • International Artiste of the Year – Mercy Chinwo

   

 

 

source: gospelhypers.com

 

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Zhikay

Gospel Music Enthusiast, Gospel Music Blogger, Promoter and Lover of God

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