Even though last two years Guru
had a couple of hits, with “lapaz Toyota” being one of the major hit
nationwide, his song was not nominated for the 2013 Vodafone Ghana music awards.
This came as a shock to every
Ghanaian music lover and even to those who don’t really pay attention to the
Ghanaian music industry.
Because the song was a huge success in both Ghana and
on the international market which lead him to be awarded the Best song of
the year at the City People Entertainment Awards at
Nigeria.
Speaking to Guru up close and
personal about the his music and the upcoming Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2014,
he stated that;
‘”Last year when I didn’t get
nominated or win any award when it was so obvious I should have won a couple of
awards at the VGMA’s, I did not insult or disrespected the organizers of the
VGMA, instead I went to the studio with a focus mind and a hardworking spirit
and dropped, Boys Abr3, NkwadaNkwada , let me love you and
Amen, which by God’s grace were hits all nationwide, topping radio
charts across the country and beyond.
All the songs I dropped last year
didn’t have any line of profanity to suggest I’m informing the youth or my fans
wrongly but they are rather entertaining and motivate lyrics that informed and
educated to the country and the world at large.
In terms of awarding a song for
being a hitz, all the songs i dropped was hitz, topping charts not only in Accra
but the other regions in Ghana for months and still have the same impact when
the song is played.
So if Vodafone Ghana Music Awards is
really “Ghana Music Awards” then the organizers should factor in the influence
of a song nationwide not only in Accra or any capital region but also in all
the villages and in the rest of the country”.
Which my song did all over the
country for months and still reigns till today.
So for this and the other reasons
mentioned above, I deserve to win all categories I have been nominated.
Finally he added;
I really respect the organizers of
the VGMA’s and expect them to do the right thing by awarding those who clearly
deserve the awards.
Am not sure an artist need to
necessary through insults at the organizers, Charter house, or any media house,
before they are noticed or award an artist what they deserve, and even if it
happen so it is not right because it proves that the organizers don’t know what
they are doing and also give the awards a bad name.
But as I said earlier I respect the
organizers and believe they will do the right thing by awarding me what I have
worked for at the awards night.
