Gospel musician, Joe Mettle, has explained the circumstances that led to him being named in four categories including a nomination for Artiste of the Year for the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA).
Joe Mettle disclosed that even though he didn’t send any application to be nominated for this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) he found out later that his manager sent entries on his behalf.
“I didn’t know that my name had been filed for nomination. My manager filed at my back. That made me surprised. My first reaction was like, oh okay.”
The 2017 VGMA Artiste of the Year winner, made the statement during an interview with Hitz FM, while answering questions on how he feels about the reactions by some music enthusiasts, who strongly believe he didn’t “deserve” to be nominated.
He entreated music lovers to scrutinize the word “deserve” very well as he believes it is a “big” word.
“I’m not the one that makes the selection. I don’t know why the people come after me… You see this word deserve is a very big one.”
He added that, it is the organizers of the award scheme that determine the criteria for artistes to be selected, and as such there is nothing he can do if they consider his works “fit” for the category.
He went on to say that the VGMA administrators set the criteria for artists to be chosen, so there is nothing he can do if they think his work is suitable for the category.
Just as many who believe that Joe Mettle’s works over the last year were not popular and do not merit four nominations, Reggae artist, Ras Kuuku has been one of the main critics of the VGMA’s inclusion of Joe Mettle in multiple categories.
