Ghanaian gospel artiste, Joe Mettle, has responded to critics of his Artiste of the Year nomination in this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
Speaking to Hitz FM, he said all the people who claim he does not deserve the nomination should take a second look at the word “deserve” because it is “big.”
“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.”
According to him, he didn’t even know his name had been filed for nomination.
“My manager filed at my back. That made me surprised. My first reaction was like, oh okay,” he said.
Joe Mettle said when he saw Ras Kuuku’s comment, asking if he [Joe] owns the VGMA, he laughed.
“His comment was the one that I saw. I laughed. Maybe if he was also nominated, they would do the same to him,” he said.
“The point is this, everyone will not be happy with you. People will always have their issues. That thing takes too much energy out of you,” Joe added.
He also shot down claims that he has not worked hard enough in the past year to merit the nomination.
“Anyone that is in the category can win. Don’t underestimate anybody. I can win. Anybody else can also win,” he said.
Joe Mettle who released the ‘Experience’ album last year, earned 4 nominations in the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards: Artiste of the Year, Gospel Song of the Year, Gospel Artiste of the Year and Male Vocal Performance of the Year.
Joe Mettle is the first Gospel musician to win the topmost award at the VGMA, on April 8, 2017.
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By: ghanaweekend.com
