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I’ve had lots of advice from different people to boycott VGMA – King Promise
Gregory Promise Bortey Newman, who goes by the stage name King Promise has disclosed that he received plenty of advice from various individuals urging him to boycott the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, especially after multiple nominations without a win.
The ‘Ten Toes’ singer who was a guest on The Day Show on TV3 said despite the persistent lack of recognition, he made a conscious decision to attend the awards ceremony every year for the sake of his loyal fans.
According to the industry heavyweight, he recognized that the fault did not lie with his fans not supporting him but rather with external factors beyond their control.
“It’s not the people because when I drop the music it goes crazy so I mean I know the fans do support me,” explained King Promise “Even with the VGMAs there were times where I had advice from people who were like ‘cancel them, don’t go again’. People say a lot of stuff it’s up to you to make what you think of it”
Despite the trolls and commentary, King Promise has been consistent at every VGMA award, producing exceptional music and performing annually
“I always went still and performed, even when I didn’t win, I go the next year to perform, It’s about the fans for me”
He emphasized that he creates music from a special place within him, driven by a genuine love for the art and the absence of awards does not deter him from pursuing his passion.
“Awards or not I was born to do this, I make this music from a special place and it’s not because of awards yeah so for that fact when we get an award, we drop bangers, when we don’t get we still drop bangers, we just keep going,” he posited.
King Promise at the 2023 VGMA Awards held at the Accra International Conference Center made history by snagging two highly coveted awards, “Best Afrobeats/Afropop Artiste” and “Album of the Year”; his first in a long time.
He was also quick to put down rumours that he was too laid back in promoting his music and revealed that he does everything possible to get his records out there including doing interviews and other PR/Marketing executions.
He further revealed that he is only laid back with his association with so many people but he was cool with everyone and keeps a close-knit circle.
Amaarae has unveiled the tracklist for her second album, Fountain Baby, out June 9.
The 14-track album includes the previously released singles “Reckless & Sweet” and “Co-Star”
Check out the full tracklist below.
Fountain Baby Tracklist ❤️
Thank you to everyone that lent their talent & time. It took a village. pic.twitter.com/rRaI5kCs0a
— Fountain Baby (@amaarae) June 5, 2023
Actress Nana Ama McBrown has finally responded to allegations of living a wayward life in the past.
‘I’m not holy, I have done things in the past,’ she said in a local dialect.
There have been allegations that Ghanaian media darling, Nana Ama McBrown is a smoker, a snitch and has done a lot of evil things in the past.
Adding to that, Sally Mann has alleged in a recent interview that McBrown is a drug addict and challenged her to public test.
At the Shine Summit program held on last Friday, McBrown admitted that she is not holy but she has done a lot of things in the past.
According to Nana Ama McBrown, she did a whole lot of bad things in the past but she is a changed person now.
She revealed she had to reassess her life and changed for the better when she found fame.
The actress noted she had to think about her family and loved ones and changed her lifestyle after she gained fame.
She, therefore, sat down and rebranded herself to add value to her fame.
Nana Ama McBrown said whilst advising an audience to know how to manage their brand especially when they become famous.
‘Friday Night’ hitmaker Lasmid, has taken a bow from Highly Spiritual Music record label.
The exit was confirmed by the Chief Executive Officer of the label Kaywa during a brief discussion on Adom TV’s ShowTym with Andy Dosty on Sunday, June 4, 2023.
He hinted that some internal issues fueled the decision, and despite the back and forth conversations they had, Lasmid’s mind was made up.
“The conversation with Lasmid has been a back and forth but it was way before VGMA. He started trumpeting ‘I want to go, I want to go’ a long time ago. There is a back story but I wouldn’t wanna make it public,” he said.
Kawya, however, assured fans that at the right time, the entire truth would be spilled to bring clarity to the whole messy saga.
After four years, Lasmid is the second artiste to part ways with the label in a span of few weeks.
His decision comes shortly after colleague Mr Drew took his exit after the end of his contract to explore new opportunities.
The record label started in 2017 with big names including Kurl Songs, Yaw Berk, Krymi and King Maaga, all have since exited.
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