Focus on talents outside Accra — Fancy Gadam tells VGMA

Ghanaian musician Fancy Gadam is asking the board of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) to focus on awarding talents beyond the Greater Accra Region.

The singer who believes was supposed to win the ultimate award at this year’s edition of the awards said he was shocked when his name was omitted from the nominations.

According to the ‘Total Cheat’ hitmaker, he is one of the biggest artists in the country and must be considered as such.

During a call-in interview on Hitz FM this morning, the singer stood his ground when host Sammy Forson tried to explain to him how an artist must have two or more nominations to qualify for the ‘Artiste of the Year’ category.

Fancy Gadam was of the view that he was eligible to win the award because he held three sold-out shows in one year alongside EPs and several singles.

“My problem is that it shouldn’t be only in Accra. If we release songs in the North, it is everywhere. I think they should also extend their coverage,” he said.

He added that other VGMA may be considered a balanced awards scheme if it looks beyond Accra.