Vida Adutwumwaa, the public relations officer for Ghanaian dancehall star, Stonebwoy, has expressed confidence in her artist’s chances of winning the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs) Artiste of the Year award for a second consecutive time.
Ms Adutwumwaa stated that Stonebwoy is focused on setting and breaking records, winning the coveted Artiste of the Year Award back-to-back.
Although some industry players are suggesting that her artist should leave the award for the other young nominees, Vida said the team at Burniton Music Group, Stonebwoy’s record label, is eager to clinch it for the second time in a row because he has worked hard and been consistent.
“Stonebwoy’s brand is built on hard work and consistency… and so when you say he’s won it before so he should leave it for others to also win, it is as if we are fighting consistency in the game, and it’s not a talk that we must tolerate. We’re not succumbing to any pressure; instead, we’re setting and breaking the record by winning the VGMA Artiste of the Year award back-to-back.”
Vida Adutwumwaa
She explained that, unlike Sarkodie, who was cowed into not competing for laurels after winning it several times, Stonebwoy will continue to compete.
She used the opportunity to emphasize the need for competition in the industry rather than push people into early retirement just because they have achieved some success in the past.
“Let’s desist from saying some artists have won in the past, so they should make way for others to also win. That destroys the game’s competitiveness; rather, they should ensure that artists continue to churn out music that will put Ghana on the pedestal.”
Vida Adutwumwaa
Ms Adutwumwaa stated that Stonebwoy’s remarkable achievements in the year under review put him on top of everyone in the Artiste of the Year (AoTY) category.
She further highlighted some of his achievements in the year 2024 to mount a strong advocacy for him to annex the coveted award on May 3.
This year’s TGMAs is scheduled for May 3, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), following the announcement of the nominees in March.
The Artiste of the Year category is packed with some of the top names in Ghana’s music industry. The nominees are Kweku Smoke, Team Eternity, Joe Mettle, King Paluta, King Promise, Stonebwoy, and Black Sherif.
Although everyone on the list has worked hard in the period under review, Stonebwoy, King Promise, King Paluta, and, to some extent, Kwaku Smoke are the main contenders for the coveted AoTY award.
Stonebwoy is the reigning TGMA Artiste of the Year after winning the coveted award in 2024, beating his closest contender, King Promise.
Despite the fact that Stonebwoy’s team believes they will win the award, many of the key players in the Ghanaian entertainment industry and fans believe it’s King Promise’s year.
Stonebwoy’s Camp Urges Charter House to Announce 2019 AoTY
The public relations officer for the Burniton Music Group, Vida Adutwumwaa, disclosed that her organization has written to Charter House to disclose the winners of the 2019 Ghana Music Awards.
She explained that regardless of what happened on the said night, Charter House must announce winners because resources were invested.
“When I joined, my first task was to write to Charterhouse to seek some clarification and also let them know the importance of announcing who the Artiste of the Year was in 2019. We have served our ban, and so it is just right that the winner is made known.
“We were in the run for Artiste of the Year, and there are people who have invested, so it is only right that the organizers announce the winners for that year.”
Vida Adutwumwaa
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