Renowned Ghanaian gospel artist Nacee advised the public to take musicians’ criticisms of award schemes with a grain of salt.
Emphasizing their emotional nature, he suggested that their complaints, particularly when not nominated, should not be taken too seriously.
Nacee, speaking on the significance of music award schemes like the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) on its 25th anniversary, noted that while artists can be critical, they also cherish their accolades, especially internationally.
“As musicians, we are very emotional beings. Every time the nominee list comes out, we criticize it and make the scheme feel as if it has done nothing in our circles.
“But when we go outside Ghana, we go on interviews and we are asked if we, as musicians, have won any awards, we feel proud to say, ‘Yes, I have won so, so, and so awards.
“We are very emotional. As an artiste, you can be nominated, but if you see some categories in which you were expecting to be nominated and you are not in there, you will still complain. So, they shouldn’t listen to us,” he said.
Acknowledging the challenges of organizing such events, Nacee urged corporate support for award schemes like the TGMAs, applauding their efforts over the past 25 years.
“I think the scheme has done very, very well. We just have to encourage them, and the corporate world should support them because it’s not easy to organise a program. For them to go through this kind of coaching and directing for 25 years, we applaud them,” he said.
“But when we go outside Ghana, we go on interviews and we are asked if we, as musicians, have won any awards, we feel proud to say, ‘Yes, I have won so, so, and so awards.
“We are very emotional. As an artiste, you can be nominated, but if you see some categories in which you were expecting to be nominated and you are not in there, you will still complain. So, they shouldn’t listen to us,” he said.
Acknowledging the challenges of organizing such events, Nacee urged corporate support for award schemes like the TGMAs, applauding their efforts over the past 25 years.
“I think the scheme has done very, very well. We just have to encourage them, and the corporate world should support them because it’s not easy to organise a program. For them to go through this kind of coaching and directing for 25 years, we applaud them,” he said.