Jay Bhad’s nomination in the New Artiste of the Year category of the 24th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards has been cancelled by the board.
The VGMA Board made it clear in a press release on Wednesday, April 5 that the review was necessary after deliberating on a petition from broadcaster and VGMA Academy member Austine Woode.
Austine Woode established with evidence that Jay Bhad was not a new artiste in the scheme because he had nominations in the 2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
Jay Bhad together with Yaw Tog bagged a nomination in the Best Collaboration of the Year in 2021 on the collaborative work, ‘Sore’.
Parts of the press release read, “One of the submissions made, which has generated high public interest, is Jay Bahd’s inclusion in the Best New Artiste category.
“After deliberations, the Board agrees that Jay Bahd is not new to the scheme, because of his shared nomination on Yaw Tog’s ‘Sore’ for Collaboration of the Year in 2021.
“This means he’s not eligible as a nominee for the Best New Artiste category of the 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. The error has been corrected, and Jay Bahd and his team have been informed accordingly. The inconvenience is deeply regretted.”
Jay Bhad’s removal from the New Artiste of the Year category leaves artistes such as Ewura Abena, Lasmid, Chief One, DJ Azonto, Malcolm Nuna, and DJay to fight for the award.
The 2023 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards is scheduled to take place at the Grand Arena in Accra on the 6th of May, 2023.