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Nominees for 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards to be unveiled on Saturday
15 days into 2023, the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards made a call to the Music Industry and its stakeholders to submit accolade-deserving works produced between the 1st of January and 31st December of 2022.
By February 15, the industry had responded resoundingly with thousands of entries. Following the submissions, the board, research team, and the VGMA secretariat have been at work, reviewing work done for 2022, to ensure the most qualified make it to the nominees list.
After several weeks of meticulous listening, reviews and extensive analysis of data, lyrics and production, the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards has the most deserving artistes in the offing.
The unveil, slated for Saturday, 18th March 2023, will be done every hour on hour from 11 am to 4 pm on selected radio and TV stations on Media General and VGMA affiliate stations.
It will also be available online via a nseveralcial Media handles, www.ghanamusicawards.com and other portals.
At 9 pm the final announcement will be made featuring the BIG 5 Categories; BEST NEW ARTISTE, RECORD OF THE YEAR, ALBUM OF THE YEAR, VODAFONE MOST POPULAR SONG and ARTISTE OF THE YEAR.
The night will also witness great performances from some of Ghana’s finest musicians.
The 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards is a Charterhouse Event, sponsored by Vodafone.
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Prophet Atarah opens new studio, launches Atarah Praise 2025
Prophet Joseph Atarah has launched his annual event aimed at bringing believers together in an atmosphere of worship and praise.
The theme for this edition is ‘Restoration’ with the belief that patrons would be restored in the face of their challenges.
The programme will be in two parts, with the first scheduled to take place in the United Kingdom at 5pm on May 11, at Pleasant Place Church.
The Ghana edition will take place at the forecourt of Believer’s Grace Crown Ministry International, Bond Square, Adenta Barrier, at 4pm on May 25.
Prophet Atarah has paraded Piesie Esther, Kofi Owusu Peprah, Nana Yaw Asare and Mavis Asante among others for the Ghana edition.
For the UK edition, patrons will enjoy performances from Kofi Owusu Peprah, Kobby Mantey, Emmanuel Smith, and Ern Ruthy.
Speaking at the launch, Prophet Atarah said, God has been good throughout last year, and 2025 has started on a positive note.
Against this backdrop, he wants to bring believers together and, in unity, to praise God.
He said, like what happened last year, a lot of miracles will take place.
In a related development, Prophet Atarah also commissioned a new studio for rehearsals and live recordings.
This, he said, was not limited to him, but open to every musician across all genres.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Empress Gifty to thrill patrons at MTN Stands In Worship on Easter Sunday
Ghanaian gospel heavyweight, Empress Gifty is set to thrill thousands at this year’s MTN Stands In Worship event.
The programme brings believers together annually to celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ.
This year’s edition, slated for the Grand Arena on Sunday, April 20, will feature Empress Gifty.
Against this backdrop, the anointed gospel musician has urged all patrons to come with a heart of worship and praise.
She is optimistic that a lot of miracles will happen through the ministration.
“Through our ministrations instant miracles will happen and you are going to have an encounter with God,” she told The Spectator.
Empress Gifty again appealed to patrons not to come alone, but with their families and friends to receive blessings.
Empress Gifty, who had a big song dubbed Watch Me, has been nominated in the Best Traditional Gospel Song of the Year and Gospel Artiste of the Year categories at this year’s 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards.
