TGMA nominates original version of Amerado’s Kweku Ananse for most popular song, corrects other errors

The Board of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards has announced the nomination of the original version of Amerado’s Kweku Ananse song for the most popular song of the year category.

This follows a review by the board after Amerado and other artistes had petitioned the board concerning some omission and errors related to the nominations for this year’s TGMA.

Subsequently the TGMA board opened a week window for errors and omissions to deal with the concerns raised by artistes.

In a press release on April 15, the board admitted it erred with the nomination of Amerado’s Kweku Ananse and Lonely Road by O’ Kenneth and Xlim Kid.

The statement noted that instead of the board nominating the original version of Amerado’s song, it rather considered the remix version of ‘Kweku Ananse’.

It explained that the omission was the reason Amerado’s song did not earn a spot in the most popular song of the year category.

“The Board has reviewed this and consequently nominated ‘Kweku Ananse’ by Amerado to replace the remix version in the Best Highlife Category. The song has also been nominated in the Most Popular Song of the Year Category,” TGMA said.

For O’ Kenneth’s ‘Lonely Road’, the board said there was an error with the filing because it was initially filed as a featured work.

The statement clarified that “the management of both artists pointed out that ‘Lonely Road’ was a joint project by O’Kenneth and Xlim Kid and a not a feature. The Board noted this and has thus corrected the nomination to reflect ‘Lonely Road by O’ Kenneth and Xlim Kid.”

Robert Klah, on behalf of the 25th TGMA Board, expressed gratitude to the music community for their active participation in the Errors & Omissions window.

He reiterated the board’s commitment to fairness and transparency in the awards process, acknowledging the stakeholders’ contributions over the past 25 years.