From the onset, the general public was not in support of the ticket amounts. They just thought that a 100ghc and 200ghc for award tickets was outrageous. But they were yet to complain more, even after Charter House came out to explain that they chose those prices to take care of the numbers that will troop in to the event. The night of the awards finally came and they could not keep mute.
A lot of patrons who attended, still confessed that the number of people who attended the event was disturbingly huge. Referring to the promise that statement that event organizers Charter House made. Claiming that the high tickets costs was to control the numbers. So was it that their reason was not really what was intended or that Ghanaians are massive patrons of their musicians?
Five days before the main awards event, the Industy Awards Night was held where awards for the categories that required only Industry votes were presented to their winners. Okyeame Kwame got two awards for himself - Song Writer of the Year and Music For Development. That same song for Okyeame Kwame got Appietus the award for Producer of the Year. People begun suspecting foul play in there, saying that O.K didn't really rule the whole of last year and so if even his song, which came out after more than half of the year was gone, was good and made wave it, it is taking too many awards already. Before this, they were not actually happy with Kese snatching the nod for Best Male Vocalist and were imagining that Kwabena Kwabena was in there to have picked that up for he was not even nominated for that category, which they also had a problem with. Nothing else really caught their attention on the night so it was left at that.
Then the awards ceremony begun on the event night. After enjoying the Red Carpet Reception and giving their comments to some of clothes that came by, they were ready to lash out all the 'negatives' they would see. The first award for Gospel Song of the Year and it seemed fair. The exclamations that followed the announcement of Black Rasta as the winner for Reggae Song of the Year definitely was not that of satisfaction. All were rooted for either Stone Bwuoy or Edem because obviously 'Climax' and 'Ghetto Arise' were their favorites for the year. Their foul play 'meters' begun reading 'foul, foul,foul', but they had no say at the time. Taking it down in good fate.
When Quabena Maphia took award for HighLife Song of the Year, they almost boiled but suddenly they remembered thay 'I Go Pay' song anmd told the trutrh to themselves,'ooooww...ok, i go pay ooooo. That song, we were hearing it often though'. Then Zigi also made away with the award for Afro Pop Song of the Year. That was ok, but not ok because some others still thought Fuse ODG's 'Azonto' should've taken that award or better still Raquel's 'Sweetio'. Anyway, they just cooled on that too.
As soon as the presentation of HipHop Song of the Year was mentioned, people begun thinking,'HipHop.... BET's oooo.... charley D-Black's taking this.' To their disappointment, Kwaw Kesse was announced winner. The looks on faces changed. Question marks begun floating in the air. Some futher went onto social network twitter and posted, 'gh music awards.......sooo shit!!!.......wak stage...bribery.....best hip hop should ave been @dblackgh or even brakevin.' // 'lol nanka who shoulda win. I think Dblack shoulda won tho' // 'D-Black Needs To Cry... For Making "Twi Pop" Win... #VGMA2012 '. But Dblack came on to post, '4 da poppin by @kwawkese!! A worthy winner!!#Salute'. They felt calmed when Dr. Crime took home HipLife Song of the Year award.
Confusion broke out when HHP mounted the stage, performing songs that to him were popular to his fans, but to the people he was just entangling them in a dialect they had not even imagined. English was making it through the music, but still didn't make a cut. The crowd reaction was nowhere near 'welcome' but rather of 'how long is he performing? who is performing next??' Somebody just tweeted, 'the way we're mistreating him is how they'll mistreat Sarkodie when he goes to SA. He is Africa's best HipHop Artiste'. Well......
Cabo Snoop came on after, with his 'Windeck' style. He has showcased himself to Ghanaians before, so he was applauded. Meaning they enjoyed what he did, after remixing azonto with a 'windeck' touch.
The next couple of award winners were accepted with no doubt, because according to the people the deserving ones won in those categories.
But they begun ranting again when D-Blacks 'My Kinda Girl' animated video didn't win the awards for Best Music Video of the Year. Saying that, it is Ghana's most internationally commercial song with the most hits on Channel O, Trace Urban, BET International and MTV. Even holding the number 13 spot on Afribiz Top 50, ahead of a lot of other African Artistes. They were not satisfied. But again, they were calmed for the moment they were waiting for had come. Sarkodie took his first award for the night, Best Rapper, after a long night of waiting for him to sweep the awards. Then there was a big halt for him.
The Choclate City Boys took their tyrn to show what they are made of. Leaving nothing out of their performance, Brymo got to the extreme of even taking off his shirt. The comments,'....hahah, he still looks like a hustla' ,'yo...put that shirt back on', 'look at his body. Is he hungry?'. Then Mr.Incredible took over from Jesse Jagz and Ice Prince. Undisputedly, he nailed it to their satisfaction. The people were happy.
Another smell of foul play by the people, when Sarkodie was not given the privilege to raise the award for Best Collaboration with either Efya, EL or Raquel. Landing 3 nominations in that category but knocking none. Okyeame Kwame grabbed that award, making them unhappy for they were hoping that would go to Sarkodie. But when Kwame Adinkra/Kwabena Kwabena took 'Record of the Year', they were blown farther away in confuscion. A category they never understood, but still didn't vouch for the announced winner. Again, they honestly thought Sarkodie or even Bra Kwame [Okyeame Kwame] having that award might have been more relaxing. Since at least, these two had the most heard of songs in there. Well, nobody had to re-emphasize that, at that point they had no say.
Jubilation was the order of the minute when 4x4 made away with the Best Group Award. Then it exploded when Sarkodie clogged Most Popular Song of the Year awards with 'You Go Kill Me' with EL. Azonto was on demand, by popular request. Azonto here, azonto there, azonto everywhere.
But before that, Stay Jay claimed the Best New Artiste awards which most of the people felt EL or Raquel could've been better off with it. They were nowhere near satisfied with this one. As if that was not enough, 'Waist and Power' was awarded Album of the Year, rather than 'Rapperholic' which they were tipping to take that. The night didn't go well for them at all. The azonto just came in as a 'coolant' when after, 'You Go Kill Me' did magic.
Finally finally, the climax of the 2012 Ghana Music Awards - Artiste of the Year Winner. Witha that particular note, 99 perecnt of all those whose attention had been drawn by the awards were just waiting to hear 'Sarkodie' echo through the auditorium. Their wish was granted and with all their God given might, screamed and danced in agreement, excitement and satisfaction. I wonder what would've been the case if some other artiste from that category snatched that award. Comments from twitter and Facebook went this way, 'WARNING if @sarkodie doesn't win artist of the year, I'm gonna burn down the DOME call national security #vgma2012' , and that way,'Boko haram will befall all if @sarkodie is not given the artiste of the year award.'
That is how passionate some fans are about the music and the artistes they listen to.
But the $1million question still remains unanswered, 'DID YOU VOTE?'
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