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Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy VGMA brawl just a game – Abeiku Santana

Celebrated broadcaster, Abeiku Santana, has said the indefinite ban handed Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy by Charterhouse, organizers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) is harsh as the duo’s brawl at the 20th edition of the VGMA was just a game. “We see it in Jamaica all the time. It is something that happens in the Reggae/Dancehall category often,” he ...

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Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale stripped of VGMA awards

Feuding dancehall musicians Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale whose near-bloody scuffle marred the 20th anniversary of the Ghana Vodafone Music Awards held in Accra last Saturday have been stripped of all awards they won at the night. Stonebwoy and Shatta have consequently been ordered to immediately return to the organisers of the awards, Charterhouse Ghana Limited, the plagues they received for ...

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Shatta Wale quits VGMAs forever

Reggae/Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has announced that he will never ever be part of the Ghana Music Awards scheme again. “Upon sober reflections of events in recent times and having made broader consultations, I wish to announce that I will not be part of the Ghana Music Awards scheme going forward. God bless!,” the Gringo hitmaker posted on Facebook on ...

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Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale banned from VGMAs

Ghanaian dancehall artistes Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale have been banned indefinitely from participating in all aspects of the country’s foremost music award scheme, the Vodafone Music Awards (VGMAs). Per the decision, they have lost their legibility for VGMAs nominations, selections and performances. The decision was taken Thursday by the board of the award scheme following a brawl between the two ...

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Stonebwoy charged for displaying firearms in public

Dancehall artiste, Livingstone Etse Satekla, known in showbiz circles as Stonebwoy has been charged in court for displaying firearms in public without permission from the Inspector General of Police (IGP). He has subsequently pleaded not guilty to the charge when the case was presented at the Adjaben Magistrate Court in Accra Wednesday morning. In addition to that, he is facing ...

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Court grants Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale GHC50k bail each

Dancehall musicians Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale have been granted police inquiry bail after appearing in court Wednesday over the chaos that disrupted the 20th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards last week. The two were granted a bail of GHC50,000 with one surety each, following an overnight detainment in police custody on Sunday. Shatta Wale was charged with offensive conduct conducive to ...

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I’m sorry; I meant no harm – Shatta Wale

Self-acclaimed dancehall king, Shatta Wale, has apologised for the scuffle that broke out between him and his rival, Stonebwoy, at the 20th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards event Sunday, describing the incident as unfortunate. In a statement to clarify events leading to the nasty incident which temporary disrupted the awards ceremony, the controversial artiste argued it will be “illogical” for anyone ...

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