Charterhouse should extend my VGMA ban – Stonebwoy

Dancehall artiste Livingstone Etse Satekla, better known by his stage name Stonebwoy has called on Charterhouse, organization of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards to extend his ban to more years ahead. 

He revealed this earlier today during a press conference at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra. According to him, he wished the ban would last for about three years to serve as a deterrent to young artistes.

“The young ones must know that you can’t just misbehave on an awards stage and go free. Such punishments are good to check musicians. The ban has not affected me in any way but it’s all good for the music industry,” he said.

Background

After the infamous melee that marred the 20th anniversary of the VGMA, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy suffered the gravest sanctions ever leveled at any participant in the scheme since its inception.

The VGMA Board, after reviewing the conduct of the two, came out with this judgment. The judgement reads:

“The board of the 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards deems the actions of Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy to have flouted the terms and conditions of the scheme, brought the name of the event into disrepute and therefore wish to sanction the two as follows.

“Both musicians are hereby banned indefinitely from participating in the nominations, selections and performances at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards scheme.”

“Also the two artistes are hereby stripped of all the awards they won at the 20th VGMA and are thus requested by the board to return all plaques in their possession to Charterhouse effective immediately.”