{"id":401189,"date":"2018-02-14T06:55:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T06:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=401189"},"modified":"2018-02-14T06:55:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T06:55:36","slug":"vgma-song-year-100-public-voting-power-scrapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/vgma-song-year-100-public-voting-power-scrapped\/","title":{"rendered":"VGMA Song of the Year: 100% public voting \u2018power\u2019 scrapped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The organisers of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards have made some changes in the category definitions for the 2018 edition of the awards.<\/p>\n<p>One of these is the change in name and voting pattern for the Most Popular Song of the Year category. That category is now known as \u2018Song of the Year.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In the past years, the power to choose the song of the year was the preserve of the general public. The public nominated and voted for nominees in the category.<\/p>\n<p>The previous definition states: \u201cthe Most Popular Song of the Year is the songs adjudged 100% by the General Public as the most popular song released in the year under review, irrespective of genre. The song must have enjoyed a lot of patronage and generated the most excitement during the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, in the new definition, the Board has 30% voting power, the Academy 30% and the remainder 40% is reserved for the general public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Song of the Year is the song nominated SOLELY BY THE PUBLIC and adjudged by Academy, Board and General Public as the most popular song released in the year under review. The song must have enjoyed a lot of patronage and generated the most excitement during the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/c1.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last year, \u2018Christie\u2019 by Dobble won the Most Popular Song of the Year award. This year, most entertainment pundits have tipped Ebony\u2019s \u2018Poison,\u2019 Joe Mettle\u2019s \u2018Bo Noo Ni\u2019 and \u2018Kuami Eugene\u2019s \u2018Angela\u2019 as potential nominees.<\/p>\n<p>Others are \u2018Odo\u2019 by Kidi, \u2018One Corner\u2019 by Patapaa, Shatta Wale\u2019s \u2018Taking Over\u2019 and \u2018Bronya\u2019 by Wutah.<\/p>\n<p>Already, entries for nominations have closed and the 2018 edition of the VGMA I expected to be launched on 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0March, 2018 at the Movempick Hotel in Accra. After that there will be a nominees\u2019 jam in Cape Coast.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 VGMAs is scheduled for 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0April, 2018 at the Accra International Conference Centre.<\/p>\n<p>See other changes in other category definitions below:<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/c2.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/c3.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/c4.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/c5.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/c6.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/c7.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/c8.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Kwame Dadzie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The organisers of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards have made some changes in the category definitions for the 2018 edition of the awards. 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