Kumasi-based contemporary gospel artiste, Minister Quame Gyedu believes musicians outside Accra are not well represented in terms of TV coverage, hence making them handicapped for awards such as the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA).
The organisers of the prestigious awards have introduced another category to the already existing one, Best Urban/Contemporary Gospel song.
This category recognizes the most popular gospel song that seamlessly blends contemporary genres like R&B, hip-hop, and pop with traditional gospel elements.
Commenting on the new category on Akoma FM's Saturday Entertainment 360 hosted by Tony Best, the artist applauded the organisers for this novelty but asserted that a lot needed to be done to bridge the gap. "I think that this addition is laudable but my commendable is limited because the TGMA over the years doesn't favour other musicians aside from Accra. "This is generally borne out of the fact that music in terms of radio coverage is okay in Kumasi because we have the opportunity to talk about artists and their craft but when it comes to TV which is the focal point, the musicians in this part of the country are not well represented on how to research on them and put them at the higher pedestal," he explained.
