Peacefmonline.com can confirm that reggae dancehall artistes Livingstone Etse Satekla, known in showbiz as Stonebwoy, and his archrival Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., aka Shatta Wale, have been stripped of the awards received at the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA), by organisers of the event, Charterhouse.
The two artistes have also been asked to "return all plaques in their possession to Charterhouse effective immediately."
The claim by Shatta and Stonebwoy for dancehall supremacy in the country has festered on for years creating enmity between the two artistes and their followers.
The rivalry between the two hit the roof in the wee hours of Sunday causing Stonebwoy to pull out a handgun on stage.
There was near-pandemonium at this year's music awards after Stonebwoy had just been declared winner of the 2019 Reggae and Dancehall Artiste of the Year, and was on stage to receive his award. His presentation was rudely interrupted by Shatta Wale and his multitude of fans who decided to mount the stage with him in what some perceived to be in a confrontational manner leading to the scuffle.
But for the intervention of the security at the auditorium who managed to quell the tension and bring the situation under control, the scuffle could have turned bloody.
The VGMA Board's decision announced this morning at a press conference, also indicated that "the two top honours of the night, i.e Most Popular Song of the Year and Artiste of the Year, have for the 20th Edition of the VGMAs been annulled."
Additionally, the board also "banned indefinetely from participating in the nominations, selections and performances at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards scheme".'
'I Will Not Be Part'
Meanwhile, Shatta Wale who’s currently in court over his fight with arch-rival Stonebwoy during the 20th anniversary of the VGMA took to his official Instagram page a few hours before the Charterhouse announcement, to opt out of future Ghana Music Awards.
“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!”
Not Guilty...Granted Bail
In a related development, Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale have pleaded not guilty to charges they are facing over their involvement in the disturbances.
Shatta Wale is facing a charge of offensive conduct conducive to breach of peace while Stonebwoy has been charged with offensive conduct conducive to breach of peace and display of a firearm in public without permission.
The two were put before a court in Accra on Wednesday. The court presided over by Magistrate Isaac Addo granted the two bail at a cost of GHC50,000 with one surety each.
Lawyers Jerry Avenyor and Selali Wonya represented Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy respectively.
The case has been adjourned to June 20, 2019. The two were cautioned to be of good behaviour while the case is ongoing.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Let us Celebrate other achievers and stop celebrating musicians and artiste. Just last week it was on Social media that ladies of Methodist Girls Senior High School have won a Robotic Contest in the USA I am sure no one knows about it. Stop celebrating these MUSICIANS and let us celebrate people who bring development to the Country. We have to develop before we dance around. Ghana cannot develop with only dancing
When you are in a shower a ***barred word*** come for your cloths, if you ran after him naked you will rather be considered mad. This is the case of Stonebwoy
Let's face it Shata is a spoiled boy since the days of Adam and Eve. His penchant for attacking people with out provocation is very well known in this country. No one hates him he has been pampered for far too long and it is time to pull the brakes on him.
Very soon you will blame Nana Addo and the NPP as being responsible for your inability to satisfy your wife in bed.
why are people so jealous of shatta wale and keep saying evil about him is like people don't reason in GHANA. why cos if stone boy had not pull gun on stage this will not have happened' Ghana ppl be jealous paaa shatter all the way
I cannot name even one song by stoneboy. Stoneboy maybe more popular outside ghana because he sings Jamaican. However when it comes to Ghana, Shatta wale should receive more awards than...
This is Nana Addo's Ghana. Indiscipline. Chaos. Vandalism. Insecurity. Corruption. Vigilantism. Poor Education. Galamsey. Collapsed Banks. Even Asamoah Gyan has threatened to retire.
IF YOU THINK STONE WAS RIGHT TO CARRY A GUN TO AN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AND PULL A GUN ON SHATTA WALE,BECAUSE HE IS MORE HUMAN THAN HIM,GOD BLESS YOU!WHY SHOULD CHARTER HOUSE INTENTIONALLY TRY TO PROVOKE SHATTA WALE BY GIVING HIM,HIGH LIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR WHILES HE IS A DANCE HALL ARTIST?THEN SECONDLY GIVE HIM DANCEHALL SONG OF THE YEAR,AND THEN GIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR TO STONE BOY,WHILES THE AWARD BELONGS TO SHATTA.CHARTER HOUSE IS DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE JUST TO HUMILATE SHATTA AND GHANAIAN ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT.AT THE END OF THE DAY,THE DECISION TAKEN WILL NOT AFFECT SHATTA,BECAUSE HE WON THE BEST DANCEHALL ACT FROM WHERE DANCEHALL ORIGINATED FROM,JAMAICA!!!!!
Unfair to stoneboy
This is very unfortunate and unfair to Stonebwoy. This decision will be pleasing to shatta wale because this is what he set out to achieve all along: to deny Stonebwoy from being recognized for his incredible reggae/dancehall talents. This decision is driven by emotion rather than by reason. shatta wale should be banned because he was the one who caused the confusion by walking up stage when he had no business at all . The constitution enjoins everyone to defend himself or herself when under attack and under the circumstances Stonebwoy was threatened!