All is set for the annual event; Joy FM’s Night with the Stars musical concert. The show has been tagged as one of the nation’s biggest entertainment event, but if the information available to GhanaCelebrities.com is something to go by, then this year’s edition could be graced by musicians who are classified as group ‘B’ musicians.
Talking of team B, the organizers, Joy FM, according to our sources were only ready to part away with a shocking 1,000 Ghana Cedis per a head as an appearance fee for the ‘A’ list musicians in Ghana instead of the normal 5,000 Ghana Cedis or 6,000 Ghana Cedis that they have been paying over the years. This amount will be paid to every musician that mounts the stage, be it high life, hip life, reggae or gospel artistes.
So who are the artists under the ‘A’ list? Some of the names that readily come to mind are Richie, Eazzy, VIP, Sarkodie, Samini, Okyeame Kwame, Obour, Becca and 4X4. Tinny and Asem who are part of the ‘A’ list will not be available for the show since they are ambassadors of Glo telecom.
Imagine groups like VIP and 4X4 being paid 1,000 Ghana Cedis, how much is each individual in the group luckily to get?. Also let’s say if Abrantie Amake Dede and Nana Boroo decide to mount the stage for this show, the legendary high lifer and hip life artist Nana Boroo are expected to be paid equally.
The 1,000 Ghana Cedis has angered the managers of the various ‘A’ list artists; consequently they have decided to boycott the show. The annual show has now been relegated to the ‘B’ list artists which is made up of artist with no hits or experience in the music industry. So you can take a wild guess as to which artists will be mounting the stage.
If Vodafone, can bring down artists from outside Ghana and pay them over US$800,000, why can’t the local artists be paid what is due them or even half of that amount?
A school of thoughts has it that Joy FM arrived at this decision because they wanted to use the artists who performed at the just ended Old Skuul Reunion. However, one thing is certain, most of the acts on that day were awful and people will not be willing to pay huge sum of money for such amateurish act.
The managers who are boycotting the show collectively in solidarity have termed this year’s show as ‘A Night With 1000 Ghana Cedis Stars’ and not ‘Night With The Stars’.
Should both parties fail to agree, this year’s concert will be relegated to the least favourite musicians in Ghana. Don’t ask why if you don’t see your favourite artists there.
GC try to get your facts straight before posting Samini, Okyeame Kwame, are not on Glo..!!!
@eunia, You are an idiot, leave GC alone and read the fucken paragraph again …
So who are the artists under the ‘A’ list? Some artists like Richie, Eazzy, VIP, Sarkodie, Samini, Okyeame Kwame, Obour, Becca and 4X4. Tinny and Asem who are part of the ‘A’ list will not be available for the show since they are ambassadors of Glo telecom.
did GC say Okyeame Kwame and Samini are signed to GLO? nonsense
@onye, mumu,how would u expect eunice to leave GC alone whn dey dnt come out wit FACTS.
ei Ghana, when??sometimes i don’t fault these organisers..our artistes have made themselves so cheat to the extend that they can’t put their feet down and fight for wht they deserve. outside,A list artistes even go to the extend of requesting for certain colors for their dressing rooms,flowers, video games and many more……how many of our artistes travel wit their stylists?????????
i think Night with the stars has come a long way.it has set a certain standard and if Joy FM isn’t careful.they show will be relegated to the background.last years wasn’t that gud so i xpect them to make up for it this year.get high class artistes,pay them well and we’ll also pay u our hard earned money.otherwise forget………Opanin has spoken.
@Opanin, You have spoken well …
I think is an insult to de artists, but i beg to differ why ppl classify TINNY as A-Class artist.
@osei, so where does he fall B-List or even C -list.hahahahahaaa
$800, 000?1 Seriously?
Yes boop.You aint dreaming.Thought I was, until i read that article for the 2nd time.funny right?
kokonsa, where is dis fabricated story coming from, why didn’t u display your source, liars, ghanacelebrities are enemies of progress, check your facts right before u publish any false information to the public. you should also organise something and let’s see
@ betty are u serious its$ 800,000? am sick if its true
@tyron,Right on point man. Why would they do such a thing?
Imagine that ! 1000 gh cedis ? ahh well dnt hate the player, hate the game .
Why would they pay so much to other artist and pay so less to Gh artist? such cruelty