Paulina Oduro
This year’s edition of the annual Western Music Awards (WMA) will take place on Sunday, December 24 at the Kingstel Hotel at Apolo, Takoradi, in the Western Region.
The awards ceremony, which is the seventh edition, is being organised by Westline Entertainment to reward deserving artistes in the region for their hard work, dedication and contribution to Ghana’s music industry.
Sponsored by Medimafo Herbal Centre, the organisers say the event will be broadcast live on all the social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and a host of others.
This year’s edition of the awards has a total of 30 categories with the flagship being the “Artiste of the Year.”
One of the notable categories which is widely anticipated is the “Lifetime Achievement Award” which celebrates a creative arts player with over 15 years relevance in the industry.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the awards, Nana Kwesi Coomson, “A total of 15 artistes from five genres have been billed to perform this year.”
“Legendary Ben Brako, Paulina Oduro, Rev. Charlie Sam, Fameye, Aya Ramzi B, Yaw Lucaz, Bobo Dada Bee, Debby Sway, Linkup Daddy, Corbina Saah, Sally M, Fiifi Lattex, Betterdays Gad and Omar X are the listed artistes this year.
“This year’s venue affords us the opportunity to create a lasting experience for our patrons by introducing interesting side attractions before the red carpet and even the main event.
“With the tagline, ‘This is Music,’ this year’s awards will be broadcasted on all social media handles – ‘Western Music Awards Ghana’ on Facebook and on YouTube and that of affiliate media stations,” Mr. Coomson noted.
Tickets for this year’s edition of the Western Music Awards are GH¢50 for standard and GH¢100 for VIP, with a table reservation which can be booked ahead via 0248185848.