We've been battling a lot in this hypocritical music space – DopeNation on TGMA nominations snub

Music duo, DopeNation

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Ghanaian music duo, DopeNation, has addressed their absence from the 2025 Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) after the nominees list was released on March 15, 2025.

Several stakeholders noticed the group’s absence from the list, particularly from the ‘Best Group of the Year’ category, sparking numerous speculations.

Entertainment pundit DJ Slim took to X, on March 18, to enquire if rumours about the duo not filing for nominations and allegedly failing to respond to the award scheme's research team were true.

In a cryptic response, DopeNation, made up of Michael and Tony Boafo, disclosed that they had been dealing with deeper issues within the music industry but have chosen to remain silent out of respect for certain individuals.

“We have been battling a lot that can’t be said out of respect for some people in this hypocritical music space. However, can we all recall from 2021? Maybe some of us will know this is not just about awards, sir,” they responded.

Although they did not elaborate further, it is worth recalling that in 2021, DopeNation raised concerns when the ‘Group of the Year’ category was removed from the awards scheme.

They ended their statement with a warning, saying, “Gradually, this industry will be losing its “true artistes”.

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We have been battling a lot that can’t be said out of Respect for some people in this hypocritical Music Space. However, can we all recall from 2021? Maybe some of us will know this is not just about Awards Sir.

Gradually this industry will be loosing its “TRUE ARTISTS”. https://t.co/yUG7d0KQZ4
— DOPENATION (@GhDopeNation) March 18, 2025