Leading music industry gatekeeper and CEO of Remedi Entertainment, Dan Lartey has hinted at the bias being dished out against young talent and highlife Singer Cojo Rae after the neglect in categories at the nominees announcement of the 2026 Telecel Ghana Music Awards.
Charterhouse and The Telecel Ghana Music Awards on Saturday, announced nominations for all its categories which as usual sparked online conversations and critique. Many have opined that the scheme yet again missed out on nominating deserving works and overlooked deserving value creators in the year under review.
Reacting to the nominees announcement that excluded Young musician from any of the announced categories thus far, Dan Lartey took to his Facebook page to lament;
“TGMA 2026:
Cojo Rae’s Aketesia is one of the best Hiplife or High life songs released last year. The energy, originality, and effort behind the record cannot be ignored.
The young man truly deserves recognition in categories like Hiplife or High Life Song of the Year and New Artiste of the Year.
Let’s not pretend we haven’t seen the hard work and impact he has put in over the past year. Talent and dedication like that deserve a place on the nominations list”.
The PRO of charterhouse,Robert Klah responding to questions surrounding these exclusions on Hitz FMs Daybreak Hitz morning show stated that all artist currently not in motivation may have been shortlisted by the board but fell short in their final listings and ratings.
He also spoke on their introduction of a new swing period that allows special nomination period for works that may have fallen out of the awards widely known calendar timeframe.
