Nkonkonsa Celebrity Gossip From Africa
International Reggae artiste, Rocky Dawuni has replied to Wendy Shay’s statement that getting a Grammy nomination is more than just submitting an application.
He stated that he was unfazed by claims that he received a Grammy nomination due to favouritism because his hard work and musical accomplishments were the true reasons for such an honour.
Wendy Shay called on Rocky Dawuni to educate his colleague Ghanaians on how to also earn GRAMMY nominations.
According to her, it’s imperative that colleagues in Ghana are directed in what to do to earn them such recognition going forward.
The reggae artist emphasized that success is not handed to you on a silver platter. Instead, he encouraged musicians to concentrate on delivering their best work to earn award nominations rather than criticizing their fellow artists for their achievements.
“The thing is that if you’re going to follow everybody’s perspective it will be something else. what if I wasn’t nominated, nobody would even say anything.
“But once you’re nominated, everybody thinks they have a reason and they know how it happens. Listen to my music, that is truly hard work,” he told 3FM.
He advised artists to stay on the right path to success and refrain from trying to take shortcuts to thrive in the industry.
“So if you are not going to do that hard work and you feel that there’s going to be some backdoor deal that’s going to happen for you, that’s not really how the world works. It works for certain people, but that means that you have to sell who you are.
“I’ve been an independent artiste throughout my life and I’ve made all things happen through sheer hard work. So it’s up to people to judge it,” said Blakk Rasta.
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