David Kojo Kyei known in the entertainment industry as Kaywa has remarked that award schemes have contributed to the fallen standards of music in the country.
According to him (Kyawa), award schemes seek to realize hit songs than relatively quality ones and
that makes artistes decide to record only danceable songs with little or no premium on the lyrics.
He said in an interview, "Unfortunately, the Ghanaian system and artistes are always bound by the fact that in the year under review, you need to have a hit so you qualify for an award. So we don’t research. Unfortunately, award schemes have not helped. Everybody wants to put out something quick."
His comment comes on the back of assertions by singer and rapper, Mzbel that 90% of the current crop of songs lack lyrical content because the generation wants to dance to the beat.
“Hit is not just the beat or vocals. You don’t need to put in a lot of vocals to have a hit song. You don’t have to say too many things. You’re summarizing what you want to say. At first, we told long stories. Now, it has changed. We need to accept and embrace. We’ve got to a point where you need to summarize all you want to say so the chorus and hook tell what you mean,” he stated.
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