The Arts and Tourism Writers Association of Ghana (ATWAG) condemned the act and urged Charterhouse to thoroughly investigate and mete out the right sanctions.
“In as much as we support healthy competition in the music industry, we condemn acts that would generate unnecessary tension and could degenerate into violence. We wish to advise Charterhouse, organisers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, to put in place better measures to forestall future occurrences of such nature.
“ATWAG also urges Charterhouse to cooperate with the security services to investigate the matter and mete out the right sanctions where need be.
As significant partners in the arts and tourism value chain, ATWAG believes that acts like this would hinder the progress made by the industry and also has the tendency to mar the name Ghana carries within the international community as a peaceful nation,” their statement said.
Hiplife musician Kontihene described Charterhouse as ‘murderers.
“Charterhouse are murderers. They tried to bring Shatta Wale down but God exposed them. They’ve caused a lot of damage. They cause confusion among musicians. They don’t know how to record music and promote but when their songs become popular, they secure sponsorships and run the awards show for profit.”
Highlife musician Kumi Guitar pleaded on Charterhouse board to lift the ban.

“A different sanction could have been better than banning them [Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy] indefinitely. They are among the biggest stars so they can help make the award scheme interesting.”
Rapper Kwaw Kese showed solidarity even though he is at loggerheads with Shatta Wale.
In a tweet, he wrote: “It’s high time we musicians in Ghana come together and fight for what belongs to us. Banning people will not solve the problem. #MOMAGA, “Make Our Music Awards Great Again.”
Hiplife musician Guru questioned Charterhouse and accused them of sidelining him for years.
“So what’s the punishment for chatterhouse?”
“You guys been doing same to me for the past 10yrs of my career, Always coming out with funny reasons after every VGMA refusing to acknowledge the hardwork i put in. Been my own self producer for the past 10yrs without any investor but always doing a great job for y’all.”
Lynx Entertainment label artiste called for Charterhouse to be sanctioned as well.
“To be fair yeah, everybody needs to be sanctioned.”
The President of Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffour said the ban will not negatively affect the industry.
“The music industry can do without Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy because they are not the only musicians in Ghana. There have been musicians before these two artistes who achieved more than them.
“Shatta Wale was banned for three years from the VGMA but the awards still went on and his ban did not affect the music industry in any way. The fact is, the music industry is bigger than just these two individuals,” he said.