Rex Omar Calls on Artists to Respect Award Schemes in Their Home Countries

Renowned Ghanaian musician and Presidential Staffer for the Black Star Experience, Rex Omar has called on Ghanaians to be appreciative of the award programs they have in their home country.

In an interview with Ghanaweb, he explained that some of the esteemed award schemes were created for Americans and not Ghanaian artists; hence, artists in the country should accord the same level of appreciation and value to the award schemes in their home countries.

He further urged musicians not to disrespect the award schemes the country has.

“Sometimes when I hear Ghanaians talk, Grammy is for America. So, if you disrespect the Ghana Music Awards and you think you want to go to the Grammy, I don’t understand it because Grammy was not created for you. BET is an American TV station that ended up also doing their own awards. You get what I mean? So the whole situation is we have to believe in ourselves and things that we do in Ghana,” he said.

In addition, Rex Omar suggested that industry giants develop an initiative to create an awards scheme that would be at par with the Grammys.