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Westline Entertainment, organizers of Western Music Awards, has slated Saturday 12th May, 2018 for the second edition of the annual music awards for Artistes from Western Region.

Sponsored by Rigworld Training Center, the Western Music Awards which will take place at the Best Western Plus Atlantic Hotel in Takoradi will award hardworking Artistes from the secular and gospel music fraternity with 2017 as the review year.

“72 Artistes were nominated this year in 22 categories. Safohene Djani, Rev. Dr. Wosonewona Yeboah and Gyedu-Blay Ambolley are the legends to receive this year's Lifetime Achievement Awards" Nana Kwesi Coomson, Public Relations Officer of the awards revealed.

Kofi Kinaata, Nero X, Ayesem, Paulina Oduro, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, S.K. Frimpong, Corp Sayvee, an Artiste from America, Tru7h are amongst the Artistes to perform at the well-publicized awards which is supported by the Western Region’s wing of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA).

Dubbed ‘For the Love of the Region,’ tickets for this year’s awards go for GHC 30 regular, GHC50 standard and GHC100 VIP.

Red carpet for the awards starts at 6:45pm and the main event starts at 8pm.

Organizers of the event say, hardworking musicians will be duly appreciated to motivate others to do well in the music industry.

Nana Kwesi Coomson hopes the event will attract maximum attention and the support required to push the agenda of the region.

Western Region has been described as the basket of talent for churning out quality musicians over the years.

Top high life music legends in the country trace their root to the region which has created platform for them to explore opportunities from the local level to the international stage.