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Songwriting Is A Calling And Not A Career Path – Stay Jay
22 Nov

Songwriting Is A Calling And Not A Career Path – Stay Jay

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Ghanaian musician Stay Jay has expressed his deep concern about the declining standard of songwriting in Ghana’s music industry. In a recent interview on 3FM , Stay Jay lamented that the art of songwriting has been reduced to a mere formality, with many songwriters failing to meet the basic requirements of good songwriting.  “Songwriting is not easy…I don’t think a lot of people are writers. They just get the vibe and just do whatever they do but if you want to be a writer, it’s a calling, you have to get the gift from God,” he said. He revealed that…
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Ghana Is The Gateway To Music In Africa And Not Nigeria – Stay Jay
22 Aug

Ghana Is The Gateway To Music In Africa And Not Nigeria – Stay Jay

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Rapper and songwriter, Stay Jay, has revealed that Ghana is the gateway to music in Africa and not Nigeria. According to Stay Jay, who is one of the pioneers of Azonto, Nigerian artistes promote their songs in Ghana before they blow globally. In an interview on Property FM in Cape Coast with Amansan Krakye, he said Ghanaian musicians are doing well and they should keep it up. “What I make of the music scene right now is that I can I see the industry growing and Ghanaian artistes are doing well so we should keep it up, “Because I can see that…
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I’m Too Young To Retire From Music – Stay Jay
09 Aug

I’m Too Young To Retire From Music – Stay Jay

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Ghanaian rapper, Stay Jay, has stated that he is too young to retire from the music scene. Speaking to Amansan Krakye, the Tema-based musician who became popular in 2015 with back-to-back hit songs explained his sudden absence. “How can a young energetic boy like me go on pension prematurely and retire abruptly from the music scene my brother,” he answered on Property FM in Cape Coast. “I have been around doing other things but I decided to go off the screens for a while that’s why you guys don’t see me on a regular basis. I was also engaged with writing…
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I Deserve GH¢100,000 From GHAMRO For My Several Hit Songs – Stay Jay
08 Aug

I Deserve GH¢100,000 From GHAMRO For My Several Hit Songs – Stay Jay

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Songwriter and performer, Stay Jay, has said he deserves about GH¢100,000 from the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) for the many hit songs he has produced. According to the Ghanaian musician, his several hit songs qualify him to earn more money from the royalties collection agency. “When you go through my catalog and the kind of songs that I have done in the past I should be receiving like GH¢100,000 from GHAMRO. If you look at the work that I’ve done in the music industry, I have played hit songs upon hit songs so I deserve a lot of royalties for…
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Stay Jay Recalls Tema’s Rap Legacy Saying Sarkodie Makes Him Proudest
02 Aug

Stay Jay Recalls Tema’s Rap Legacy Saying Sarkodie Makes Him Proudest

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Tema-based rap star Stay Jay, born William Kojo Johnson, has fondly recalled the artistes that brought the harbour city great glory in the days before Afrobeats took over from Hiplife. Guesting on Accra 100.5 FM’s Ayekoo Ayekoo, Tuesday, August 1, 2023, host Nana Romeo hailed Stay Jay, Danso Abiam, Kofi Korea, and Blackout as some of Tema’s finest from back in the day. DCryme, Sarkodie, Opanka, and the duo Ikonz, sometimes called Kasapa, made up of Qweku Zixu and Lyrikal Monxta, Stay Jay also cited. Romeo wondered if Tema can reclaim its dominance in music. “Yeah,” Stay Jay drawled, “we’re still doing the work.” Romeo noted…
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