Music executive Richie Mensah has reacted to accusations by rap heavyweight Guru that he was the reason he had missed out on awards from the Ghana Music Awards.

“The day I found out I had issues with Guru was when I saw the interview. I never knew I had issues with him. As I sit here, I don’t have issues with anybody,” Richie told DJ Slim on Hitz FM.

The founder of Lynx Entertainment, he further bemoaned criticism that the serial success of his artistes at the prestigious awards show was illegitimately hinged on his position as a board member.

He noted his team earned every nomination and accolade by “working hard, releasing hit after hit, spending big on videos.

“Really? So you don’t appreciate our hard work? The year Say Cheese and Enjoyment were nominated for [Most Popular] Song of the Year they said it was because I was on the board. So you’re saying those songs weren’t hits? Or they were not enjoyable?”

Richie recalled the strange criticism that came with Kuami Eugene and KiDi winning the Ghana Music Awards ultimate brag, Artiste of the Year, 2020 and 2022, respectively.

“The funny thing is we feel cheated by the board so many times,” the singer-songwriter, sound engineer and record producer exclaimed.

“Last year Broken Heart by DJ Vyrusky was not nominated for Song of the Year. Big jam for 2023. They didn’t nominate it. I called and complained, and he [Robert Klah] told me if I have a complaint, I should send an email.”

Sitting two seats away from Richie, Charterhouse/Ghana Music Awards Head of Public Relations Robert Klah said Richie had indeed “been on the board before but when he had his artistes come up, he resigned”.

“It was 2013. That year, Lynx didn’t release any artiste. So in 2014, when we released MzVee, that was it,” Richie expatiated.

He observed the impression he was perpetually a Ghana Music Awards board member was created when he once stepped in for a PR executive for an interview for organisers Charterhouse.

“It was just one interview, where I was introduced as a board member and that was it. The thing stuck,” Richie said.

The Ghana Music Awards is headline-sponsored by Telecel, making it the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TMGAs)