TGMA organisers know it is expensive for me to appear on the red carpet – McBrown

Celebrated Ghanaian actress and television host Nana Ama McBrown has stated that organisers of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) should compensate her if they want her to appear on their red carpet.

Speaking on Onua Showtime, McBrown explained that preparing for red carpet appearances is costly, particularly for celebrities who are neither nominees nor performing artistes at the event.

According to her, it is unreasonable for organisers to invite public figures without providing support, expecting them to bear the expenses involved in attending.

“TGMA can’t invite me to a red carpet while I don’t have a song. They’re aware it’s expensive to show up,” she said.

McBrown recalled that in previous editions of the awards, organisers enhanced the red carpet experience by providing fabric for guests to design their outfits.

She noted that she previously used such fabric, attended the event, and even won the Best Dressed award, which came with a cash prize in dollars.

“I remember some time ago, they used to add cloth to their invitation. I even sewed the cloth and was crowned best dressed on the red carpet. There was a cash prize on it, so I won the dollars,” she recounted.

According to her, that initiative made the red carpet more competitive and exciting, as guests were motivated to put extra effort into their fashion choices.

“That made the red carpet very competitive and nice because you wouldn’t just go there; you had to show up all glamorous,” she said.

McBrown stressed that her comments were directed at non-nominated guests who attend mainly for entertainment and publicity.

She argued that since such personalities can choose not to attend, organisers should consider offering incentives.

“I’m talking from those who don’t have songs and those who won’t get any nominations’ point of view. We just show up for the entertainment and all the same, we can decide to entertain ourselves in our homes, but we still go there,” she explained.

McBrown added that she did not respond to a recent invitation, insisting that payment should be made for her appearance.

“I was invited, but I didn’t reply to the message. They have to pay me to show up,” she stated.