{"id":157608,"date":"2025-09-20T23:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T23:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/157608\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T23:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T23:35:07","slug":"authorities-in-charge-of-the-creative-industry-must-fix-industry-problems-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/157608\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities in charge of the creative industry must fix industry problems quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"article-123\">Music producer Appietus has urged authorities responsible for the Ghanaian creative industry to act fast in addressing the challenges facing the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to GhanaWeb\u2019s Isaac Dadzie at the State House during the final funeral rites of Highlife musician Dada KD, Appietus explained that concerns raised by Shatta Wale about the state of the industry are not mere rants but real issues that need attention.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/entertainment\/Watch-as-Rex-Omar-showbiz-personalities-file-past-Dada-KD-s-mortal-remains-2001587\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Watch as Rex Omar, showbiz personalities, file past Dada KD\u2019s mortal remains <\/a><\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that the problems within the creative space have lingered for too long, and the delay in fixing them weighs on the progress of the industry. <\/p>\n<p>According to him, those in charge must rise to the occasion and implement solutions instead of leaving matters unresolved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShatta Wale is always complaining. It\u2019s not that he\u2019s just talking, it\u2019s true. There are a lot of issues that have to be solved and it\u2019s taking too much time. They should try and do it. The people who have been put in place to handle the industry, to try and solve all the small, small problems,\u201d Appietus said.<\/p>\n<p>Appietus also shared a memory of Dada KD, noting that although they never worked together, the late musician often visited his studio in Dansoman because it was close to his home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/entertainment\/Here-are-some-entertainment-personalities-spotted-at-Dada-KD-s-funeral-2001606\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Here are some entertainment personalities spotted at Dada KD\u2019s funeral<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t have the opportunity to work with him, but he was my friend. He usually came to the studio, because he was always around Dansoman. It\u2019s just sad that he\u2019s gone. But as for death, nobody can bribe it or tell it what to do. So, we give thanks to God for everything. I pray that his soul rests in peace,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>AK\/EB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Music producer Appietus has urged authorities responsible for the Ghanaian creative industry to act fast in addressing the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157609,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134],"class_list":{"0":"post-157608","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}