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Movie Producer, Socrates Sarfo and Entertainment Analyst, Arnold Asamoah Baidoo on Saturday clashed over whether or not Ghanaian artistes should be banking their hopes on acquiring BET and Grammy awards.

Socrates Sarfo believed it is unnecessary for Ghanaian musicians to be chasing after BET or Grammy awards.

According to him, their focus should be on building right links that will shoot their music career and help them climb the zenith of success in the entertainment world but not to be fighting for recognition from the organizers of the award events.

"Any smart businessman wil build a base in his home first before he thinks about outsiders. If you're a farmer, you grow what you can sell within your locality before you think of selling. I insist that any smart businessman, this is how he will think but we are always looking at outside. That BET has not awarded me and Grammys and so forth; hello, for what? Do you know artiste who haven't won BET and Grammys but their works accepted all over the world? BET and Grammys, they're not the yardstick for perfection or being the best. No! Your works can be accepted if you have the right channels to enter any market. That is what you should crave for. Ghanaian artistes, stop chasing BET and Grammys," he argued.

But Arnold Asamoah Baidoo shot back at him saying BET and/or Grammy awards are relevant in building a fortune for the musicians.

He stated that the connections Socrates Sarfo is talking about are also one of the benefits that the musicians get blessed with when they become nominees or awardees on the BET or Grammy platform. 

He further noted, through the award schemes, the artistes are able to link up and do collaborations with international artistes that give them great mileage in showbiz.

Arnold Asamoah punctured Socrates Sarfo's assertions saying if he thinks the BET/Grammy awards are not relevant, ''then it means there should be no need for awarding excellence in any department from any trade. Yeah, the point has been well made that that should not be the utmost or ultimate target for anybody, especially in our music industry. At the end of the day, the important thing is your relevance, revenue you generate and the legacy you leave behind but all these things, recognition in regard to the awards is part''.

Socrates Sarfo and Arnold Asamoah Baidoo spoke on Peace FM's ''Entertainment Review'' on Saturday.