Not Every Popular Person Is A Celebrity - Mzbel

Mzbel has noted that the Ghanaian media is too loose with the title of a "celebrity".

According to the controversial artiste, any popular person, especially on social media is labelled as a celebrity by the media.

In her interview with Amansan Krakye on Kastle FM in Cape Coast, Mzbel maintained that the title is meant to be earned by the number of works the person has done and not just by being famous for good or bad reasons.

“If someone should be called a celebrity the person must earn the title but right now the moment someone becomes popular on social media we start calling that person a celebrity.

“It’s not every popular person that’s supposed to be called a celebrity but unfortunately that’s how they’re treating it here,”

She recounted how "celebrities" had to work for their titles back in the days that there were no social media.

It was only through hard work that a person could be awarded the accolade, she noted.

Unlike now when any person who has a mouth to talk about irrelevant controversial issues is regarded as a celebrity.

“But in our time when we started music, social media wasn’t there so for you to get an opportunity on radio or TV or appear on a front page of a newspaper, your works must have gotten to a level that makes you deserve that privilege.

“So you have to earn the title of a celebrity but right now It’s not like that social media makes people celebrities overnight and turn back to say all these people call themselves celebrities,” she concluded.