2017 VGMA Artist of the Year, Joe Mettle, has pushed back against the top 20 most played songs in Ghana list released by the Musicians Union of Ghana, describing it as merely the opinion of the compilers.
The list infamously did not contain even one gospel song, which has sparked a conversation over whether gospel music is a dead force in Ghanaian music.
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Gospel Music Is A Business Like Any Other — Joyce Blessing
Gospel singer Joyce Blessing has dismissed calls for gospel singers not to charge for performances and stuff if they’re really interested in propagating the word of God.
Blessing’s response to that is gospel music is a business like any other, and so long as they also need money to record songs and get them on air, they need to be paid for what they’re doing.
Obrafour Drops ‘Aseda’ March 31
Ghana’s one and only rap sofor recently announced his own foray into gospel, promising the release of a song in the genre soon.
Obrafour has now revealed the gospel song would be titled ‘Aseda’.
Obrafour To Release A Gospel Song Soon
Ghana’s one and only ‘rap sofor’, Obrafour is set to literally live up to his name soon when he drops a new Gospel song!
The rapper, a legendary voice who defined an entire genre, has revealed that he plans to venture into gospel quite soon and he would drop his first work later this month.