{"id":444245,"date":"2017-12-06T10:30:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T10:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/06\/those-condemning-my-secular-performance-lack-showbiz-knowledge-joyce-blessing\/"},"modified":"2017-12-06T10:30:26","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T10:30:26","slug":"those-condemning-my-secular-performance-lack-showbiz-knowledge-joyce-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/06\/those-condemning-my-secular-performance-lack-showbiz-knowledge-joyce-blessing\/","title":{"rendered":"Those condemning my secular performance lack showbiz knowledge &#8211; Joyce Blessing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Music of Wednesday,  6 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-06<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/53383642.295.jpg\" alt=\"Joyce Blessing2\" title=\"Joyce Blessing2\" width=\"295\" height=\"443\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Gospel artiste Joyce Blessing<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813995117\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813995117\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512556226_321_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Gospel artiste Joyce Blessing has some education for individuals who have a problem with gospel artistes performing secular songs.<\/p>\n<p>The singer came under intense public backlash for her \u2018secular\u2019 performance at the S-Concert held at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Joyce Blessing\u2019s performance included songs from artistes such as Lil Win (Ladder), Phyno (Fada Fada) and Koredo Bello (God Win).<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Frankie 5 on \u2018This Is Gospel\u2019 on Hitz FM, the musician responded to critics of her act stating that anybody who condemns her performance lacks understanding of showbiz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sang different songs\u2026some don\u2019t understand showbiz. It is not a problem. It doesn\u2019t bother me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The musician stressed the need for gospel artistes to be dynamic in their music and performances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are a gospel artiste, you have to be dynamic. Don\u2019t be one way. As a gospel musician, you have to open your territory. It shouldn\u2019t only be about the church. The whole of Ghana must hear of you,\u201d she advised.<\/p>\n<p>Joyce Blessing mentioned that her act on the night was planned and rehearsed.<\/p>\n<p>She also responded to the claim that she had run out of hits songs, which was the reason for performing songs from secular artistes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it comes to hit songs, I have a lot. I learn other songs. 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