{"id":444463,"date":"2017-12-07T00:30:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T00:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/07\/i-wont-stop-performing-secular-music-joyce-blessing-hits-back-at-critics\/"},"modified":"2017-12-07T00:30:26","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T00:30:26","slug":"i-wont-stop-performing-secular-music-joyce-blessing-hits-back-at-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/07\/i-wont-stop-performing-secular-music-joyce-blessing-hits-back-at-critics\/","title":{"rendered":"I won\u2019t stop performing secular music \u2013 Joyce Blessing hits back at critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Wednesday,  6 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>yen.com.gh<\/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>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\/1512606626_382_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Sensational Ghanaian gospel artiste, Joyce Blessing, is not happy with the way people are criticising her for performing songs of secular musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Joyce Blessings, for some time now has been tagged a \u2018hypocrite-gospel musician\u2019 following her regular mounting of \u2018secular act\u2019 stage to perform.<\/p>\n<p>She was at the S-Concert show last Friday at the Accra Sport Stadium where she pulled out a sterling performance. Joyce Blessing was applauded for performing songs of secular artistes including Lil Win, Nigeria\u2019s Phyno and Koredo Bello.<\/p>\n<p>Her performance at the S-Concert follows another impressive performance she made at \u2018Stonebwoy\u2019s Ashaiman to the World Concert\u2019 some months ago.<\/p>\n<p>At that concert, she treated fans to many secular songs and rap which shocked many. With the foregoing, many people have questioned her credibility as an \u2018anointed\u2019 gospel singer.<\/p>\n<p>But the \u2018Heavy Price\u2019 hit maker would have none of the criticisms. She stated in an interview on Hitz FM that those criticisms don\u2019t bother her at all.<\/p>\n<p>Joyce Blessing added that those condemning her are doing so because they lack knowledge of the music business.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, being versatile is the way she wants to go about her music career. \u201cBeing a gospel artiste doesn\u2019t mean you should be one-way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to be dynamic and let people hear of you,\u201d Joyce Blessing argues.<\/p>\n<p>She revealed that she is bent on making a name not only in the church but in Ghana as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore she wouldn\u2019t stop performing secular songs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 31 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Wednesday, 6 December 2017 Source: yen.com.gh 2017-12-06 Joyce Blessing Sensational Ghanaian gospel artiste, Joyce Blessing, is not happy with the way people are criticising her for performing songs of secular musicians. Joyce Blessings, for some time now has been tagged a \u2018hypocrite-gospel musician\u2019 following her regular mounting of \u2018secular act\u2019 stage to perform. 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