Gospel Artistes That Were Asked To Remove ‘JESUS’ in Their Songs For Big Money.

See the 3 Gospel Artistes That Were Asked To Remove ‘JESUS’ in Their Songs For Big Money.

The Gospel music venture is not an easy one at all, especially because it has not been well structured. Many gospel musicians go through unnecessary struggles because of this.

This creates a loop hole, making it easy to lure gospel musicians into becoming secular musicians.

Here are some popular Nigerian gospel musicians who were once asked to remove the name of Jesus in their songs. The tricky part is that they are still allowed to mention ‘God’ but not ‘JESUS’.

SAMSONG

With his famous distinct afro hairstyle, no doubt that SAMSONG is a global gospel brand who stole the hearts of many with his first hit song ‘bianule’. His sonorous voice is second to none.

The Delta born SAMSONG is a popular gospel artist in Nigeria who has won several awards in the music industry and gospel scene.

Did you know that at the beginning of his career, Samsong was asked to remove the name of Jesus from his songs in exchange for fame and fortune.

According to him, this was at a time he was even struggling to afford a studio session fee. He was told that he would be so much promoted that even R Kelly would envy him.

Anyway, fastfoward till date, you and I know that you can’t talk about who is who in gospel music especially in Nigeria without mentioning Samsong.

PANAM PERCY PAUL

When gospel music was still far from standard, PANAM PERCY PAUL brought a contemporary music style of praise and worship in Nigeria and beyond.

The Jos -Plateau State born polished Musician took gospel music to another level. PANAM ‘s music career has spanned for about 40 years and he is still unarguably outstanding.

Did you know that PANAM was also asked to remove the name of Jesus in his song in exchange for fame and fortune? Thanks be to God that he did not succumb to that temptation because through him, many gospel musicians are what they are today.

FRANK EDWARDS

The Enugu born Singer and multi instrumentalist , Frank Edwards is one of the best things that happened to the gospel music today.

Rubbing shoulders with the likes of Don Moen and proving to the world that there is no limit in the gospel music.

Frank Edward was also once asked to remove the name of Jesus from his songs in exchange for fame and fortune. What can we say today? Frank is a global brand in spite of everything – a proof for all to see that Jesus still reigns.

Are you a gospel musician going through the same struggle? Know that with Jesus, there is no limit in life.