Gospel musician, Melody Frimpong, has disclosed that most of her colleagues in the gospel music industry are not necessarily Christians, as they do not have any form of personal relationship with the Almighty God. 

She stated that although there has to be a level of spirituality to do gospel music as one must connect to the source, most artistes can sing what they want without being connected explaining that the closer a gospel artistes gets to God, the more their song has meaning. 

 “I have been in close contact with most of these Gospel musicians and I know what I am talking about. They gossip, backbite and their lifestyles are nothing to write home about,” she revealed this in an interview with Graphic Showbiz.

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"The work we do requires that our lifestyles reflect the messages we preach in our songs but that is not seen in some of us. If they were true Christians I don’t think they would gossip, backbite or live a certain lifestyle,”

"Our lives should reflect in the music we do for our fans. We cannot sing about loving one another and do the direct opposite, gossip about others and fight each other,”

She also believed that gospel artistes cannot just love off the proceeds of their music, as she stated that there is a need for musicians to get second jobs. 

"Our work is seasonal and we can’t have money all the time so this is the time we should think of getting a second job. I have witnessed Gospel musicians insulting men of God when they perform in their churches and don’t get paid.

"The musician comes all the way with his or her band and you don’t want to pay them. I don’t think that is fair to us the musicians. We need the money to record new songs,” she added.