Patience Nyarko to event organisers: There is no justification paying secular artistes higher than gospel artists
No matter how successful a gospel singer is, their fees cannot be compared to those of a secular act, according to GOSPEL musician Patience Nyarko, who thinks it is high time the narrative changed. The former is consistently paid more.
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She also challenges any Gospel musician who has any questions or believes she doesn't know what she is talking about to step out and disprove her assertions, even if she won't support them with numbers.
The singer of the blockbuster song "Obi Nyani Me" claimed to be absolutely certain about her statements in an interview with Graphic Showbiz.
"Listen, let me tell you that event planners never pay us as much as our counterparts on the opposite side. No matter how successful a gospel musician becomes, they are always paid less than even a young, successful secular artist. No A-list gospel musician in Ghana could possibly make as much as an A-list secular musician.
"Event planners and the churches that invite us believe that since we do this for Christ, we shouldn't demand a high price. Gospel musicians, on the other hand, are excellent performers. Even though some of these secular musicians have better stagecraft than we do, they make considerably more money than we do, she remarked
According to Patience Nyarko, since gospel musicians invest a lot of time and effort into their profession, it's about time they were compensated fairly, just like their secular counterparts.
Gospel artists typically release albums rather than singles. We also spend a lot of money on the production of music videos, just like secular performers do. If anything, we ought to get paid more, but right now, that isn't the case, she said.
Patience Nyarko announced she was ready with her new single, Tears of Joy, which drops tomorrow, August 11, 2023, moving away from charging fees.
Tears of Joy, a song by Joe Amoah, captures the emotions that pour when joy fills the heart and is incredibly resonant with times of delight and celebration.
Patience Nyarko has shared the stage with some of the most well-known musicians in Ghana and elsewhere. Her prior recordings, such as Wafom Kwan, Wasore, Eboboba, and Menwu, have established her as one of Ghana's top gospel musicians.
