Media personality MC Yaa Yeboah has weighed in on the ongoing debate surrounding gospel musicians and awards, stressing that they deserve both recognition and fair compensation for their work.

Speaking in UTV’s United Showbiz on March 29, 2026, she argued that gospel artistes invest heavily in their craft just like their secular counterparts and should not be expected to work for free simply because they are spreading the word of God.

According to her, no gospel musician would shoot a music video and expect producers or directors to offer their services at no cost.

“No gospel artiste would shoot a music video and say that because they’re going to spread the word of God, so the videographer or director should help her shoot for free. Even the outfits they wear are not free,” she said.

She stated that the level of investment in gospel music, from production to promotion, shows that they are competing directly with secular artistes in the industry.

“Looking at the costs of their music videos and the promotions they do, they’re competing hand in hand with the secular artistes,” she noted.

Highlighting this point, she cited MOG Music, who is set to host a major gospel event in London with a 12,500-seat capacity, noting that such undertakings require significant financial resources.

“MOG Music is going to be hosting a maiden gospel show in a 12,500 capacity venue in London and it takes money to do that,” she shared.

MC Yaa Yeboah also expressed concern about the mindset that gospel artistes should rely solely on heavenly rewards instead of being paid for their work on earth.

2026 TGMAs: Awards must be earned on merit – MC Yaa Yeboah

“If I hear people saying the gospel artistes have their rewards in heaven, so they shouldn’t take money when hosting a show, it amazes me. I feel these conversations are part of the reasons why people take gospel artistes for granted,” she remarked.

She believes such perceptions have contributed to gospel musicians being undervalued, especially when invited to perform in churches.

“They would go to church to perform and they would be given just a little amount of money. When pastors invite them to perform at church, since it’s God’s premises, the pastors would expect them not to mention money, which is absolutely wrong,” she said.

She further pointed out that many gospel artistes depend solely on music for their livelihood and should not be denied fair earnings, while others in the same space are paid for their services.

“Some of these gospel artistes don’t have any other job aside from singing. You can’t tell them their reward is in heaven when a pastor gets paid after preaching. People put in effort and hard work in their job and I’m happy for the gospel musicians we have because they go all out now,” she emphasized.

MC Yaa Yeboah continued, “Because of our perception, they wouldn’t be able to voice out or petition even when they feel they deserve a certain category, but they don’t find themselves there. Since they wouldn’t want to be ridiculed, they would have to keep their opinions to themselves and be unhappy.”

She also encouraged gospel artistes to confidently express dissatisfaction if they feel overlooked in nominations, rather than remaining silent out of fear of criticism.

“If you are a gospel artiste, you know you’ve worked so hard, TGMAs nominate you as a gospel artiste and you’re happy with the nominations, kindly show that you’re satisfied. If you’re not pleased with it, you have to express that feeling of dissatisfaction and pursue it the right way,” she added.


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