What is it about?
Nigerian gospel music is an emblematic and significantly informative entertainment industry; it is both an artistic and a contemporary religious genre that reveals social transformations nationally, regionally, and globally. It. has a historical fusion of entertainment with spirituality haven been influenced by secular music. This is evident in the composition process and the performance context, the pressures of audience demand, the idiosyncrasies of each musician, as well as financial and commercial trends.
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Why is it important?
This research work contributes a new theory - "Gospeltainment theory" to the study of Nigerian gospel music
Perspectives
The work underscores the underpinning entertainment tendencies in Nigerian gospel music and its implications for gospel music as well as the entertainment industry in Nigeria deriving from the intersection of secular and gospel music.
Dr Taiye Shola Adeola
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
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This page is a summary of: Gospeltainment: Music and Profit in Nigeria, Utafiti, June 2020, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/26836408-15010024.
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