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02 Dec

Joe Mettle Laments Poor Quality Of Planes Assigned To Ghana From Other Countries

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Ghanaian gospel singer and songwriter Joe Mettle has expressed concern regarding the state of aeroplanes assigned to Ghana from other countries. The 2017 VGMA Artiste of The Year described this as something that bothered him and shared this concern based on observations he made during his travels to many countries. “I’ve had the privilege to travel a bit and realised that most of the planes that come to Ghana are not the best at all compared to the ones that go to other African countries why is that?” he quizzed. The renowned minister added that other countries with a short distance to…

21 Jun

Why I Turned Down Sarkodie’s Feature Request – Joe Mettle

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Renowned gospel artist Joe Mettle has addressed his decision to decline a feature request from celebrated Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie and other secular artistes. Joe Mettle, who has built a successful career in gospel music, explained that collaborating with secular artists could compromise his principles and create expectations for similar collaborations in the future. He clarified that his decision to turn down Sarkodie’s offer was based on his personal conviction and adherence to his musical direction, rather than any personal issues with the rapper. He mentioned that he and Sarkodie had a clear and respectful discussion about the potential collaboration, and…

19 Sep

I Disagree With Wendy Shay’s Assertion That ‘Every Man Cheats’ – Joe Mettle

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Award-winning gospel musician, Joe Mettle has rejected colleague Wendy Shay’s assertion that every man cheats in one of her songs. According to the 'Boo no ni' hitmaker, the fact that some men have extramarital affairs does not mean that all men are the same and follow the same path. The one-time Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Artiste of the Year rebuffed the claims of every man cheats and expressed his utmost surprise because it was coming from a woman. Speaking in an interview with Peace FM Entertainment Review on Saturday, September 16, 2023, Joe Mettle stated that Wendy Shay said that because she had been…

03 Jul

I Regret Not Taking My Music Lessons Seriously In School – Joe Mettle

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Ghanaian gospel singer Joe Mettle says that even though he is making waves with music, he has regrets for not taking his music lessons seriously back in school. In a recent interview with Graphic Showbiz, the Kadosh hitmaker said he didn’t take up his music course seriously because he didn’t have any intention of pursuing it at the time. “I think I should have taken my music lessons seriously when I was in school. At that time, I didn’t know I would be taking it up one day so I didn’t take it seriously. That is one regret I have…

13 Jun

No Plans To Feature Secular Artistes – Joe Mettle

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Many have questioned why the Ghana music industry has not seen a lot of collaboration between the Gospel musicians and the other genres especially those doing secular music. This development has generated a heated argument among many for almost three decades since the Hiplife in particular came into existence. Some Gospel musicians have already taken the step of featuring those secular musicians in their songs and vice-versa. But award-winning Gospel musician, Joe Mettle, thinks otherwise. According to him, although there are calls by people for him to feature a secular artiste, he has no intention of doing that anytime soon. When…

17 May

Chef Hilda Baci’s Feat Might Trigger Sermons On Long Prayers – Joe Mettle

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Ghanaian gospel musician, Joe Mettle, has waded in the conversation surrounding Hilda Baci’s act of breaking the Guinness World Record for the ‘longest cooking marathon by an individual.’ In a post shared on Twitter, the gospel singer said the Nigerian Chef's endurance in the kitchen could possibly spark sermons pertaining to how long Christians stand before God in prayer. "Why do I have a feeling Chef Hilda's achievement of being able to stand all these hours to cook is about to trigger a new sermon and discussion on how long we are able to stand in prayer before God," he remarked,…

24 Feb

I Met My Wife Through Social Media – Joe Mettle

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Renowned gospel artiste Joe Mettle has revealed that he met his wife online. In a Joy Prime interview, Joe Mettle shared that he had never met or spoken to his wife before they connected on social media. According to Joe Mettle, he had seen his wife online and felt in his spirit that she was the one for him. “You know this social media thing it has helped. Who really reached out first? I think she reached out first, and this was when I said I had seen the person, and in my spirit, I thought it was the person.…

10 Dec

Kuami Eugene, Adina, Joe Mettle, Lasmid And Others To Thrill Fans At 2022 MTN Carols Night

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This year’s Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is expected to hit a high note when MTN Ghana put together crowd-pulling artistes to thrill fans and customers at the Fantasy Dome in Accra on 16th December 16. The well-cerebrated artistes billed to perform are Kuami Eugene, Adina, Joe Mettle Lasmid, Kwan Pa Band, Nana Sei the story singer, and El Dunamis. MTN’s Viva Voices Choir and the silky smooth singer, Adepa Zela will complete the exciting line-up of performers on the night. According to MTN, this year’s carols service promises to surpass all expectations. To make this event a memorable…

09 Nov

I’d like to do songs with Joe Mettle and Diana Hamilton – Mireille Lasme

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Paris-based gospel musician Mireille Lasme, who recently released the song titled ‘Baba God’ has expressed her undying love for Ghana. In tandem with this, she has expressed her willingness to do a collaboration with Ghanaian artistes so as to help expand her scope of ministry through music as long as the goal remains to save souls. “This is not to flatter you but I love Ghana, the Ghanaian people are sincere, have integrity and I love the way they serve God,,” she said. She told Franky 5 on Hitz FM’s ‘This is Gospel’ in Ghana that she would love to…

24 Sep

Joe Mettle finally breaks silence on issues regarding his marriage

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Gospel musician Joe Mettle in his latest interview has finally addressed issues regarding his recent marriage. After the much-anticipated wedding of the acclaimed Gospel singer and his wife, Salomey Selassie Dzisa, rumors went wild as it was alleged that the couple was expecting a child even before their nuptial. Seen all over the media were stories about how Joe Mettle was forced to marry Selassie because she had taken seed, with a picture posted online used to justify the claim that she had a little baby bump. Again, it was alleged that Joe had someone else he wanted to settle…