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Moses Bliss
Moses Uyoh Enang (born 20 February 1995), popularly known as Moses Bliss, is a Nigerian gospel singer, worship leader and songwriter. He is the founder of Spotlite Nation, a Nigerian record label. Bliss released his first single in January 2017 titled "E No Dey Fall My Hand" and rose to prominence with the 2019 song "Too Faithful". In 2020, he won the Loveworld International Music and Arts Award (LIMA 2020) by Chris Oyakhilome for his song "You I Live for". Career Music Moses Bliss started to show interest in music from a very young age. By the age of 5, he was already learning and playing musical instruments. Later on, he joined the choir at Believers' Loveworld church. Moses Bliss officially started his music career in 2017 with the debut single "E No Dey Fall My Hand". In 2019, he released the song ‘Too Faithful’ and followed it up in 2020 with the single ‘Bigger Everyday’. His first album "Too Faithful" was released in May 2021 and comprised 13 tracks including " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abuja
Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Planning Associates (IPA), a consortium of three American planning and architecture firms made up of Wallace, Roberts, McHarg & Todd (WRMT – a group of architects) as the lead, Archisystems International (a subsidiary of the Howard Hughes Corporation), and Planning Research Corporation. The Central Business District of Abuja was designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. It replaced Lagos, the country's most populous city, as the capital on 12 December 1991. Abuja's geography is defined by Aso Rock, a monolith left by water erosion. The Presidential Complex, National Assembly, Supreme Court and much of the city extend to the south of the rock. Zuma Rock, a monolith, lies just north of the city on the expressway to Kaduna. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akwa Ibom State
Akwa Ibom State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from the Qua Iboe River which bisects the state before flowing into the Bight of Bonny. Akwa Ibom was split from Cross River State in 1987 with its capital Uyo and with 31 local government areas. Of the 36 states, Akwa Ibom is the 30th largest in area and fifteenth most populous with an estimated population of nearly 5.5 million as of 2016. Geographically, the state is divided between the Central African mangroves in the coastal far south and the Cross–Niger transition forests in the rest of the state. Other important geographical features are the Imo and Cross rivers which flow along Akwa Ibom's eastern and western borders, respectively while the Kwa Ibo River bisects the state before flowing into the Bight of Bonny. In the southeast corner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Worship Music
Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, is a defined genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship. It has developed over the past 60 years and is stylistically similar to pop music. The songs are frequently referred to as "praise songs" or "worship songs" and are typically led by a "worship band" or "praise team", with either a guitarist or pianist leading. It has become a common genre of music sung in many churches, particularly in charismatic or non-denominational Protestant churches with some Roman Catholic congregations incorporating it into their mass as well. History and development In the early 1950s, the Taizé Community in France started to attract youths from several religious denominations with worship hymns based on modern melodies. In the mid-20th century, Christian Unions in university environments hosted evangelistic talks and provided biblical teaching for their members, Christian cafés opened with evangelistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Contemporary Gospel
Urban/contemporary gospel is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the genre was well established by the end of the 1980s. The radio format is pitched primarily to African-Americans. Christian hip hop can be considered a subtype of this genre. Origins and development Protestant hymns and African-American spirituals make up the basic source material for traditional black gospel music, which in turn is the most significant source of urban/contemporary gospel. Urban/contemporary gospel has kept the spiritual focus of the traditional black gospel music, but uses modern musical forms. Urban/contemporary gospel derives primarily from traditional black gospel music, with strong influence from, and strong influence on, many forms of secular pop music. Due to strong racial divisions in 20th century American culture, urban/contemporary gospel developed specifically out of the African-American music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Oyakhilome
Christian Oyakhilome (also known as "Pastor Chris") (born 7 December 1963) is the founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, based in Lagos, Nigeria. Ministry and theology Oyakhilome's ministry holds meetings in the United Kingdom, the United States,Ghana and South Africa, and has "healing school" sessions in South Africa, Lagos and Canada. He was also the first to pioneer a Christian-based television network from Africa to the rest of the world. He also held the largest single night event held in Nigeria in 2006 with 3.5 million people in attendance "Good Friday Miracle Night". Oyakhilome also hosts Higher Life conferences in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, UK, US and Canada, and organized the ''Night of Bliss'' South Africa event at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Oyakhilome also operates an International School of Ministry, which held one of its Ministers' Network Conferences in 2016 with 5,000 ministers in attendance from 145 countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphonic Distribution
Symphonic Distribution is a digital music distribution company launched in late 2006 by Jorge Brea, in Tampa, Florida. Symphonic Distribution delivers music from independent record labels and musicians to online retailers such as Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Napster, Deezer, Pandora, Amazon, and Beatport. History and background Symphonic Distribution is based in Tampa, Florida and was founded in late 2006. By 2010, Symphonic Distribution was earning more than half a million dollars a year in revenue. It generated $2.3 million in revenue in 2014, about $500,000 of which was profit. In 2016, Symphonic Distribution announced an expansion into New York with the intention of establishing relationships for its distributed labels, artists, and independent brands. In addition, following the closure of Beatport's Distribution company, Baseware Distribution, Symphonic signed over 200 distribution accounts from the defunct distributor. In 2017, Symphonic Distribution received a growth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning , Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, it is the third-most populous. The state capital is Tallahassee, and the most populous city is Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the ninth-most populous in the United States; other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville. Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León became th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunmisola Agbebi
Sunmisola Elizabeth Agbebi Okeleye well known as Sunmisola Agbebi (born 2 May 1998) is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and worship leader. She is popularly known for her covers on gospel song. Early life Sunmisola Agbebi was born on 2 May 1998 to Mr. & Mrs. Kayode Agbebi in Lagos State, Nigeria. Music career Sunmisola Agbebi had her first music performance at the age of four. In 2023, she released "B'ola" and "My Daddy, My Daddy" featuring Lawrence Oyor. She collaborates with several artistes, and participates in spontaneous worship sessions with her husband, Yinka. In 2017, she won the Ikorodu Radio Music Challenge. In October 2022, Agbebi organized a live recording music concert titled ''AIIIH'' ("As It Is In Heaven") at the Charis Event Center, Lagos State. At the concert, she released a modified version of the song "My Daddy My Daddy" featuring its original singer, Lawrence Oyor. In November 2022, she was invited to perform "The Garden of Our Heart" at the Dubai Expo alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Eze
Jerry Uchechukwu Eze (born 22 August 1982) is a Nigerian Pentecostal pastor. Eze is the founder of Streams of Joy International, and convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declaration (NSPPD), an online digital prayer meeting. Early life Eze was born on 22 August 1982, in Umuahia the capital city of Abia State. He hails from Okoko Item, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the ..., Nigeria. Eze grew up in Umuahia where he attended Ibeku High School, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria from 1991 to 1997. He has a bachelor's degree in History and International Relations from Abia State University, and a postgraduate certification in Business Administration from the Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT) . Eze worked as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebukasongs
Ebuka Emmanuel Hillary (born 10 May 1992) known professionally as Ebuka Songs is a Nigerian gospel artiste and songwriter. He came to recognition with the hit single “I will pray”. He was signed under the record label Spotlite Nation by Moses Bliss in 2023. Early life and education Ebuka Songs was born in 1993 in Obinze in Imo State, Nigeria, where he also spent most of his childhood. He is an indigene of Owerri, Imo State, and was born into the family of Mr. and Mrs. Hillary as fourth child of six children. He acquired his primary and secondary education in Imo State. In 2019, he graduated from Imo State University, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts. Career Ebuka Songs was born and raised in a devout Christian home, which influenced his musical career. He discovered his passion for music at a young age. However, his musical journey started while he was an undergraduate student at Imo State University, where he served as a worship leader. In 2021, he released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercy Chinwo
Mercy Nnenda Chinwo is a Nigerian gospel musician, singer, actress, comedian and songwriter. She started singing at age 8 in her church children's choir, she won the '' Nigerian Idol'' Season 2 in 2012. Life and career Mercy Nnenda Chinwo was born on September 5, 1990, in Portharcourt, Rivers State. She is the fourth of five children in her family(First daughter). She lost her father at a very young age. She is married to Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa who is from Delta State, Nigeria. Chinwo released her first single, "Testimony" in 2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ..., and "Igwe" a year later in 2017. Mercy Chinwo is a Gospel music Minister Personal life She got married in Port Harcourt to Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa of Water Brooks Church Lekki on the 13th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Nigerian Male Singers
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
