Ghanaian gospel musician Celestine Donkor has revealed that her song titled 'Carry Fire' was composed after she was attacked at a studio she owns with her husband.

She explained that their studio attendant called to inform them one morning on a Friday that she had discovered 21 white eggs and a calabash filled with grains, beans, rice, millet, maize, and groundnuts placed mysteriously at the entrance of the studio.

Through the prayer of intercession with her prayer partners, they prayed fervently against the attack.

They drew inspiration from Isaiah 54:17 and Isaiah 7:7, which eventually led to composing her gospel song titled "I Carry Fire."

“We entered prayer with our prayer partners. We used Isaiah 54:17 and Isaiah 7:7 out of which I got the song ‘I Carry Fire,’” she said.

She added that the incident transpired in the early hours of a Friday morning, a day she considered very critical because her husband was born on a Friday.

“Guess what, it was dropped in the early hours of a Friday, knowing that my husband is a Friday born,” she said.

Gospel musician Cwesi Oteng revealed that his entry into the gospel music industry came with intense spiritual opposition and personal attacks from within the fraternity.

Speaking on Joy Prime’s Changes with Roselyn Felli, Cwesi shared that his emergence as a new voice with a unique style sparked resistance from some gospel musicians who felt threatened by his rise.

“When I stepped out into gospel music, I was like a fresh idea and I started breaking a lot of grounds where gospel had not entered. Suddenly, doors were opening for gospel music. It also came with a lot of attacks,” he said. “At a point, it was a spiritual war. Church people were attacking me, saying all sorts of things. Gospel musicians also felt like the guy has come to change the scene.”

According to him, the backlash went beyond criticism. He alleged that people took his debut album — which included songs such as I Win and God Dey Bless Me — to cemeteries and other unknown locations in an attempt to block his progress.

These experiences, he said, have had an impact on his stardom, making it difficult for his newer songs to gain momentum, and causing his visibility in the gospel scene to gradually decline.

Despite the challenges, Cwesi noted that he chose to take a break to focus on his well-being and return stronger.

“You also want to live long, so when you realise that, you re-energize yourself. Stardom is really my thing; I can leave the scene, take care of myself for a year, and come back. Trying to be in people’s faces all the time is not it for me,” he stated.

Cwesi Oteng has since released a new single titled Favour, which he describes as a reminder to believers of God’s goodness and the importance of declaring His favor.

Meanwhile, Gospel singer Perez Music has stated that in a world where everyone wants to access to your life through attacks and criticisms, staying mysterious can be the greatest shield.

The musician believes that he cannot control how people come at him, but he can control how much of himself he reveals.

“Attacks are normal. The attacks are many, some of them are physical, some of them are spiritual. Some people would slander you…When you are a mystery to people, they always try to figure out a way to get to you. So, sometimes it’s best to remain the mystery that they know you for because when you talk too much or you show too much you give them a lot to be able to get to you."

“Spiritually I would not say they attacked me, but those things happen. But I don’t focus on such things. He who lives in me is greater than he who lives in this world,” Perez Musik stated.

Perez Musik got married to his wife, Abigail, on November 23, 2024, after overcoming a challenging breakup with his former spouse, Doreen.

Taking to Instagram, Perez expressed his gratitude to God and shared his excitement about starting this new chapter of his life.

"Blessed be the Lord who reigns forevermore! #restored," he wrote.

Ghanaian-UK-based preacher and gospel musician Sonnie Badu shared how disappointed his colleague, Perez Musik, felt when fellow gospel artists failed to attend his wedding.

Speaking in an interview on Okay FM on November 26, 2024, Sonnie Badu revealed that the only gospel artist present, apart from himself, was Siisi Beidu.

The turnout was so poor that Perez Musik was both surprised and delighted to see Sonnie Badu. He even offered him a seat right next to him in appreciation of his presence.

"I value relationships, and I cherish humanity. When Perez invited me to his wedding, I told him I would come, but he thought I was joking. It was my first time going to Krokobite, and the road was quite challenging, but I made the effort because I wanted to show love."

He continued, "When I arrived, the only gospel artiste there was Siisi Beidu. I was glad I came, but Perez was heartbroken. It would have been really sad if I hadn’t shown up. He was so overwhelmed that he asked me to sit beside him, but I felt shy."