Why gospel artistes transition to secular – Ric Hassani

Singer Ric Hassani has revealed why gospel artistes transition to secular music.

During an interview, Hassani shared that he started his career in gospel music but switched to secular music after realizing it wasn’t his true calling.

He believes that gospel artists who transition to secular music do so not for financial gain, but for creative fulfillment.

He emphasized that gospel music requires a specific gift of ministration, which not everyone possesses.

Hassani noted that while he is a strong Christian and includes gospel songs in his albums, his purpose is to impact the world through a different genre.

He believes that true fulfillment comes from creating music that aligns with one’s passion and purpose, rather than just pursuing wealth.

He said, “Gospel is beyond singing. You have to be blessed to be able to interpret God’s words through music. For example, there is no way a Katty Perry would communicate God’s words through music the way CeCe Winans does. I feel like CeCe is blessed with being able to communicate the Holy Spirit through music. Whitney Houston is blessed in a different way.

“So, I don’t feel this idea of everybody must be in church. Some of us were made for the world. I also have Christian songs. I’m a very strong Christian. In all my albums, there is at least one gospel song. But that’s not really my calling. I meant to impact the world in a different way, with a different kind of music. I’m not going to do it the way Frank Edwards or Mercy Chinwo is going to do it. If I enter church music now, I fit no bang. It’s not my thing.

“People leaving gospel music for secular music is not about money. Creatives or people who blessed with these gifts like money, everybody likes money. But the real fulfilment is being able to do it and exist doing it. Even the Wizkids, the Burnas that have all the money in the world… If it was really about money, then Davido has no business doing anything because he has all the money he would ever need.

“So, it’s not really about money. The kind of satisfaction that comes from being able to think of an idea of thing and put it on the record and create music is beyond money. It’s bigger than any satisfaction money can give you.”