Artiste manager and entertainment analyst, Steve Owusu
Gospel artiste manager and entertainment analyst, Steve Owusu, also known as Shishiishi Man, has dismissed claims made by some Ghanaian gospel artistes about facing spiritual attacks in the music industry, describing such allegations as baseless.
His comments came in response to recent claims by gospel artistes Cwesi Oteng and Esther Smith, who alleged they were victims of spiritual sabotage.
Oteng had previously stated that his album was taken to a cemetery for ritual purposes, while Smith described the gospel music industry as “evil.”
Music producer Fred Kyei Mensah also supported their claims, saying his gospel musician son had faced similar attacks and that the gospel scene was “worse than the secular industry.”
However, speaking on Accra-based Amansan Television, Owusu dismissed these assertions, stating that everyone faces challenges and that it would be baseless to interpret these as spiritual attacks.
“We have people who are not even gospel artistes going through struggles, from ushers to cleaners. Everyone faces challenges. There’s no gospel artiste or person in Ghana who can say they aren’t experiencing some form of hardship. It’s normal. So, I’m surprised gospel artistes are interpreting this as evil attacks,” he said.
He challenged Cwesi Oteng to provide evidence, saying, “Can he give me any gospel artiste who took his album to the cemetery? He has no proof. He is lying. He should bring the proof and tell us which industry player took his items to Awudome or Osu cemetery.”
Owusu further noted that top gospel stars like Joe Mettle and Diana Hamilton do not make such claims, adding that Cwesi Oteng was simply pushing his frustration onto others.
“Everybody is going through something. You can’t push your frustration onto others. These are artistes who are fading off and blaming others for their struggles,” he said.
He added, “Last year, I was robbed after MOG’s concert in Kumasi. This year, my car broke down on the way there. Should I say MOG is attacking me? It doesn’t make sense. We shouldn’t be making childish claims.”
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