Limoblaze Partners With Spotify

September 6, 2023179 views0

Limoblaze Partners With Spotify

2023-09-06T09:43:47+01:00

By Church News

Recently, Limoblaze, collaborated with Spotify to organise an Afro-Gospel Community Hangout in Lagos, Nigeria to explore the genre’s trajectory of growth and explore avenues for mutual support.The intimate gathering brought together community members for insightful fireside chats, led by Gospel music artists and stakeholders, including Gaise Baba, Protek Illasheva, Salem King, and more, who shared advice and insights with aspiring Afro-Gospel artists.The discussions spanned diverse topics including effective marketing strategies and strategic networking, riding the wave of the genre’s current momentum.Running parallel to the traditional Gospel music is the Afro-Gospel genre, which conveys the same spiritual message while infusing distinct Afrobeats elements.Although enjoying a resurgence, Afro-Gospel isn’t a new form of gospel music. Artists like Dekunle Fuji, Midnight Crew, and Tim Godfrey added fresh musical elements that brought a mainstream feel to their music.The sub-genre is currently enjoying of a notable ascent as it’s connecting with new listeners to Gospel music.Samuel Onwubiko, known by his stage name Limoblaze is a Nigerian Afro gospel, Afrobeat, and Hip-hop gospel singer. He is well known for the hit song “Jireh” which made it to the Billboard U.S Afrobeats Songs of 2022, Official Charts No. 15 and won several other nominations including The Headies and The Stellar Awards.Spotify is a Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 551 million monthly active users, including 220 million paying subscribers, as of June 2023.ALSO READ: Katy Nichole’s “Hold On” Becomes 3rd Consecutive No. 1 Radio Hit