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Gospotainment Media is a Nigerian Christian entertainment mass media company which started in 2009 and offers packaging, branding and promotion of gospel music and Christian entertainment to its proper place in the music industry in Nigeria and Africa. Gospotainment Media is based in Surulere, Lagos.

History
In August 2009, Perry Martins through a divine inspiration came up with a vision to build a platform to promote and publicize gospel music and other Christian entertainment contents. There are many talented gospel acts but few channels and platforms promote them. So, Perry shared the idea with his Music Director in his campus fellowship, Esther and the keyboardist, Precious Kenneth who were both gospel music lovers and final year students at Federal Polytechnic, Nekede in Owerri. After they graduated and left by September 2009, Perry went to Lagos and floated a blog for Gospotainment in March, 2010.

Overview
Gospotainment media has grown to have Gospotainment Online radio, Gospotainment TV which is the blog, news and music download portal with over 30,000 visits per month. Gospel music and songs have been relegated to a Sunday morning thing but Christians know that the gospel and its music are far from being a Sunday thing; it is an everyday need. In the US, there are many all-gospel music radio stations that promote music/artistes and ministry, and that is why the gospel music industry is so vibrant and recognized such that they win Grammy's, Oscars and other notable awards. Gospotainment does more for the gospel music, even the music billboard in the US has a top ten countdown for the gospel music, these things are not in Nigeria for the very rich gospel music industry, the gospel music industry in Nigeria needs a proper structure and platform to represent and promote the gospel music. The society needs to see buoyant record labels sign up gospel artistes; it also needs to see brands and companies endorse gospel artistes as brand models. Christians love to see the gospel artistes winning serious award locally and globally. One of the ways to start is to celebrate in the media which includes radio, TV, internet, magazines e.t.c. Gospotainment comprises of ‘Gospel’ and ‘entertainment’, these two words embody all the various aspect of Christian Entertainment and ministry like music, movies, dance, drama, fashion and lifestyle. Even though gospel music is for worship and praise of God at the same time, Christians have fun and good times in God's presence as they dance joyfully in His presence. Most of them cannot wait to get to church on Sunday so as to enjoy the choir’s ministration. A fellow once said that gospel artistes are one of the bests in the world. A lot of people believe that the gospel music is not entertaining enough and that it is boring. Well, invite someone like that to the next EXPERIENCE LAGOS in Lagos, Nigeria or the next HILLSONG conference in Sydney, Australia and watch them rephrase their words. This is about listening to positive words; good instrumentation and powerful melody.

Leadership
Gospotainment media is under the supervision of Perry Martins Okonkwo whose aim is to make the platform the world's largest gospel entertainment media corporation.

Interests The interest of this media is to promote and celebrate the gospel entertainment globally. To save youths from the destruction of secular music and entertainment, which is filled with sex, nudity, violence, strong language and other vices. To put gospel music, entertainment and artists on every media available be it TV, Radio, Print and internet. To enable cooperate organization and bodies invest in the gospel music industry and artiste by giving them endorsements and contracts as brand models. To bring real worship and praise atmosphere to the needy and hurting in the society and get people liberated and transformed.

Online
This is the official website of Gospotainment. This site contains the news, event and all that is related to the inspirational and Gospel way of life, music and entertainment. On it can be found news, music download, artist’s directory, about us page and contact information, upcoming concerts and after concert reviews, testimonials, TV/Radio program schedules, charity services, choir group and individual artist interviews, videos, top ten count downs and many more.

Public Relation (PR)
This is the arm of the organization responsible for public relations, publicity and media promotions of artistes, events, choirs, churches and other gospel/inspirational platforms.

Radio
This is the radio version of what is done on the internet. It is a radio channel that is designed to promote gospel music in all its forms. The radio version of the media x-rays and plays different genres of gospel music. On the radio version, interviews, news, song countdowns, concert reviews, Holy Ghost party, DJ sessions e.t.c. This is set up to create a different potpourri of program that will bless the life of people.

Television
This is a gospel and inspirational TV platform that contains videos of gospel music, interviews, concert excerpts, lifestyle, celebrity gist, count downs, movies and other Christian entertainment programs. Because all these things exist in the modern Christians life, therefore it is celebrated. The whole idea celebrates the positive value of the daily living as Christians and that of celebrities.

Magazine
An all gospel music magazine that revolves around the gospel music industry, celebrity, fashion, life style, belief, concerts, album release new music countdowns e.t.c.