{"id":124805,"date":"2025-11-08T14:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T14:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/124805\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T14:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T14:57:09","slug":"death-rumour-made-me-appreciate-life-better-terry-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/124805\/","title":{"rendered":"Death rumour made me appreciate life better \u2013 Terry G"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Terry <\/a>Terry G is a Nigerian artiste<\/p>\n

Popular singer Terry G has reacted to the viral death rumour that circulated during the week. In an interview with Saturday Beats, the Free Madness crooner described the experience as shocking yet humbling, adding that grace never dies.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cAt first, it was shocking. Imagine waking up to see people posting \u2018RIP Terry G\u2019! But later, I realised it was a lesson to appreciate life more and understand how much impact I\u2019ve made. The love and concern from fans touched me deeply. It reminded me that I\u2019m still relevant and that my story is far from over. I\u2019m alive, strong, and more focused than ever. You can\u2019t kill grace; grace no dey die.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking further on his new song and its unique sound, the energetic performer explained that his creative shift was intentional.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, it was deliberate. As an artist, growth is very important to me. I\u2019ve always been known for my wild energy and street vibe, but Kolomala came from a more refined and expressive side of me\u2014a way to show that I can evolve without losing my originality.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe song celebrates African beauty, and I wanted it to connect across borders, not just within the street circuit. It was a conscious move to show maturity and versatility while keeping that Terry G DNA,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The singer also lamented the rising cost of music promotion in today\u2019s industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cost of promotion today is crazy, no lie. The game has changed. Back then, it was more about raw talent and street acceptance. Now, even a good song can go unnoticed if you don\u2019t have serious backing. It\u2019s not easy for upcoming artistes who lack funds. But it also shows how commercial the industry has become.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just believe there should be better structures and support systems to help talented artistes shine without going broke trying to push their music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reflecting on what the death rumour taught him, Terry G noted that fame comes with both blessings and burdens.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt taught me that fame is powerful but fragile. Once you\u2019re in the spotlight, people will say anything, and the internet spreads news faster than fire. You have to be mentally strong to handle it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned not to react to every story; sometimes silence speaks louder. It also made me appreciate genuine love and loyalty; the people who know you personally will always see through the lies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Terry G is a Nigerian artiste Popular singer Terry G has reacted to the viral death rumour that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124806,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-124805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}