Nathaniel Bassey surpasses one billion YouTube views
Punch's headline. Reported by Punch, Vanguard.
What Punch reported
Nigerian gospel singer and pastor, Nathaniel Bassey, has surpassed one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first gospel artist to reach the milestone, according to available channel statistics. Bassey’s official YouTube channel, Nathaniel Bassey Main, has recorded more than 1.014 billion views an
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Nathaniel Bassey surpasses one billion YouTube views. Nigerian gospel singer and pastor, Nathaniel Bassey, has surpassed one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first gospel artist to reach the milestone, according to available channel statistics. Bassey’s official YouTube channel, Nathaniel Bassey Main, has recorded more than 1.014 billion views an Covered by 2 publications. Punch: Nathaniel Bassey surpasses one billion YouTube views. Vanguard: Nathaniel Bassey becomes first African gospel artist to hit one billion YouTube views.
Who is covering it
- Punch Nigeria Nathaniel Bassey surpasses one billion YouTube views Nigerian gospel singer and pastor, Nathaniel Bassey, has surpassed one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first gospel artist to reach the milestone, according to available channel statistics. Bassey’s official YouTube channel, Nathaniel Bassey Main, has recorded more than 1.014 billion views an 2 h ago · Tier 3
- Vanguard Nigeria Nathaniel Bassey becomes first African gospel artist to hit one billion YouTube views Nigerian gospel singer and pastor Nathaniel Bassey has surpassed one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first gospel artist to achieve the milestone, according to available channel statistics. 1 h ago · Tier 3
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