“I was given GHC 1,000 as royalties five years ago” – Diana Hamilton

“I was given GHC 1000 as royalties five years ago” – Diana Hamilton

The latest to comment on the low or poor royalty system in Ghana is gospel musician Diana Antwi Hamilton.
In an interview with Cookie Tee on TV3’S New Day, VGMA artiste of the year described the amount she received five years ago as meager.

“I was given GHS1000 as royalties five years ago. I cannot say I have gotten anymore but I haven’t checked because it is so meager. If it was a huge sum of money, I would have seen it and spoken about it.”

“All I will say is guys, let’s make the system work. I am sure there are laws and so many things put in place in our systems can we make it work?” Diana Hamilton stated

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Comparing GHAMRO to other collection agencies, she also added,“When I release a song and I hand it over to cedi baby, all I do is sit back and every two weeks I get a cheque through the mail. There is a breakdown of who played your song, which club or church played my sing, which radio and tv station played my song. There’s a breakdown of how much it costs them to play my sing,” she said.

The popular Gospel musician further stated: “I know what every outlet is bringing me. I know what my biggest shop is. Whether it’s iTunes, boom play, or Amazon. There is also the royalty’s side. There are systems that are here, can we make them work here too.”