Former Chairman with the Ghana Music Privileges Organisation (GHAMRO) features revealed that Shatta Wale received huge royalties in 2021.
In accordance with him, typically the ‘Melissa’ hitmaker acquired over ¢30, 1000 in royalties. Of which, he said, is definitely the highest volume of money GHAMRO has given out and about in its record.
Speaking on countrywide broadcaster GTV’s Tues morning, Rex Omar said Shatta Wale has not acquired his money mainly because his team features failed to deliver typically the needed account specifics.
“We did some sort of distribution keep apart from, and Shatta Wale was typically the highest earner. Many of us spoke to the management into the future and even give us the account details in order that we can give the bucks to him or her. We don’t recognize who to shell out it because many of us don’t have the details. ”
“The checks are fixed prepared, either the management or they, himself, come to the check or offers us account specifics in order that we can easily transfer the funds into his rely, and he has not done that, ” he told Kafui Dey, host with the show.
Rex Omar’s comment comes days and nights after Shatta Wale lamented about the particular failure of the particular Ghana Music Legal rights Organisation (GHAMRO) in order to pay him their royalties.
According in order to him, the cash he has produced from music comes through streaming platforms, shows, and foreign royals collection bodies this individual is a component of.
Taking in order to Twitter on Thurs, Shatta Wale published, “our work because musicians or let us say the creatives is sad within Ghana, but the particular players of the particular game think these people can’t speak (because) they don’t would like individuals to slander them. Me, I am hungry; I would like everyone to slander me… I feel hungry; where will be my royalties? BEKWAI, GHANA!!! (sic)”
Nevertheless , Rex Omar states GHAMRO has contacted Shatta Wale’s team upon numerous occasions in order to ensure he will get his royalties, nevertheless efforts have not really yielded any outcomes.
He noted that will as long because the cash belongs in order to Shatta Wale, this would remain presently there for him.
“GHAMRO has not already been operating as much as, let us say, 100% because the way it really is supposed to, yet it is really a function in progress. Consequently, Shatta, your cash continues to be at GHAMRO; bring your information to ensure that they may pay your hard earned money in order to you, then begin to hype GHAMRO to ensure that it can perform a lot with regard to you, ” Rex Omar said.