Ghanaian Gospel singer and songwriter, Vida Ewura Abena Yeboah, known by the stage name Ewura Abena has taken to social media to question the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) over a royalty payment she received from the organization.
The ‘This Far’ singer in a social media post sighted by Ameyaw Debrah Media, questioned the organization which is in charge of collecting and distributing royalties on behalf of authors/composers and other right owners about a Gh148.50 payment she received as royalty.
She asked the agency if the amount she received as royalty was for just one song or all her songs. She further questioned if it was for a month or the whole year or a test transmission before the actual payment.
”Ghamro, please is this Gh148.50 royalty payment for one song, all my songs,one month, one year or just a test transmission before the actual payment.Sika noa nono anaa yenhw3 fofro enim?” she wrote.
GHAMRO, has found itself under scrutiny for a while now, as stakeholders and industry players have frequently called for a thorough examination of its financial practices. “