Royalty Reform —
Stop Exploitation
Ghanaian musicians are owed millions in uncollected royalties. Opaque processes, poor enforcement and administrative failures have robbed creators for decades. We are demanding accountability.
The Royalty Crisis
Ghana has a functioning royalty collection system — GHAMRO collects fees from broadcasters, venues and streaming platforms. But the distribution to actual musicians has been chronically underfunded, opaque and delayed. Millions of cedis in collected royalties remain undistributed or are absorbed by administrative costs.
Session musicians — who performed on dozens of hit records — often receive nothing because they lack the knowledge or resources to register. Record label contracts routinely sign away performers' neighbouring rights. The system is broken.
MUSIGA Demands
An independent forensic audit of all GHAMRO royalty collections since 2015
Full public disclosure of royalty distribution reports (quarterly)
Maximum 15% administrative deduction — capped and enforced
Fast-track registration programme for session musicians and performers
Criminal penalties for unlicensed public performance of copyrighted works
A Royalty Ombudsman to handle musician complaints independently
signatures collected
72% of 5,000 target
Estimated undistributed royalties (2023)
GHAMRO-registered musicians who received nothing in 2022
Join the Fight for Royalty Justice
Sign the petition and join MUSIGA to strengthen our campaign for transparent, fair royalty distribution for every Ghanaian musician.