By Nana Ama Gyapong
Eric Turkson, aka Ded Buddy and now Qweci, the Ladies’ Man, established his presence in the hiplife industry over a decade ago. He is a singer and songwriter who is now into RnB music as well and has revealed that he has received ¢158 in royalties on his songs that were played on both radio and television.
He made this statement in an interview with Nana Ama Gyapong on Lifestyle TV’s entertainment show Ebitz.
Royalty collection and distribution are very important so far as ownership of creative works is concerned. Similarly, there has been an upsurge in the pirating of music productions in Ghana. These acts present a challenge for most musicians, especially those who do not have any education on royalties, their collection, and their distribution as far as the economic advantage of their creative works is concerned.
The meagre revenues received by the artist from music played in Ghana are something most Ghanaian musicians are not happy about, and Qweci is no different.
According to him, every musician in Ghana faces that problem because performers, song writers, producers, and sound engineers must make money, but sadly, they do not make that much money because of the little income made on royalties.
He added, “Outside, I just got a royalty payment of $3,000 for four months.”
He suggested that all attention shouldn’t be given to GHAMRO alone when it comes to the payment of royalties but to look for other sources that can help the creative arts industry.