| dc.description.abstract | Ghana is a country with a huge energetic popular music scene that echos the country's cultural richness. With a current population of about 32 million people and a median age of 21.5 years, the country has been able to achieve a very vibrant popular music scene due to its youthful population. Despite this vibrant music life, most Ghanaian artists who keep the music scene alive, have on countless occasions made bitter revelations or compliance about the failure of the Collective Management Organization of Ghana (GHAMRO) to make the exact amount of royalty payments that are due them. According to these artists, Ghamro's payment is way below their expectations, and they also fail to provide the necessary documentation of accountability to explain why such ridiculous amounts were made to them in the first place.
The response from GHAMRO against these complaints is the fact the collection society faces numerous challenges in the process of collecting and distributing music royalties to its members They point out a deficiency in technologies that could improve the collection and distribution of royalties. Additionally, GHAMRO states that a significant hindrance to their ability to make appropriate payments stems from the reluctance of many music users in Ghana, including radio and television stations, to fulfill their royalty obligations.
This study focused on uncovering the challenges and prospects of the Ghanaian music industry in the digital age and how digitalization can help improve or enhance GHAMRO's role as a collection society.
This research uncovered problems and solutions which adapted can improve the process of collection and distribution of music royalties. The study further made comparisons of some CMOs in advanced countries with the CMO in Ghana to be able to find out methods GHAMRO can employ to help solve some of the problems they are facing. | |
