{"id":1114410,"date":"2022-06-08T10:21:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T10:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/08\/it-doesnt-make-sense-that-ghanaians-stream-our-songs-mostly-yet-were-not-being-paid-royalties-mr-drew\/"},"modified":"2022-06-08T10:21:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T10:21:40","slug":"it-doesnt-make-sense-that-ghanaians-stream-our-songs-mostly-yet-were-not-being-paid-royalties-mr-drew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/08\/it-doesnt-make-sense-that-ghanaians-stream-our-songs-mostly-yet-were-not-being-paid-royalties-mr-drew\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It Doesn&#8217;t Make Sense That Ghanaians Stream Our Songs Mostly Yet We&#8217;re Not Being Paid Royalties&#8221;-Mr. Drew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 id=\"h-ghanaian-musician-andrew-commey-otoo-well-known-as-mr-drew-has-registered-his-displeasure- about-how-ghanaian-musicians-are-unable-to-reap-from-their-craft-in-ghana\">Ghanaian musician, Andrew Commey Otoo, well known as Mr. Drew has registered his displeasure about how Ghanaian musicians are unable to reap from their craft in Ghana.<\/h2>\n<h4>READ ALSO: \u201cThere Is Nothing Like \u2018Sikaduro\u2019 Anywhere\u201d-Criss Waddle Says [Video]<\/h4>\n<p>Speaking in an interview on the \u201cConvo With The Head\u201d with the YouTuber, Kwadwo Sheldon, Mr. Drew stated that Ghanaian musicians are unable to monetize the attention they receive through their music in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that he has personally not registered with the Ghana  Rights Organization(GHAMRO) but some musicians who have registered are not able to receive royalties when their songs are being used by brands and media houses.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Drew lamented in some cases where brands used their songs for adverts or commercials when they are being contacted to pay royalties for using the intellectual property, the response they receive is not encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the interview below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"xseaLHGg0IU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mr Drew Wants Ghanaians To Pay Attention To His Sound And Give Him All The Support!!\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xseaLHGg0IU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ghanaian media personality, Deloris Frimpong Manso, well known as Delay has finally debunked rumors of having a daughter she has been keeping off social media for some reasons.<\/p>\n<p>It would be vividly recalled that after Delay was tagged as barren by her former protege, Afia Schwarzenegger, a source disclosed on Facebook that the screen-goddess has a beautiful daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after that, her current radio station, Wontumi Radio shared a photo of a beautiful young lady, claiming to be the daughter of the on-air personality.<\/p>\n<p>The photo was captioned;<strong> Delay\u2019s Delicious Daughter? Delay writes: \u201cAkosua @_.kimmy.yy . Growing too fast. Miss you \u201d Wontumi Radio 95.9, Movement TV, Accra\u2014\u00a0feeling refreshed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response to the post, Delay stated that the young lady in the viral photo is not her daughter, however, she is believing God to make things beautiful in His own time.<\/p>\n<p>Source: ghgossip<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v13.0&#038;appId=1009694476028322&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\" type=\"8d16a0379d754dc1e50bfecd-text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian musician, Andrew Commey Otoo, well known as Mr. Drew has registered his displeasure about how Ghanaian musicians are unable to reap from their craft in Ghana. 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