Despite having several hit songs, gospel musician Ohemaa Mercy has revealed that for the past 16 years, she has only received GH300 in royalties from the Ghana Rights Organization (GHAMRO).
She said she has only received GH300 from GHAMRO since 2007, and that she felt discouraged and had not been there for the past 16 years.
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GHAMRO, who is in charge of distributing royalties, has had its license revoked, making it unable to fulfill its mandate to collect and distribute payments.
All Ghanaian copyright holders’ royalties are collected by the agency. The Copyright Society of Ghana had been in charge of that function prior to 2005.
The company has frequently come under fire for its transparency and stakeholder engagement. Rex Omar was the organization’s leader as of 2018.
Ohemaa Mercy released her first album in the latter part of November 2004. Entitled Adamfo Papa, the album enjoyed massive airplay after its release, which brought Ohemaa into the limelight. She won seven nominations for the 2006 Ghana Awards but did not win any of the awards. She later won the Discovery of the year for the Gospel Awards the same year.
In 2007, the gospel minister released her second album, Edin Jesus. Ohemaa Mercy sold 875,000 copies six months after releasing the second album making it the best-selling album of the year.
She won the Gospel Artiste of the year and in Canada the same year was Gospel Artiste of the Year-Canada.
She was nominated the Best Female Artiste West Africa the same year for the Africa Gospel awards in London. She also won Vodafone Ghana Awards 23 “Gospel Song Of The Year” with Ote Me Mu ft MOG music.
Ohemaa Mercy has performed on major platforms with electrifying performances that have earned her a huge fun base, not only for the love of her music but also for her stage performances.