{"id":410095,"date":"2018-03-15T17:14:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T17:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=410095"},"modified":"2018-03-15T17:14:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T17:14:57","slug":"get-royalties-south-africa-uk-m-anifest-tells-rex-omar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/get-royalties-south-africa-uk-m-anifest-tells-rex-omar\/","title":{"rendered":"I get royalties from South Africa, UK \u2013 M.anifest tells Rex Omar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The issue of music royalties has been a big topic for Ghanaian musicians as regards how effective systems and structures governing their intellectual property have been.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, rapper M.anifest told the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in an interview that he had not received a penny from the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) as royalties since he started music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShout outs to GHAMRO. I know you people are working but please work hard so I can get my royalties. I haven\u2019t received a single penny from you guys,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Chairman of GHAMRO, Rex Omar, told\u00a0<strong>Citi Showbiz<\/strong>\u00a0that M.anifest had not assigned his works to GHAMRO \u2013 which means he was not a member and could not take his royalties from them.<\/p>\n<p>M.anifest responded to Rex Omar\u2019s position on the matter after Starr FM had tweeted a similar statement Rex Omar made on their station.<\/p>\n<p>According to the \u2018godMC\u2019 rapper, even though he has not registered with the South African Music Right Organisation (SAMRO) and UK\u2019s Performing Rights Society (PRS), he gets royalties from them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not a member of samro or prs but s.a. and u.k. royalties have been flowing. Thanks for understanding. You\u2019re a legend BTW. Much respect,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/manifest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-56967 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/manifest.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/manifest.png 831w, http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/manifest-300x203.png 300w, http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/manifest-768x520.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"389\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Rex Omar has stated that GHAMRO is bent on employing the best strategies to collect royalties due its members.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>By: Kwame Dadzie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The issue of music royalties has been a big topic for Ghanaian musicians as regards how effective systems and structures governing their intellectual property have been. 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