Renowned gospel musician Celestine Donkor has called for payment of her royalties from one of the biggest streaming platforms in Ghana, Boomplay.
According to her, she had not received any loyalty for the past year from the streaming channel and wants her royalties before the platform shuts down its operation in the country.
This was revealed in a post by Kofi Donkor, the manager and husband of the singer, in a recent post to react to the news of the platform’s decision to close down their Ghana-based office.
“Boomplay, pay us our royalties before you shut down the Ghana office on Friday!” he stated in his post.
After the post, Kofi Donkor also granted an interview in which he explained that his wife was not paid by the streaming service provider.
“They haven’t made a payment in over a year. Additionally, I’ve heard that they intend to close their Ghanaian office. We must withdraw our funds immediately,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Boomplay’s licensing agreement with artists indicated that the streaming platform did not directly issue payment of royalties to artists.
Rather, Boomplay “has agreement with preferred distribution platforms and distributors for the songs that are submitted on the platform.”
The distributors are responsible for music licensing, distribution, and paying the artist their royalties.
Source: Ghana/MaxTV/MaxFM/max.com.gh/Joyceline Natally Cudjoe
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