We haven't received any royalties for our hit songs from GHAMRO- Keche

9th September 2025

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Ghanaian music duo, Keche, has once again voiced their frustration over the ongoing challenges with royalty payments, revealing that they have yet to receive fair compensation from the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO).

In a candid interview on Hitz FM on September 8, 2025, the duo expressed their deep dissatisfaction with the situation, stating, “Even GH¢500 is too much; we haven’t even received as low as GH¢20. We have registered with them, yet with all our hit songs, nothing.”

Despite their disappointment, Keche remains cautiously hopeful, believing that the current administration might bring about positive change. They lauded President John Mahama’s move to include more creatives in government, suggesting that such appointments could lead to improvements in the royalty payment system.

The duo also highlighted the struggles of industry veterans, stressing that even music legends have been poorly compensated.

“It has been a long-standing issue, and it’s not just us. We even heard somewhere, not sure if it’s true, that our father, Amakye Dede, left Kumasi to the GHAMRO offices in Accra only to receive GH¢300. So if even he, a legend in the game, is taking GH¢300, how much more us?”

Keche referred to the ongoing situation as an “industry-wide injustice” that needs urgent attention, underscoring that creatives deserve to be fairly rewarded for their contributions to the industry.

Their comments echo those made in July 2024, when they revealed that despite their multiple hit songs, they had never received more than GH¢500 from GHAMRO, questioning the value of “fruitless meetings” with the organisation.