GHAMRO, Apprise Music Team Up For Artist Rights

 

The Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) is in talks with Apprise Music, a leading digital music distribution company, to form a strategic partnership. The two organisations aim to strengthen metadata infrastructure, copyright education, and artist welfare systems in Ghana.

The meeting, which took place at Apprise Music’s headquarters in Accra, brought together GHAMRO’s CEO and senior delegates for a closed-door session with Apprise’s leadership team, led by Founder and Director Michael Bamfo.

The proposed partnership would cover joint seminars, shared consultation and referral mechanisms for artist issues, and coordinated media communication. They also plan to work together on royalty collection drives, policy review meetings, and advocacy for artist rights protection.

Also on the table include ongoing collaboration initiatives such as royalty collection drives, periodic policy review meetings, and joint advocacy to amplify government attention on copyright enforcement and artist rights protection.

Michael Bamfo, Founder of Apprise Music, said, “This is not just a handshake. It’s a strategic alignment between rights management and digital distribution — two pillars that must work together to protect artists and restore value to their work. We’re excited about the possibilities.”

GHAMRO provided clarity on the organisation’s role as the statutory body responsible for collecting and distributing royalties to Ghanaian music rights holders, including composers, publishers, performers, and producers. GHAMRO also oversees compliance with copyright legislation and engages in public education on intellectual property.

The collaboration, if finalised, is expected to streamline metadata accuracy, catalog integrity, and rights attribution — longstanding challenges in the Ghanaian music ecosystem that have undermined royalty payouts and international monetisation.

Apprise Music, one of Ghana’s fastest-growing music and media companies, offers digital distribution, IP education, artist incubation, and metadata services to both independent artists and labels. The company currently works with legacy catalogs from Amakye Dede, Afro Moses, MUSIGA, and GAPI, and emerging artists including Rama Blak, Abbi Ima, King Eazie, and many more.

A formal agreement is expected to be signed in the coming weeks, with a joint roadmap already being drafted. Both parties have committed to sharing the partnership’s progress with the public and stakeholders through coordinated media releases and public engagement campaigns.

This collaboration signals a broader trend of alignment between digital music platforms and rights organisations across Africa, as the continent’s music industry seeks to professionalise and scale.

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