Late Michael Jackson is still making money but I have made nothing from Music – Appietus

Ace producer and occasional singer Appietus has said the structures in the Ghana music industry are so bad that he has not been able to make money from his intellectual properties. 

Comparing his situation to America where the system is in full functionality, Appietus said the late Micahel Jackson is still making money from his music even years after his demise. 

She shared this sentiment when he was interviewed recently on Class FM. He started by saying; 

“On the continent in Africa, I’m one of the guys will large hits but the system in Africa does not help me, the system in Ghana does not help me, the royalty system, the music industry structures and when we were making the hits and having fun we didn’t think it will affect us in the future and it’s affecting us now.

Some time ago when Michael Jackson died, he made $ 4 million from royalties from people streaming his music, and he was dead,” he revealed in astonishment. 

With a smile, he added, “The system is working so if you’re not there, your family will enjoy so I pray that our system will work”.

He then concluded by saying, “We don’t have to reinvent the wheel, people are already doing it, the question is how did they do it? We need the template and we do it, simple! It won’t change anything, it’s still music…”