Ghana Music Rights Organisation
Ghana's government-mandated collecting society for music royalties.
- Based in
- Ghana
- Founded
- Established under Section 49 of Ghana's Copyright Act, 2005 (Act 690); began operating as the sole music collecting society around 2011, taking over the music-rights functions previously held by the Copyright Society of Ghana (COSGA)
- Website
- ghamroonline.org
GHAMRO (Ghana Music Rights Organisation) is Ghana’s collecting society for music royalties, established under Section 49 of the Copyright Act, 2005 (Act 690). It began operating as the sole body authorised to license music users and collect music royalties around 2011, taking over the music-rights functions previously held by the Copyright Society of Ghana (COSGA), which Act 690 had dissolved.
GHAMRO licenses broadcasters, hotels, venues, apps and other commercial users of music, then collects and distributes the resulting royalties, covering broadcast, public performance, mechanical and synchronisation rights. It also assists members with IPI numbers used to link works to rightsholders internationally. In its July 2026 distribution, GHAMRO reported paying out GHS1.43 million (around USD 123,500) to rights holders. Jackson Brefo (also spelled Brafo in some reporting) has led the organisation as CEO since at least early 2024.
As the only government-mandated music collecting society in Ghana, GHAMRO is the default route through which Ghanaian songwriters, composers and publishers get paid when their music is broadcast or performed publicly.
