Wendy Shay, a musician from Ghana, has stated that the high cost of data in the country is to blame for the low number of streams that Ghanaian musicians receive.
The Rufftown Records artist said that the main reason Ghanaian musicians don’t have many streams is that the cost of data in Ghana is higher than in other African countries.
In an interview with Nana Romeo that aired on Accra FM, Wendy Shay said that Ghanaians need education to make the transition from a time when they could download music for free to a time when they have to pay to stream it online.
‘‘So, number one, definitely education, people are noticing, but we have to educate Ghanaians more to stop downloading from YouTube and other free platforms and register, subscribe, and stream the songs, that is how we can gain income,’’ she stated.
The musician also said that lowering the price of data for Ghanaians would help increase the amount of streaming that musicians get.
‘‘I think here in Ghana the data is very expensive because I did some research, and in other countries in East Africa, their data is affordable, so on their YouTube and other platforms, they have more streams, and it is something that has to be resolved,” she explained.
Wendy Shay has also issued a challenge to her fellow musicians, calling on them to discuss the matter together in the hopes of finding a solution to the problem.
“The data is expensive and I think the celebrities should come together so we use a platform to channel and resolve the issue, people come from other countries and complain about the cost of data and it has been a reason why Ghanaian musicians have low streams,’’ she added.
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