The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) claims to be cracking down on corruption within the organisation, but police cannot verify the claims. A 2023 investigation, commissioned by ...

Early this month, the SA Music Rights Organisation (Samro) reported that it had distributed more than R14.9 million in royalties to member artists in the past three to four years. The organisation ...

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) has accepted the resignation of its chairperson, Nicholas Maweni. Friday’s statement from Samro said Maweni, who was with the organisation for ...

This latest investment supports the creation of new, royalty-generating works - such as albums, compositions, and music videos; with each recipient receiving up to R25,000. This commitment brings ...

The organisation says the record distribution is evidence that its strategy and efforts to license music users and collect licencing fees from them is paying off. Samro would thus like to thank these ...

After six decades in existence, the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) is more determined than ever to serve its members better, in an evolving world. Born out of the belly of the ...

A summary of a “forensic” investigation presented to members of the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) last week appears to have exposed mismanagement worse than even its biggest ...

In 2020, the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) launched a new digital platform that opened up its entire undocumented works catalogue to all 156,000+ of its members, instead of just ...

Following reports that suggest artists are not receiving their royalties and that some board members are misusing the funds for personal gain, there has been a call for the dissolution of the South ...

Empowering music creators through education, support and consultations. The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) is inviting music creators, publishers and members to participate in a ...

SAMRO, Africa's largest collecting society, has hired Mark Rosin, a lawyer and music industry veteran, to tackle a turnaround of the troubled organization. By Struan Douglas JOHANNESBURG — The South ...

Trompies' Eugene Mthethwa has detailed the reasons why he resorted to chaining himself at the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) building to demand his royalties payment. This after a ...