Get Royalty Distribution From LMK, Melly Goeslaw: What I Receive Is In Accordance With

Melly Goeslaw (Instagram @mozawahyu)

Melly Goeslaw, through her Instagram account, uploaded a screenshot of a personal account mutation, showing proof of the distribution of royalties performing rights obtained as a singer and songwriter.

Meanwhile, song singers who are also members of the legislature in the DPR RI are members of Wahana Musik Indonesia (WAMI), one of the largest Collective Management Institutions (LMK) in Indonesia.

"Alhamdulillah, while watching TV, I got a transfer from LMK @wami.id. Thank God the sustenance from Allah SWT, Alhamdulillah, thank you WAMI, what I received was in accordance with the use of my songs," wrote Melly, citing the description of the upload, Tuesday, March 25.

Then, Anto Hoed's wife said that the royalties she got from WAMI were very volatile, with a total distribution ranging from hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions of rupiah.

"Oh yes, this royalty is not fixed, several times I got more than 100 thousand rupiah royalties, but often I get hundreds of millions, all depending on how many songs I use," said Melly.

I am sure that if all users are orderly paying what should be paid according to existing regulations, then the income of songwriters will be even greater. But once again, in accordance with usage

Regarding the 'royalti that fits the 'use', he also told how he had mispredicted the amount of royalties from his songs.

I once felt that the song Salah-nya POTRET should have received large royalties, but in reality it was small. Apparently, the song is only popular, the majority in South Jakarta, the same as the song TEGAR, CALCULATING DAYS, etc. which continues to reverberate at karaoke, etc.

Realizing that the royalty management system has not been running optimally, Melly also expressed hope that LMK will continue to improve and improve itself.

"Hopefully our LMK will continue to beautify itself, fix ourselves, improve what is lacking and improve what is already good. Be more transparent and accountable," he said.

At the end of the upload, Melly expressed her willingness to reveal the amount of royalties she had just obtained. He allowed WAMI to open it to the public through an official announcement.

"Oh yes, if you want to know how much royalties were transferred by WAMI, it can be seen later in the official announcement from WAMI. I have given permission for my royalties to be published."