JAKARTA - Ari Lasso voiced his frustration with Wahana Musik Indonesia (WAMI), a Collective Management Institution (LMK) where the former Dewa vocalist is a member, earning royalties from his works.
On his Instagram account, Ari uploaded proof of a royalty distribution report dated July 28th. The report stated that the royalties received for the July 2025 period were only Rp765,594.
"I was confused when I read that out of tens of millions, only around 700,000 were received. I called my friend, Mas Meidy Aquarius, who was previously at WAMI, and he was also confused and replied, 'I'm no longer at WAMI,'" Ari Lasso wrote, citing the caption of the post on Monday, August 11th.
What made him so angry was that Ari received a report in the name of Muthoillah Rizal Affandi.
"The MOST ridiculous thing is that you transferred the money to Muthoillah Rizal's account," Ari said.
"So, is Ari Lasso's report my own or Mr. Muthoillah Rizal's? Or is it mine, but WAMI mistakenly transferred it to Muthoillah Rizal?" he added.
The 52-year-old singer explained that he still needs money. He also questioned the competence of the WAMI administrators.
"I'm not greedy or stingy, but I also need money as a natural right from a small portion of the industry that can make you collect royalties here and there," he said. "And I'm grateful that I'm also a performer who can still earn income from performing. Praise God."
"Dear WAMI, how do you manage your organization? They say the current chairman is a musician I greatly admire, Mas Adi KLa. Please enlighten me," he concluded.
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