• Latest
  • Trending
Socrate Safo

There is more profit in selling CDs than promoting music on digital stores – Socrate Safo

September 26, 2020
Afenyo-Markin denies claims of supporting GH₵1 Dumsor Levy

“Present Your Evidence Publicly” — Afenyo-Markin Refutes Wereko-Brobbey’s ECG Loss Allegations

July 6, 2025
Youth advised to stop "Galamasey", leverage government policies for development

Youth advised to stop “Galamsey”, leverage government policies for development

July 6, 2025
Thomas Partey set to Marry day after being charged with Rape

Thomas Partey set to Marry day after being charged with Rape

July 5, 2025
Liberia inaugurates West Africa’s largest iron ore concentrator, advancing $1.8 billion mining expansion

Liberia inaugurates West Africa’s largest iron ore concentrator, advancing $1.8 billion mining expansion

July 6, 2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pays tribute to Diogo Jota

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pays tribute to Diogo Jota

July 4, 2025
Obenfo Nana Kwasi Gyetuah appointed Board Member of National Schools Inspectorate Authority

Obenfo Nana Kwasi Gyetuah appointed Board Member of National Schools Inspectorate Authority

July 4, 2025
Krowor MCE calls for a peaceful Homowo Festivities

Krowor MCE calls for a peaceful Homowo Festivities

July 4, 2025
Works and Housing Minister proposes merger to boost public works efficiency

Works and Housing Minister proposes merger to boost public works efficiency

July 4, 2025
DCE for Asikuma Odoben Brakwa charges residents to be environmentally conscious

DCE for Asikuma Odoben Brakwa charges residents to be environmentally conscious

July 4, 2025
Catholic Bishop Blasts Clergy for Silence on Environmental Destruction

Catholic Bishop Blasts clergy for silence on environmental destruction

July 4, 2025
The Ghana Police Service establishes new 24-Hour Security Secretariat to back the 24-hour economy policy

 Ghana Police Service establishes new 24-Hour Security Secretariat to back the 24-hour economy policy

July 4, 2025
Thomas Partey charged with rape and sexual assault

Thomas Partey charged with rape and sexual assault

July 4, 2025
Happy Ghana
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
    • International Sports
    • Afcon2017
    • Afcon2019
    • Corporate Knockout
    • U17 World Cup
    • World Cup 2018
  • Entertainment
  • Business
  • Bizarre
  • Feature
  • More
    • Technology
    • Opinion
    • Lifestyle
  • Listen Live
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
    • International Sports
    • Afcon2017
    • Afcon2019
    • Corporate Knockout
    • U17 World Cup
    • World Cup 2018
  • Entertainment
  • Business
  • Bizarre
  • Feature
  • More
    • Technology
    • Opinion
    • Lifestyle
  • Listen Live
No Result
View All Result
Happy Ghana
No Result
View All Result
Home Entertainment

There is more profit in selling CDs than promoting music on digital stores – Socrate Safo

in Entertainment
Socrate Safo

Socrate Safo

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Whatsapp

Director for Creative Arts at the National Commission on Culture in Ghana, Socrate Safo has advised Ghanaian musicians not to relegate the traditional way of selling their music to the background by focusing only on selling their music digitally.

According to him, there is a bigger market for CDs than the various digital platforms musicians subscribe to and believes the digital platforms only exist to make money off of musicians.

Speaking in an interview with Happy 98.9 FM’s Doctar Cann, host of Showbiz Xtra, he said, “Compare the profit you gain from 100 people streaming your music to how much you earn from selling CDs and you will realise that CD sales are more profitable.”

He furthered that it is a great misconception for musicians to say there are no customers for the CD market. “Consumers are still there. They buy CDs and we shouldn’t only spend time to promote and sell music on digital stores.”

Socrate citing Stonebwoy’s ‘Anloga Junction’ as a typical example of a record that could have made a lot CD sales with proper promotion noted, “The album is being sold on CDs at filling stations but he is not promoting it with tweets and other social media platforms.

People sell pirated copies of the album in traffic and a lot of people are buying it.”

The film maker revealed that the same people pirating and selling music and movies on CDs were those who retailed for Opera Square. This is going on because there is a market for CDs and consumers are not getting the product, he added.

“Ghanaian artistes should promote CDs more rather than sit somewhere and promote their music in digital stores and complain people are not buying from the digital stores. The digital stores are taking advantage of the work of our artistes,” he reiterated.

In recent times, the focus of music promotion and sales have moved from the conventional CDs to the use of various online and streaming platforms.

This has led to a high decline in the sale of CDs and has adversely affected retail outlets and many other businesses in that space.

Subscribe to receive notification everytime a new post is published. We promise to be discrete.

Unsubscribe
Previous Post

Our strength as the creative arts industry depends on politics – Socrate Safo

Next Post

1,585 die in road crashes in 8 months

Next Post
1,585 die in road crashes in 8 months

1,585 die in road crashes in 8 months

Search

No Result
View All Result

Listen Live

BBC Match of the Day Africa

Happy Ghana

Recent News

  • “Present Your Evidence Publicly” — Afenyo-Markin Refutes Wereko-Brobbey’s ECG Loss Allegations
  • Youth advised to stop “Galamsey”, leverage government policies for development
  • Thomas Partey set to Marry day after being charged with Rape
  • About
  • advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Happy FM – Powered by Ghana’s leading radio network. Designed with passion by Global Media Alliance.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
    • International Sports
    • Afcon2017
    • Afcon2019
    • Corporate Knockout
    • U17 World Cup
    • World Cup 2018
  • Entertainment
  • Business
  • Bizarre
  • Feature
  • More
    • Technology
    • Opinion
    • Lifestyle
  • Listen Live

© 2025 Happy FM – Powered by Ghana’s leading radio network. Designed with passion by Global Media Alliance.