Paid Ghanaian Musicians In 2014

R2BEES

R2Bees is the top-paid Ghanaian artiste in 2014. If our maths is correct, they might have raked in about $200,000 from performances and ambassadorial deal with Star Beer. They have performed on several stages in countries like Liberia, Amsterdam, UK and on several stages in Ghana including their own sold-out concerts in Tema, Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale. R2Bees made their most money this year from the Star Beer ambassadorial deal which we hear was around $150,000. R2Bees are the most paid artiste in the first quarter of 2014.

FUSE ODG

He is the most popular Ghanaian musician coming out of Ghana. He makes most of his money from royalties, YouTube views and several shows worldwide. He took part in the Ghana Independence activities in Europe and continues to perform around the world. Because the system works where he is, he makes tons of money from his YouTube views and royalties from national radio stations like The BBC and more. According to our research, Fuse ODG makes $10,000+ monthly on his massive YouTube videos and charge between £5,000 to £20,000 per show depending on country and venue.

SHATTA WALE

After a successful 2013, 2014 has been even better for the dancehall artiste, he made most of his monies from performances. He has performed all over the country. From Accra to Tamale. He has held 3 successful concerts of his own in Accra, performed on almost every big stage, in London and in Canada. Shatta Wale also graced the Kwahu Easter festivities with Sarkodie at the Tigo Switch Concert. Shatta Wale charges between ¢28,000 to ¢48,000+ per show depending on place and setting.

SARKODIE

Sarkodie could not be playing lot of shows lately because of the hefty price he charge per show, nevertheless he’s one of the top-paid artistse this year thanks to the couple of shows he has played this year. He charges the most in Ghana per performance. He performed with Shatta Wale at the Tigo Switch concert inside Legon campus, Sarkodie performed at the Ghana Music Week concert, he also performed at the Night Train beach jam and this Easter, he performed at the Tigo Switch Concert alongside Shatta Wale in Kwahu. Sarkodie charges between ¢20,000 to ¢40,000 per show.

GURU

We thought Guru had a big year with his “Lapaz Toyota” song last year but this year has been even better for him, thanks to his multiple hit songs, Boys Abr3, Alkayida, Amen, Azonto Boys and more. These hit songs made Guru relevant these past few months making him play shows on every big stage from fashion shows, to valentine shows and more. Guru has paid his dues these past few. He will also mount the upcoming Ghana Meets Nigeria concert. Guru’s charges are between ¢7,000 and ¢15,000+ per show and depending on the place and setting of the show or event.

BISA KDEI

Bisa Kdei has joined the table of men in his career. He has become one of the prominent Ghanaian singers of our time, He has performed all over the country. Including Ghana Music Awards nominees jam, 4Syte VMA’s and he headlined a couple of shows in the UK during the recent Ghana Independence celebrations. Bisa Kdei charges between ¢5,000 to ¢8,000 per show.

JOEY B

The last time I saw D-Black, I asked him if Joey B had his “Tonga” smash hit at the right time, he said “HELL YEAH”. Joey B after scoring his smash hit song, TONGA, has become a nationwide phenomenon. He has played almost every show since last year december till date, He and D-Black headlined the Ghana Independence Celebrations in Amterdam and Italy, he performed at the Night Train Beach Jam, Talk Of GH’s Aquaholic, he performed at the New Year’s day beach jam at bojo beach, Club Shandy’s official launch, R2Bees concert in Tamale, a high-profiled wedding at White Sands, Western Region and graced Muuston beach yesterday for the Easter Monday beach jam with Keche and D-Black. Joey B charges around ¢5,000 to ¢8,000 per show.

EL

He has managed to stay relevant with his excellent production skills, song releases and awesome music videos. EL after releasing an awesome music video to his song “Ayayaa” has embarked on a USA tour where he performed at the Coachella (we heard or read), he then went through to Canada to grace an Easter show with Oheneba Kissi. Before he travelled EL graced shows like the Guinness Big Eruption Concert, Club Shandy Launch and more. EL charges between ¢6,000 and ¢10,000.

D-BLACK

D-Black don’t have a hit song currently but thanks to his protege, Joey B’s hit song and his past collaborations with acts like Shatta Wale, EL and more he still managed to be on top of several shows. D-Black headlined The Night Train Beach Jam, mounted Talk Of Gh’s aquaholic beach party, toured Europe (Amsterdam and Italy) during the Ghana independence celebrations, had a successful music video premier and just yesterday, he performed at Muston Beach. D-Black charges ¢5,000 and above.

SAMINI

Thanks to the feud with Shatta Wale, Samini got himself very relevant again, after a successful 2013 partly due to his never-ending beef with Shatta Wale, Samini was on every stage. He was either battling for supremacy with Shatta Wale on stage or performing on the same stage with him. Samini and Kwabena Kwabena headlined the F14 concert, Black & White Concert, Ghana Music Week, Guinness Big Eruption Concert and many more to his credit. Besides the shows, Samini is working on his restaurant and Night Club located in Dansoman.. Samini won’t charge anything less than ¢7,000 per show.

KECHE

The Keche duo might not be having hit songs now but they are living on their past legacies. They embarked on a USA tour at which they performed in states like Atlanta, New York, Massachusetts, Boston and countries like Dubai, Nigeria. Just yesterday, they performed at the Easter Monday beach jam at the Muuston Beach in Accra. Keche charges between ¢4,000 and ¢10,000