Willy Paul has been named the highest earning solo musician in the Kenya by Music Publishers Associations of Kenya (MPAKE).
MPAKE’s 2017 royalty distribution between November 1 and December 31 last year shows that Willy Paul had the highest earning with Kes 11,685.39.
The total collections realised in that period was Kes 4,677,130.76, 70% of the revenue collected is distributed to musicians while 30% is committed to administration expenses.
Nyashinski comes second
Rapper Nyashinski was ranked second in MPAKE’S royalty earning for the same period – November 1 and December 31 2017. He received Kes 11,482.52
The royalty distribution is with respect to collections realised through joint collection with Kamp and Prisk.