Top music lawyer Akinyemi Ayinoluwa’s Amelia Songs announces global publishing deal with Kobalt

28 July 2025 - Press release

KOBALT TO SERVE AS WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING PARTNER FOR AMELIA SONGS AND ITS ROSTER OF AFRICAN SONGWRITERS AND PRODUCERS

 

Amelia Songs, the fast-rising independent music publishing company founded by Billboard-recognised Nigerian music lawyer Akinyemi Ayinoluwa, has announced a landmark global publishing partnership with Kobalt Music Publishing. The deal represents a major leap forward for the Pan-African creative company, giving its roster of African songwriters and producers access to Kobalt’s world-class infrastructure, global administration, international sync licensing network, and expansive royalty collection capabilities. Through this strategic alliance, Amelia Songs aims to supercharge its mission of amplifying African songwriting and storytelling on the global stage.

The partnership directly addresses key challenges faced by African songwriters, producers and creators in reaching international markets, securing sync placements, and collecting royalties across multiple territories and digital platforms. With Kobalt’s backing, Amelia Songs can now offer competitive global deals, seamless global administration, and creative opportunities that were previously out of reach. Described as a transformative leap for the songwriters and producers that Amelia Songs represent, this partnership with Kobalt, means that Amelia Songs can open doors that were once closed, amplify its storytellers with global reach and resources, and ensure that more African songwriters and producers are valued – not just creatively, but commercially and structurally.

For Akinyemi Ayinoluwa, the partnership marks a pivotal evolution for Amelia Songs: “This isn’t just a business deal – it’s a powerful amplification of everything we’ve been building. At Amelia Songs, we’ve poured ourselves into nurturing songwriters with world-class talent and untold stories. With Kobalt’s global reach, technology, and financial support, we can now move faster, go further, and unlock opportunities we once only dreamed of, from film and TV placements to international co-writes and fairer royalty outcomes”. The new partnership will also streamline licensing, ease administrative burdens, and increase investment into both developing and signing new African songwriting talent.

With this new Kobalt partnership, Amelia Songs is expanding the ecosystem for African songwriting: offering professional development, digital optimisation, and most crucially, infrastructure, with Akinyemi adding, “We’re moving the future, this partnership is a promise to continue building careers for culturally impactful songwriters and producers across the continent and beyond”. Speaking further about partnering with Amelia Songs, Kobalt’s Head of Creative UK & GSA, Kenny McGoff shares, “We're excited and pleased to be working with, and supporting Akinyemi and the Amelia roster. Akinyemi's talent and entrepreneurial spirit makes Amelia a compelling destination for African writers and artists. We're grateful to him for choosing Kobalt as his worldwide publishing partner”.

At its core, Amelia Songs is driven by the belief that African music is shaping the world, and since its inception, the independent publishing company has been committed to amplifying the unique creativity of African songwriting through strategic song placements, licensing, creative development, and cross-border collaborations. Over the past year, the company has hosted over a dozen writing camps across Lagos and internationally, connecting a new generation of African songwriters and producers with global collaborators. With its sights now set on expanding its roster, amplifying sync activity, and showcasing its talents at key industry showcases including a presence at Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) later this year, Amelia Songs is doubling down on its Pan-African vision to bring African stories to the world, and to protect the rights of those who create them.