Sync Music Global has finalized a major new partnership with Kobalt, covering worldwide sub‑publishing and administration for the company’s growing catalog. Under the deal, Kobalt will oversee global administration for Sync Music Global’s roster of songwriters and producers, while a newly formed joint venture between the two companies will focus on future signings and accelerating the UK‑born publisher’s entry into new creative markets.
Founded by rapper Avelino alongside executives Gautier Mukuna and Rowland Ashitey, Sync Music Global has quickly built a reputation as one of the UK’s most progressive independent publishers. The company represents culturally influential artists, writers and producers including Avelino, Blanco, Black Sherif, One Acen, JB Scofield and Kyile Evans, with additional collaborations from rising producers like Anitiwave, best known for B Young’s hit “Jumanji.”
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A recognized force in sync, Sync has landed placements across film, TV, gaming and brand campaigns. Recent highlights include The Equalizer 3 trailer, Tomb Raider, the Power franchise, EA’s FIFA series, NBA 2K24, UFC titles, and bespoke work for True Religion and Manchester United.
In a joint statement, Avelino, Mukuna and Ashitey said the Kobalt partnership strengthens their mission to develop groundbreaking talent and ensure creators receive proper royalties: “Many writers and producers—especially in our scene—are still unaware of the sync opportunities and royalties available to them, and this partnership helps us change that.”
Kenny McGoff, Kobalt’s head of creative UK & GSa, praised Sync Music Global as “a major player in music publishing” whose roster aligns with Kobalt’s creator‑first approach.
Check out the rest of this week’s publishing news below:
Nathan Wallace (Concord Music Publishing)
Image Credit: Audrey Spillman for Concord Nashville-based songwriter and producer Nathan Wallace has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Concord Music Publishing, covering all future works. Wallace has gained wide visibility through numerous sync placements in major TV series, including Netflix’s Love Is Blind, Love Island USA, MTV’s Teen Mom, TLC’s 90 Day Fiancée, All American, Married At First Sight, Found on Peacock, and the film This Is The Year. Wallace frequently collaborates with Grammy‑nominated artist Blessing Offor, co‑writing and producing Offor’s 2025 Christmas album To All A Good Night, and has worked with artists including Honest Man, Lee Brice and Desmond Child. “Nathan came highly recommended by mutual friends, and it didn’t take long to understand why,” said Matt Turner, vp of A&R at CMP. “His infectious energy fills the room, his production is fresh and unique, and his personality is one that makes collaboration feel effortless and inspiring!”
L-R: Matt Turner (Concord), Nathan Wallace, Brad Kennard (Concord)
Delaney Ramsdell (One Riot + Reservoir)
Image Credit: Courtesy of One Riot Music Delaney Ramsdell has signed a joint publishing deal with One Riot Music and Reservoir Media. Known for her distinctive West Texas‑meets‑Nashville sound, she has earned notable credits, including co-writing “Make You Happy” on Lukas Nelson’s Grammy-nominated American Romance, as well as cuts by Solon Holt and Paul Cauthen. Her songwriting portfolio spans artists like Zoe Clark, Trey Pendley, Taylor Austin Dye, Ian Harrison, Lola Kirke and Aniston Pate. As a performer, Ramsdell has opened for The Castellows, Tanner Usrey, William Beckmann and Paul Cauthen, with her song “Withdrawal” appearing in CBS’s Fire Country, and she is also featured on Cauthen’s upcoming track “Chain Smoking,” with an EP to follow. “Her songs paint pictures of West Texas culture that translates to the rest of the world,” commented John Ozier, Reservoir’s evp of creative. “The success she brings into this deal is remarkable; and we look forward to taking her songs and artist career to the next level.”
L-R: Greg Gallo, Beth St. Jean, Halle Bartlett, Delaney Ramsdell, Holly Bowman, Sarah McDaniels, Dan Rowe, John Ozier
MusicInfra + The Royalty Network
MusicInfra has formed a strategic partnership with The Royalty Network, an independent U.S. music publisher with a catalog of more than 800,000 works. The collaboration aims to solve a major industry challenge: matching rightsholder metadata with large‑scale platform data to maximize songwriter revenue. By pairing MusicInfra’s proprietary backend technology — built from deep expertise with YouTube’s Content Management System — with The Royalty Network’s curated metadata, the partnership aims to surface unclaimed or hard‑to‑identify works, resolve metadata conflicts, and more accurately match recordings to their underlying compositions at scale. The Royalty Network president Danny Aboud said the company has partnered with MusicInfra because its metadata tech strengthens its ability to serve songwriters, praising MusicInfra’s “respect, understanding, and care for the bedrock challenges inherent to music publishing… across linguistic, geographic, cultural, and genre boundaries.”
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