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Kobalt Music Group

A leading global music rights management and neighboring rights company.

Last updated August 26, 2026

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Overview

Kobalt Music Group is a London-based music rights management and neighboring rights company founded by Willard Ahdritz in 2000. It provides copyright management, royalty collection, and neighboring rights services to songwriters, composers, and music publishers, known for its transparency and technology-driven platform. Kobalt also offers label services through its subsidiaries Kobalt Label Services and AWAL.

Products and positioning

High-end, technology-driven music services provider emphasizing transparency and fairness.

Product categories. Music publishing · Royalty collection · Neighboring rights services · Record distribution

Recent events

  • Kobalt signs Cosmo’s Midnight[1]

    Reported:

    Kobalt Music signed a global publishing deal with Cosmo’s Midnight covering the duo’s catalog and future works, with creative, synchronization and administration services.

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