# RZA Invests in AYO Music Group

> RZA's Wu-Tang Clan founder invests in music copyright firm AYO.
- Title: RZA Invests in AYO Music Group · Music Business Worldwide
- Summary: RZA's Wu-Tang Clan founder invests in music copyright firm AYO. RZA, Wu-Tang Clan founder, invested in AYO Music Group to help artists collect royalties…
- Keywords: ayo music group, rza, wu-tang clan, deborah mannis-gardner, par almqvist, rock and roll hall of fame, music copyright, music, Music Business Worldwide
- Source: Music Business Worldwide — https://musicbusinessworldwide.com/rza-invests-in-ayo-music-group-the-music-copyright-administrator-co-founded-by-deborah-mannis-gardner-and-par-almqvist
- Published: 2026-11-11T17:50:42+00:00
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- Topics: ayo music group, rza, wu-tang clan, deborah mannis-gardner, par almqvist, rock and roll hall of fame, music copyright, music, business
## RZA invests in AYO
RZA, Wu-Tang Clan founder, invests in AYO Music Group, the music copyright administrator co-founded by Deborah Mannis-Gardner and Pär Almqvist.
## Investors include RZA
RZA joins Disturbing Tha Peace Records co-founders Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon, Atlanta- and Johannesburg-based family office CIH Group, and Ewing Athletics owner David Goldberg as investors in AYO.
## AYO announces investments
AYO announced the investments on Tuesday, November 10, four days before RZA is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Wu-Tang Clan.
## AYO's mission
AYO is an invitation-only administrator of publishing, neighboring rights, and recordings to help rightsholders collect royalties they are owed.
## Pär Almqvist on AYO
Pär Almqvist, co-founder and CEO of AYO Music Group, said most music creators have never seen a full accounting of what their music actually earns.

> Most music creators have never seen a full accounting of what their music actually earns.
## RZA on AYO
RZA said he has spent thirty years ensuring music creators get paid and has watched money disappear into paperwork, calling AYO a mission he wants to be part of.

> I have spent thirty years making sure the people who created the music got paid for it, and I have watched a lot of money disappear into paperwork along the way.
## AYO's impact
After recovering publishing revenue for producer Domingo over two decades, AYO now holds songs totaling well over 10 billion streams.
## Key takeaway

RZA, Wu-Tang Clan founder, invested in AYO Music Group to help artists collect royalties they've been owed.