Shatta Wale has brought renewed attention to music catalogue sales in Ghana’s music industry after disclosing a multimillion-dollar deal involving his body of work.
The dancehall artiste says he earned $3 million after selling a portion of his catalogue, a transaction he revealed during a TikTok live session on January 15, 2026. According to Shatta Wale, the deal involved roughly three hundred songs acquired by an external buyer.
He explained that the proceeds have already been put to use, funding property purchases and supporting investments in his digital ride-hailing venture, Shaxi, alongside other business interests.
The disclosure also reignited a public disagreement over the value of Ghanaian music catalogues. Shatta Wale appeared to push back against a fellow artiste who had previously dismissed the idea that any local catalogue could command such a figure.
“I have over 11,000 songs online that my team is still trying to gather. I sold 300 of my songs for $3 million, used the money to buy houses, do whatever I want to do with it, put some in my Shaxi business and other businesses. Your same artiste went to say there’s nobody in Ghana that has a catalogue worth that much,” Wale said.
The remarks echoed comments made months earlier by Stonebwoy during an appearance on DJ Slim’s Loud Lounge in September 2025, where he questioned the market value of Ghanaian catalogues at that level.
“I don’t believe that any catalogue in Ghana currently is going to earn a mention at around $3–4 million,” Stonebwoy said.
Discussion around catalogue ownership and valuation has been simmering since 2025, intensified by a public dispute involving producer MOG Beatz, who at the time claimed Shatta Wale had failed to compensate him for work on two albums. That disagreement has since been settled, but it helped bring wider attention to how music assets are priced and traded within the industry.
“I sold 300 of my songs for $3 million. I have over 11,000 songs online that my team is still trying to gather.” – Shatta Wale pic.twitter.com/HaaVYwGd0E
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) January 15, 2026
