RZA Invests in AYO Music Group, a Copyright Administrator Tracking Unpaid Royalties
AYO Music Group announced investments from RZA, along with Disturbing Tha Peace co-founders Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon, family office CIH Group, and Ewing Athletics owner David Goldberg. The news appears in a press item carried Nov 11, 2026, by Record of the Day. AYO's site describes the firm as an invitation-only administrator of publishing, neighboring rights, and recordings, founded by Deborah Mannis-Gardner and Pär Almqvist. The size of the investment was not disclosed.
"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. Deborah and Pär have built something that actually finds it. That is a mission I want to be part of," RZA said in the announcement.
The timing around Rock Hall weekend
The announcement arrives days before Wu-Tang Clan's Nov 14 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which KAZI previously previewed. Record of the Day also notes that AYO client MC Lyte is being honored in the Early Influence category at the same ceremony.
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