“What kind of hunger will make me sell my catalogue? My songs still hold value” – Kuami Eugene

Ghanaian singer and songwriter Kuami Eugene has stated that he has no plans of selling his music catalogue, despite the growing trend of artistes cashing out by giving away the rights to their songs.

In an interview on Asaasepa, the Angela hitmaker explained that artistes often decide to sell their catalogues when their music loses relevance and no longer generates value. For him, however, his songs are still performing strongly on streaming platforms.

“I think you sell your catalogue when your songs are of no value to you anymore, then you take a big upfront money from it. Whatever they do with the song afterwards does not concern you. With most of my songs, they are still banging, so what kind of hunger would make me sell my catalogue?” he questioned.

Kuami Eugene cited Angela, Wish Me Well, and Open Gate as examples of records still generating revenue, making it unnecessary to sell them off.

The singer also clarified that selling his catalogue would not be a straightforward decision since most of his works are co-owned with record labels.

“It will be very difficult to actually sell my catalogue because I don’t own… the only thing I can do is to re-record my own song because I own the masters to my song. If I need to sell maybe Angela or Wish Me Well, I would need Richie’s permission and Richie would need mine as well,” he explained.