L.A Salami - Songwriter Royalties

L.A. Salami, the recording name of British singer-songwriter Lookman Adekunle Salami, has spent the last decade building one of the more distinctive voices in contemporary British indie: Dylan-esque wordplay wound around blues shuffles and folk-rock. This catalog contains twenty-seven works spanning four studio albums, EPs, and standalone singles released between 2013 and 2023.

The interesting feature is where the money comes from. The catalog earns almost entirely outside the United Kingdom: about 97% of the last twelve months of performance royalties came from international territories, with Germany contributing roughly 78%. Germany is one of the world's five largest recorded music markets according to the IFPI's 2026 Global Music Report, so the catalog is anchored to a deep rights economy.

Trailing twelve months earnings of $2,747 USD are softening about 35% against the prior twelve, driven almost entirely by a smaller 2025 October payment from GEMA (roughly $2,044 vs. $3,476 in 2024). Track-level concentration is present but not extreme: "We'll Solve It After" (2019) is 32% of LTM and the top five together sit at about 78%, with 22% still spread across the remaining twenty-two songs.

Behind the earnings is an artist still very much active. Salami has a European tour running through spring 2026 with confirmed dates in Berlin, Köln, and Hamburg. Those are the same German cities anchoring the catalog's biggest annual settlement, and continued live activity in that market helps reinforce the audience that pays it.
 

L.A. Salami, born Lookman Adekunle Salami and raised in foster care in London, broke through in 2012 supporting Lianne La Havas on tour. He released his debut EP in November 2013, and Burberry brought him in the following year to open its Spring/Summer 2014 menswear runway show in London and to soundtrack the accompanying advertising campaign. Zane Lowe, the flagship tastemaker DJ at BBC Radio 1 at the time (now the lead host at Apple Music 1), singled him out as a future BBC Radio 1 star, and Esquire placed him on its "Ten Most Stylish Men In Music" list.

The City of Bootmakers (April 2018) is the catalog's most heavily represented album, recorded in Berlin with producer Robbie Moore and named Album of the Day by BBC 6 Music. Six of its tracks sit in this catalog: the flagship singles "Generation L(Ost)" and "Jean Is Gone," plus "I Need Answers," "The Talisman On The Age Of Glass," "What Is This?," and "You're Better Off Alone."

Ottoline (October 2022) is represented by seven tracks: "As Before," "Day To Day In The Pandemic," "Desperate Times Mediocre Measures," "Lady Winter," "Peace Is Fine," "Peace Of Mind," and "Systemic Pandemic." Ottoline drew wide UK critical support and continues to be actively promoted, with an expanded eighteen-track Director's Cut (Deluxe) released in 2024 and The Ottoline Demos: 2020-2021 following in February 2025.

Seller Buyback Option. As a part of the purchase agreement for this asset, the seller will have the option to buy the royalty stream back from the purchaser for 150% of the sale price at any time during the two-year period after the initial sale.

Exchange Rates. Royalties for this asset are reported by PRS in Great British Pounds (GBP). To calculate royalty payments in U.S. Dollars (USD), Royalty Exchange applies the average historical exchange rate for the distribution month (via X-rates.com). Future royalties will be paid to Royalty Exchange in GBP converted to USD upon receipt and then paid in USD to the winning investor. The receiving bank may increase the exchange rate by up to 2.5% as a transaction fee. 

Distribution Schedule: PRS distributes two types of distributions, labeled “main” and “mini”. Main distributions are made four times per year: April, July, October, and December. Mini distributions are paid monthly. Historically, these payments did not occur every month; starting in August of 2025, they are expected to occur every month. As the winning bidder, you'll be entitled to all main and mini distributions. 

Payments are represented in the financial bar charts of this listing based on the dates below.