‘Gata Only’ Producer Yamil Inks Global Publishing Deal With Kobalt

Kobalt announced it has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Yamil, the Colombian hitmaker behind FloyyMenor and Cris MJ’s “Gata Only,” Billboard can announce today (Aug. 29).

“Yamil is one of the most creative and successful producers/songwriters making music today,” Nestor Casonu, president of Latin at Kobalt, said in a press statement. “We are so happy to welcome him to the Kobalt family.”

“I am so happy to join the Kobalt team,” Yamil added. “When I met with Nestor and Leslie Ahrens, I knew that with all their knowledge and contacts in the Latin market is what I need to push my career even further. On a recent trip to Puerto Rico, Leslie connected me with many of today’s top songwriters and producers for possible collaborations! This is my first publishing deal and after meeting with all the others, I felt Kobalt was the right choice for me.”

In April, the sly reggaetón number about online flirtation, secured the Chilean newcomers their first No. 1 on a Billboard chart, where it dominated Hot Latin Songs for 14 consecutive weeks. They made history along the way. The last time a Chilean artist had hit No. 1 on the chart was in 1991, when singer-songwriter Myriam Hernández’s “Te Pareces Tanto a Él” ruled it for four weeks.

“Gata Only” — which counts over three million video creations on TikTok and a star-studded remix with Ozuna and Anitta — also entered the Billboard Hot 100, Latin Airplay and both Billboard Global charts.

“For us, this is very important. It’s a pride for all Latinos to be on that chart,” Cris MJ previously told Billboard. “In fact, before we released the song, I knew it was going to be a global hit. I’m proud because it’s not only helping my career but also the one of my colleagues.”

Yamil, who also produced Cris MJ’s “Si No Es Contigo,” which peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Latin Songs chart this year, is working on an EP with his longtime collaborators, as well as on a forthcoming joint album with Cris and Floyy.