The objectives of the Ìyá Ìlù: Yorùbá Music Research Journal are: 

• to publish in-depth, well-researched articles and reviews on Yorùbá music and Yorùbá music in diaspora;
• correct erroneous interpretation and misrepresentation of Yorùbá music and Yoruba music in diaspora;
• promote appropriate indigenous methods for the research of various aspects and genres of Yorùbá music and Yoruba music in diaspora; and
• interpret Yorùbá music raw data in accordance with Yorùbá cultures, worldviews, philosophies, theories, and history.