MARINA signed with Janelle Lopez Genzink (Sabrina Carpenter) at Volara for management. The artist, who previously recorded as Marina and the Diamonds, has released a total of five albums; her most recent, Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land, dropped via Atlantic in 2021. Volara signed a strategic partnership with Red Light Management in 2023.
Canadian rock band Finger Eleven signed with Better Noise Music (Five Finger Death Punch, Asking Alexandria). The label will release the group’s forthcoming album next year, to be preceded by first single “Adrenaline” on Aug. 2. Finger Eleven is currently supporting Creed on its Summer of ’99 tour.
U.K. electronic-pop outfit London Grammar signed with PPL for the collection of its international neighboring rights royalties. The group has released a total of three albums and is due to release a fourth, The Greatest Love, on Sept. 13.
Phoebe Bridgers‘ Saddest Factory Records signed trans singer-songwriter jasmine.4.t. The label released her latest single, “Skin On Skin” (produced by Bridgers and her Boygenius bandmates Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus) on July 16. Based in Manchester, jasmine.4.t is the first U.K. signee to Saddest Factory.
Italian singer Michele Morrone signed to New York-based indie label 477 Records. Morrone, also an actor who starred in Netflix’s 365 Days, is currently at work on his third studio album.
Country-rock duo Lakeview (Jesse Denaro and Luke Healy) inked with UTA for exclusive global representation in all areas. The duo broke through with the single “Home Team” and recently issued the new song “Money Where Your Mouth Is” featuring Gideon. – Jessica Nicholson
Singer-songwriter JD Clayton signed with Nashville-based roots, Americana and bluegrass label Rounder Records. Clayton released his debut album, Long Way from Home, in early 2023. He’s slated to embark on a fall tour beginning Aug. 30.
Country singer Kashus Culpepper signed with CAA. According to the agency, Culpepper has played sold-out headline club shows throughout the South and opened shows for Charles Wesley Godwin, Charley Crockett and Needtobreathe. He recently signed with Big Loud Records, which released his first-ever single “After Me?” on June 21.
Folk singer-songwriter Olive Klug signed with Tommy Alexander and Paige Maloney at Wasserman Music for global representation. Klug released their first album, Don’t You Dare Make Me Jaded, on Aug. 11, 2023. They toured throughout 2023 with Kevin Atwater, Odie Leigh and Daisy the Great, with more tour dates to come this year, including at the North Carolina Folk Festival in Greensboro.
