Fresh Ink: Barry Can’t Swim Lands at Atlantic, Ana Mena Teams Up With Walter Kolm

ROSTR & NIF track thousands of artist signings every year - Fresh Ink helps you keep track of some of the highlights over the past week. Let's dive into some of the signings you should know about in this week's edition.

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One of electronic music's most ascendant live acts has a new label home as Scottish DJ and producer Barry Can't Swim (Joshua Spence Mainnie) has moved from Ninja Tune to Atlantic Records. His debut album When Will We Land? was nominated for a 2024 Mercury Prize and has now commenced his major label campaign with ‘Return To Bhibo’ coming out last week.

Singer/actress Ana Mena and Spain and Italy's most-streamed female artist - has signed a management deal with WK Entertainment, with founder and CEO Walter Kolm overseeing her touring, brand partnerships, and international expansion. Still signed to Sony Music Spain since her 2016 debut, Mena recently became the first female Latin artist to headline a major music festival in Asia, topping the bill at Tokyo's A-Nation Festival.

Ninja Tune did make a move of their own though and has signed French-born DJ/electronic artist Chloé Caillet, coming on the heels of a big year with appearances at Coachella, the Oscars Vanity Fair Party, and the Met Gala. The new addition recently had track 'The One,' with Jocelyn Brown and Luke Alessi, hit #1 on Beatport plus new single 'Lemme Dance,' featuring Ed Banger affiliate Myd just dropping.

Warner Records has signed British model and actress Cara Delevingne. Having already released 'I Forgot' and 'Out of My Head,' Delevingne heads into a summer run that includes All Things Go NYC and Primavera Sound dates in Barcelona, Buenos Aires, and São Paulo.

Alt-pop artist Devon Again has signed with Interscope Records through Daniel Nigro's Amusement Records imprint - the label Nigro originally founded in 2023 to back Chappell Roan. Devon Again is set to open for Olivia Rodrigo on tour this summer, with debut single 'Snake the Drain' coming out this week ahead of her first full-length album.

pgLang, the creative company of Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free, has signed Imani Imani and surprise-released her debut album Papercut this week. The R&B artist first surfaced as credited on Lamar’s 'I Feel Something' at the Chanel Spring-Summer Haute Couture show; Papercut features collaborators James Fauntleroy and Sam Dew across its 11 tracks.

Producer Zach Nahome has signed with Luke Mitzman & 100 Management and Laura Singer of The Crypt, just a few months after locking in a publishing deal with UMPG and NWS. He’s the executive producer of Olivia Dean’s chart-topping and critically acclaimed sophomore album The Art of Loving, having produced, written, or co-written the majority of the album’s tracks including #1 ‘Man I Need.’

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