Fresh Ink: Foster The People Partners With broke, Mae Muller Joins Recently Launched Tenace Records

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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Fresh off an Outdoor Theatre set in the desert, Foster The People has signed with broke Records. After stints with majors like Columbia & Atlantic, the LA indie rock outfit lands with the independent label and will look to build off their most recent 2024 album Paradise State of Mind.

Recently launched Tenace Records, a JV between Believe UK & Tileyard Music, has teamed up with British pop artist Mae Muller following their inaugural signing of band Pale Waves. Originally co-signed by Little Mix and Sam Smith, Muller’s debut 2023 album Sorry I’m Late via Capitol Records included hit ‘I Wrote A Song.’ The singer-songwriter dropped her new single ‘Tell You That’ last week and is set to perform at sold-out Mighty Hoopla next month alongside headliner Lily Allen.

Peermusic has signed songwriter & artist Eyelar (Eyelar Mirzazadeh) to a worldwide publishing deal covering future works and select back catalog, with Peermusic UK and Peermusic Germany establishing a writer development joint venture alongside 2-Tone Entertainment. The Iranian-British writer's catalogue has amassed more than 2B streams globally, with credits for Charli XCX, Raye, Jade, Anitta, Demi Lovato, Fred again…

New Zealand aesthetic rap artist lilbubblegum has joined the Rebellion Records roster, who broke out with 2020 single 'guap' and has since built a global fanbase with co-signs from Yung Gravy, Rico Nasty, bbno$, and Rei Ami. The artist drove 70M streams in 2025, shaping a sound defined by moody production and retro, internet-native visuals.

Double Down 11, the new joint venture with Virgin, has signed NESYA as its flagship artist following the 38M+ stream success of 'Delulu.' The Black alt-pop artist's new single 'Put The Fries In The Bag,' produced by Kill Dave, blends darkwave, post-punk, and trap-pop into what she calls a ‘Vampire Siren’ anthem.

Canada’s Heather Russell has landed with Layne Lindroth & Brad Parker of Track Record for management. The Prescription Songs-signed writer artist is making her CMA Fest/Nashville live show debut in June and is releasing her debut artist project this summer.

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