Fresh Ink: Jay Wheeler Signs With UTA, Galantis Introduces New Chapter At Counter 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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Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Jay Wheeler has joined Kirk Taboada, Nigel Meiojas, Carlos Abreu, Ashley Ramos & Maca Litman’s roster at UTA for worldwide representation spanning live touring, brand partnerships, and filmed entertainment. The Latin artist’s breakout hit ‘La Curiosidad’ has surpassed 1.4B Spotify streams and is recently coming off a third Latin GRAMMY nomination for ‘Roma.’

Counter Records, the Ninja Tune imprint, has partnered up with Galantis, the project of Swedish producer Christian Karlsson (Miike Snow; co-writer and producer of Britney Spears' GRAMMY-winning 'Toxic'), in a move Karlsson describes as his first career step outside the major label world. The partnership opens under a fresh creative alias, Galantis & The Devil's Tax Return, with debut single 'Stay Alive' arriving today; the Galantis catalog has crossed 11B streams worldwide.

R&B artist Ella Mai has signed with Lauren Marker & De’Mont Callender of THE·TEAM for touring worldwide. The British singer - whose 'Boo'd Up' took Best R&B Song at the 2019 GRAMMYs - heads into a headline Do You Still Love Me? North American and European tour this summer with special guests Ama & Girlfriend.

Country veteran Jo Dee Messina has added Cameo Carlson of mtheory for management and Kylen Sharpe of CAA for booking to her team. The dual move arrives ahead of Bridges, her first new album in over a decade, due next month alongside a headlining tour.

Tel Aviv-born artist Noga Erez has landed at ACTIVIST with Bernie Cahill, Alex Deutsch, Matt Maher & Chris Ruff joining existing co-managers Asaf Gover (Booktook) & Krista Schmidt (Art In Progress). The musician, who performed at Coachella this year, will also unveil her feature documentary Noga at this year’s Tribeca Festival next month.

Black River Entertainment has signed Arkansas country artist Matt Stell, bringing the two-time #1 country airplay artist to its Nashville roster. Stell's platinum debut 'Prayed For You' established him as one of the genre's breakout names of recent years, with 'Everywhere But On' adding a second chart-topper.

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