Fresh Ink: Kanye West Partners With gamma., Payday Music Publishing Adds Dombresky & Cassian
Plus other signings at CAA, Red Light Management & more
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.
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Alongside announcing a new album release date (March 20th), Kanye West will deliver Bully via independent label gamma., headed by Larry Jackson. The project will be his 12th studio album & the controversial rapper spent last weekend performing live in Mexico City alongside his daughter North West. Amidst an apology from Ye for his antisemitic behavior, the deal is said to be in the seven figures.
2026 Stagecoach performer Willow Avalon adds to her management team with Electric Feel signing on alongside current manager Mark Shami of Moral Distaste. The country singer dropped her debut album Southern Bell Raisin’ Hell last year and is slated to hit Europe for a tour starting this month.
Returning to the GRAMMY stage after 27 years, Ms. Lauryn Hill also made moves by signing onto CAA’s roster for touring outside of North America. There she joins Tony Goldring who recently came over from WME.
22-year-old Mexican-American rising pop artist Kristen Cruz has signed with Alex Kadvan, Dinah Decker & Griffin Schwab of Red Light Management. With already a massive following online (9M on TikTok), she’s been hard at work with a new project coming soon.
Country artist Ian Munsick has teamed up with Triple Tigers alongside his own label WEST TO THE REST RECORDS. The deal will result “in a true 50/50 partnership made in country and western heaven” and his debut via the new pact ‘Geronimo’ dropped last Friday.
Payday Music Publishing added two electronic powerhouses this week to their roster in Dombresky & Cassian. Dombresky sold out back-to-back nights in LA this past weekend, while Cassian looks to build on a big 2025, where he was the Musical Director for Anyma’s groundbreaking ‘The End of Genesys’ show at the iconic Sphere in Las Vegas.
Want to see the other 150+ signings we tracked - full list here.
Check out the rest of our hottest signings of the week below:
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.
Have a signing you want to send to us? Click here.
Alongside announcing a new album release date (March 20th), Kanye West will deliver Bully via independent label gamma., headed by Larry Jackson. The project will be his 12th studio album & the controversial rapper spent last weekend performing live in Mexico City alongside his daughter North West. Amidst an apology from Ye for his antisemitic behavior, the deal is said to be in the seven figures.
2026 Stagecoach performer Willow Avalon adds to her management team with Electric Feel signing on alongside current manager Mark Shami of Moral Distaste. The country singer dropped her debut album Southern Bell Raisin’ Hell last year and is slated to hit Europe for a tour starting this month.
Returning to the GRAMMY stage after 27 years, Ms. Lauryn Hill also made moves by signing onto CAA’s roster for touring outside of North America. There she joins Tony Goldring who recently came over from WME.
22-year-old Mexican-American rising pop artist Kristen Cruz has signed with Alex Kadvan, Dinah Decker & Griffin Schwab of Red Light Management. With already a massive following online (9M on TikTok), she’s been hard at work with a new project coming soon.
Country artist Ian Munsick has teamed up with Triple Tigers alongside his own label WEST TO THE REST RECORDS. The deal will result “in a true 50/50 partnership made in country and western heaven” and his debut via the new pact ‘Geronimo’ dropped last Friday.
Payday Music Publishing added two electronic powerhouses this week to their roster in Dombresky & Cassian. Dombresky sold out back-to-back nights in LA this past weekend, while Cassian looks to build on a big 2025, where he was the Musical Director for Anyma’s groundbreaking ‘The End of Genesys’ show at the iconic Sphere in Las Vegas.
Want to see the other 150+ signings we tracked - full list here.
Check out the rest of our hottest signings of the week below:
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.
Have a signing you want to send to us? Click here.
Alongside announcing a new album release date (March 20th), Kanye West will deliver Bully via independent label gamma., headed by Larry Jackson. The project will be his 12th studio album & the controversial rapper spent last weekend performing live in Mexico City alongside his daughter North West. Amidst an apology from Ye for his antisemitic behavior, the deal is said to be in the seven figures.
2026 Stagecoach performer Willow Avalon adds to her management team with Electric Feel signing on alongside current manager Mark Shami of Moral Distaste. The country singer dropped her debut album Southern Bell Raisin’ Hell last year and is slated to hit Europe for a tour starting this month.
Returning to the GRAMMY stage after 27 years, Ms. Lauryn Hill also made moves by signing onto CAA’s roster for touring outside of North America. There she joins Tony Goldring who recently came over from WME.
22-year-old Mexican-American rising pop artist Kristen Cruz has signed with Alex Kadvan, Dinah Decker & Griffin Schwab of Red Light Management. With already a massive following online (9M on TikTok), she’s been hard at work with a new project coming soon.
Country artist Ian Munsick has teamed up with Triple Tigers alongside his own label WEST TO THE REST RECORDS. The deal will result “in a true 50/50 partnership made in country and western heaven” and his debut via the new pact ‘Geronimo’ dropped last Friday.
Payday Music Publishing added two electronic powerhouses this week to their roster in Dombresky & Cassian. Dombresky sold out back-to-back nights in LA this past weekend, while Cassian looks to build on a big 2025, where he was the Musical Director for Anyma’s groundbreaking ‘The End of Genesys’ show at the iconic Sphere in Las Vegas.
Want to see the other 150+ signings we tracked - full list here.
Check out the rest of our hottest signings of the week below:
Kanye West
Larry Jackson
Gamma.
North West
Dombresky
Cassian
Willow Avalon
Ms. Lauryn Hill
Kristen Cruz
Ian Munsick
Artist Management Signings
Festival & Tour Announcements
Roster Updates
Artist Management
Record Labels
Music Publishing
Touring Representation
Payday Music Publishing
Red Light Management
Sphere Las Vegas
WME
Electric Feel
Triple Tigers Records
Moral Distaste
Mexico
United States
Mexico City, MX
Los Angeles, US
Las Vegas, US
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