Fresh Ink: Laufey Reups with Warner Chappell, Janelle Monáe Signs with UTA

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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Two-time GRAMMY winner Laufey has renewed her global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music, first signed in August 2023. The Icelandic-Chinese artist and youngest-ever Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album recipient is slated to drop her deluxe A Matter of Time: The Final Hour on April 10, just ahead of her sold-out 22-country world tour.

UTA locked up a deal with ten-time GRAMMY-nominated singer Janelle Monáe across touring, media, brand partnerships and more. After receiving a 2024 nod for Album of the Year, the entertainer has been busy acting and is set to appear in several upcoming projects, including the new Amazon movie Is God Is and Netflix adult animation series Bass X Machina.

Ahead of his forthcoming sixth studio album, Venezuelan artist Lasso signed with Interscope Records. The singer-songwriter just released his newest single ‘p0rn0grafía’ and has had recent collaborations with Ha*Ash, Piso 21 and Corina Smith.

Hot off the heels of his Heated Rivalry success, composer Peter Peter (real name Peter Jones) has signed with Range Music for management. The company first launched its composer division last year with Jeff Jernigan as the first hire who also represents talent like Tom Howe (Ted Lasso) & Brandon Roberts (Andor).

Texas country artist Dylan Gossett has found a new team at TMWRK for management, with Andrew McInnes, Paddy Scace, and Sydney Clarke handling the multi-platinum singer-songwriter behind ‘Coal.’ The Austin native released self-produced debut Westward in 2025 via Big Loud Texas/Mercury Records, selling over 100,000 headline tickets across the past two years alongside festival appearances at Stagecoach, SXSW, and Austin City Limits.

American pop singer-songwriter Ella Boh has joined Vector Management with Ken Levitan and Nicki Loranger signing on. The rising artist just wrapped tours supporting Artemas in the US, Ari Abdul in Europe and is about to drop her new EP Blurry.

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