Fresh Ink: Lykke Li Signs With Neon Gold, Marcus King Lands At Electric Feel

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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Lykke Li, the pop mainstay who unveiled her debut album nearly 20 years ago, is set to release her first project in four years after signing a new deal with Neon Gold Records via Futures Music Group. The Afterparty is expected to drop May 8th and she’ll be stopping by Coachella in the weeks prior.

Southern rock & blues artist Marcus King has signed with new management at Electric Feel with Ashton Chryssicas and Austin Rosen jumping aboard his team. The 29-year-old dropped his latest album Darling Blue in the fall fall and begins his Waltz Across Texas tour this coming May.

2024 GRAMMY Best New Artist Victoria Monét joined Caroline Yim, Sam Kirby Yoh, Scott Mantell & Matt Reinberg’s UTA touring roster for North America this past week. The R&B artist will continue to be repped by WME for the rest of the world and is slated to join Bruno Mars in the summer on The Romantic Tour across Europe and the UK.

Blu DeTiger has teamed up with Brandon Goodman and Danny Rukasin of BEST FRIENDS. for management. The 2026 Future of Bass award winner dropped her debut album All I Ever Want Is Everything in 2024 via Capitol (she’s now independent) and has opened for artists such as Sabrina Carpenter, Charlie Puth, Bleachers & more.

Rising R&B artist Isaia Huron has signed with RCA Records in partnership with SLANG who released his previous projects. He released his first single via the new agreement last week, ‘W.T.A.,’ which acts as a preview for his upcoming album Mr. Lovebomb, coming later this year.

Belgian indie rock group The Haunted Youth locked in a record deal with Play It Again Sam. The band, led by Joachim Liebens, released their first single ‘deathwish’ on the label last week and also signed on with WME’s Andy Duggan, Joe Friel, Justin Edwards & Tor Breon for touring in the US & EU.

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