Fresh Ink: Timbaland Signs With Indie-Pop!, Ellie Goulding Returns to WME Worldwide

Plus other moves at Atlantic, Prescription Songs, KMGMT & 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 in this week's edition.

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Iconic producer & artist Timbaland has joined Ben Willis & Josh Andriano of Indie-Pop! for management. The longtime hip-hop staple has been active in the AI community in recent years as he co-launched new company Stage Zero which announced a signing of AI-generated artist TaTa in 2025.

Ellie Goulding returns to WME for global representation across all areas signing with Craig D’Souza, Dave Tamaroff, Jonny Greenfield, Brett Murrihy, Kirk Sommer, Josh Javor & Claire Macleod, switching from CAA ahead of her sixth studio album I Know Too Much (Polydor, September 4). The multi-BRIT Award-winning, Grammy and Golden Globe-nominated artist brings a chart CV that includes tying Adele's record for most No.1 UK albums by a British female artist.

Singer-songwriter Ashe landed herself new deals with Atlantic Records & Doomsday/Universal Music Publishing Group this week. The solo artist teamed up with close collaborator and friend Finneas on album The Dream for duo project The Favors and will hit the road this summer supporting Benson Boone.

After parting ways with Republic earlier this year and then dropping her new album Detour via Bunhead/Amigo, German pop star Kim Petras has now signed with Nick Bobetsky & Ryan Norris Anderson of State of the Art (Daniel Caesar, Becky G) for management.

Ninth Key, the collaborative project between Ekoh and Lø Spirit, has signed with Michael Kaminsky & Peter Hill of KMGMT for management. The new rock-rap alternative duo is releasing their newest single ‘HAPPY FEELS LIKE’ next week.

Prescription Songs welcomed Quinn XCII (pronounced 92) to its publishing family this week. The pop artist released his latest album LOOK! I’m Alive this time last year and has built a catalog that includes hits like ‘Straightjacket’ & ‘Flare Guns.’ He’s also dipped his toes in the food and beverage world with his own brand ‘Mustard Mike’s.’

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