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Signed: Breaking Benjamin Links With BMG for New Music, Eminem Protege Ez Mil Finds New Manager

Written by on October 29, 2024

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Breaking Benjamin signed with BMG to release new music, their first since 2018. According to a press release, the band has racked up 8.5 billion streams globally.

On the heels of his recent signing with Eminem’s Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope, Filipino rapper Ez Mil signed to Grassroots Music for global management. His representative at the company is Dan Lee.

Universal Music Canada signed Punjabi producer thiarajxtt (a.k.a. Dilmanjot Singh Thiara), who released the EP If the Sun Had a Dark Side on the label on Oct. 18. Last year, thiarajxtt produced most of Diljit Dosanjh’s album Ghost and collaborated with Jassa Dhillon, Shubh, Channi Nattan, Jerry and more.

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The Head and the Heart signed with Verve Forecast and released a new single entitled “Arrow.” A new studio album will be announced in the coming weeks.

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (“Face Down,” “Your Guardian Angel”) signed to Better Noise Music, which will release the band’s new album next spring.

Finnish rock band The Rasmus (“In the Shadows”) also signed with Better Noise, which jointly released the group’s new single, “Rest in Pieces,” with Nordic indie label Playground Music on Friday (Oct. 25).

Rap-rock group Hollywood Undead signed with Sumerian Records and released the new single “Hollywood Forever.” According to a press release, the group has more than 3.1 billion career streams across platforms.

Alt-pop trio Coyote Theory (“This Side of Paradise”) signed with Nettwerk Music Group and released the new single “Waiting on the Weather.” The band’s drummer, Jayson Lynn, acts as the group’s manager. A&Rs are Anne Elise Dickinson and Tom Gates.

Austin Williams and Truth or Dare Records partnered with RECORDS Nashville/Columbia Records. Williams, known for songs including “Here We Go Again” and “Wanna Be Saved,” is repped by Loyd Potts and Ken Madson at Ignition Management, with agency representation from CAA. – Jessica Nicholson

Big Machine Records signed singer-songwriter and two-time Grammy nominee Ryan Hurd, who released his latest song, “This Party Sucks,” on Friday (Oct. 25). Hurd is also signed to Big Machine Music for publishing. The Big Machine Records roster additionally includes Tim McGraw, Carly Pearce, Midland, Rascal Flatts and Jackson Dean. – Jessica Nicholson

Mereba signed to Secretly Canadian, which will release her new album, The Breeze Grew a Fire, on Feb. 14. The first single from the LP, “Counterfeit,” dropped on Oct. 22.

Pop-rock duo Sparks (Ron and Russell Mael) signed with Transgressive Records, which will release their as-yet-untitled upcoming studio album — the band’s 28th — next year, with Firebird Label Services serving as distributor.

HEYOON, a Korean-born pop artist based in both L.A. and Korea who was previously part of the international pop group Now United, signed with Universal Music Korea. The label will help develop HEYOON globally.

Sibling duo Ocie and Wes Crowe, known as the country/folk/alternative duo Crowe Boys, signed with UMG Nashville. The duo’s first release for the label is “Let Me Feel Alone,” written solely by Ocie Crowe, out Nov. 8. – Jessica Nicholson

New York-based rapper-producer-trumpeter Pan Amsterdam, previously known as Leron Thomas, signed to Heavenly Records and released the new track “White Ninja.” An album is due next year.

Manchester, U.K.-based experimental punk band Maruja signed with Music For Nations and released a new single, “Break the Tension,” on the label. The group is slated to embark on a North American tour next year.

Barbadian singer/songwriter/producer Ayoni signed with Def Jam Recordings and released the single “San Francisco” ahead of a larger project set to drop next year. Ayoni is featured in the Paramount+ documentary Uncharted.

WME signed singer-songwriter Zach Meadows. The Florida native (and now Nashville resident) is repped by Torrez Music Group’s Alex Torrez and Emily Vincent. He released his debut album, Road to Nowhere, in August and will soon join Braxton Keith on the road throughout November. – Jessica Nicholson

Handcraft Entertainment signed Japanese-British artist, model and influencer Hana Kuro to a global production and management deal, marking the second major signing for the J-pop-focused firm.

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