Cardi B has signed an exclusive management deal with Patientce Foster of Fifth & Freedom, while CHVRCHES have joined Futures Music Group, marking the Glasgow trio’s first new music in three years.
Cardi B and CHVRCHES
Foster has helped steer the Bronx rapper’s creative and brand work for years. The agreement arrives as Cardi B confirmed a third album is targeting 2027, telling The Breakfast Club she plans to “ship herself away just to record” after November.
Futures Music Group co-CEOs Derek Davies and Dave Wallace described the CHVRCHES deal as a full-circle moment, having worked with the band “since the V was still a U.” Debut single ‘Roses’ arrives as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record and the band’s first new music in three years, with Lunatic Entertainment on management and intimate ballot-entry shows in Glasgow (Oct. 26) and London (Oct. 29) offering the first preview of the new era.
Additional Signings
- Mascolo, the French-American producer and multi-instrumentalist, has assembled a full-service team with management through Gon Carpel and Eli Bieber of Noted and Chad Donnelly of Roark, a label home at Ninja Tune, and worldwide booking with Adam Ogushwitz at UTA (United Talent Agency). The move follows his debut EP Just Us on LP Giobbi’s Yes Yes Yes label in 2024 and live dates at The Brooklyn Mirage, Mission Ballroom, and The Fox Theater.
- Colombia’s ARIA VEGA has signed with Warner Music Latina following a breakout run that delivered her first Billboard No. 1, ‘Chévere,’ a collaboration with Ryan Castro. She is managed by Rebeca León of Lionfish Entertainment (Anitta, Tokischa) and was recently nominated for Best New Artist at the Latin Grammys.
- Nearly 17 years after joining Modest! Management, most recently as Managing Director, Sarah Gallagher has launched NDA Talent, arriving with a roster that already includes Olly Murs and Five.
- After a three-year stint with UPSURGE, London-based booking agent Lee Bowyer has joined Earth Music Agency, bringing acts like Softcult, Flooding, Bleary Eyed, and others to the roster alongside him.
