Producer and artist Timbaland has signed with Indie-Pop! for management, and Ellie Goulding has returned to WME for global representation, highlighting a series of recent artist and songwriter signings across the industry.
- Timbaland joins Ben Willis and Josh Andriano at Indie-Pop! for management. He recently co-founded Stage Zero, which signed AI-generated artist TaTa in 2025.
- Ellie Goulding has signed with WME agents Craig D’Souza, Dave Tamaroff, Jonny Greenfield, Brett Murrihy, Kirk Sommer, Josh Javor, and Claire Macleod for worldwide representation, moving from CAA. Her sixth album, I Know Too Much (Polydor), is due September 4. Goulding has tied Adele’s record for most No. 1 UK albums by a British female artist.
- Ashe has signed with Atlantic Records and Doomsday/Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG). She worked with Finneas on The Dream for duo project The Favors and will tour with Benson Boone this summer.
- Kim Petras has joined Nick Bobetsky and Ryan Norris Anderson at State of the Art for management, following her split from Republic Records and the release of Detour via Bunhead/Amigo.
- Ninth Key, the project of Ekoh and Lø Spirit, has signed with Michael Kaminsky and Peter Hill of KMGMT for management. The duo’s new single ‘HAPPY FEELS LIKE’ arrives next week.
- Quinn XCII (pronounced 92) has signed a publishing deal with Prescription Songs. His album LOOK! I’m Alive was released last year, and his catalog includes ‘Straightjacket’ and ‘Flare Guns.’ He also runs the brand Mustard Mike’s.
