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Her single &#8220;Kill It Queen&#8221; arrived earlier this year through <strong>Artist Partner Group<\/strong> as her first release as an independent artist.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grimes<\/strong> has teamed with Lucas Thomashow of SANA and Ryan Sullivan of People First Projects for management, joining day-to-day manager Jesse Allen at <strong>Dean St Co.<\/strong> The Canadian electronic and pop artist&#8217;s forthcoming album <em>Psy Opera<\/em> was announced in April as nearing release.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobdylan.com\">Bob Dylan<\/a><\/strong> moved from <strong>Creative Artists Agency (CAA)<\/strong> to <strong>WME (William Morris Endeavor)<\/strong> for North American representation, signing with Robby Fraser. The 85-year-old Nobel laureate is currently on his <em>Rough and Rowdy Ways<\/em> US tour.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Passion Pit<\/strong>, formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, twenty years ago, signed with Pete Galli at <strong>Red Light Management<\/strong>. The band&#8217;s anniversary run ended with two sold-out nights at the Bellweather in Los Angeles, and the City of Boston declared July 24 as Passion Pit Day. The group is now working on its first album in a decade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Label signings and dual deals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hans Williams<\/strong>, a New Orleans indie-folk and soul singer-songwriter, signed a dual deal with <strong>Giant Music<\/strong> for records and <strong>Camp Music Management<\/strong>, where Riley Kirkwood and Logan Kearns will guide him. 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She made her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opry.com\">Grand Ole Opry<\/a> debut in 2024 and played Austin City Limits (ACL) Fest and Windy City Smokeout in 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ava Max signs with IAG and Grimes adds new management, alongside label and agency moves for Bob Dylan, Passion Pit, Hans Williams and Maggie 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