{"id":7160,"date":"2026-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/ed-sheeran-set-to-sign-with-interscope-zara-larsson-joins-rca-records\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:00:00","slug":"ed-sheeran-set-to-sign-with-interscope-zara-larsson-joins-rca-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/ed-sheeran-set-to-sign-with-interscope-zara-larsson-joins-rca-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran Set to Sign With Interscope, Zara Larsson Joins RCA Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Sheeran is set to sign with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interscope.com\"><strong>Interscope Records<\/strong><\/a>, reuniting with CEO <strong>John Janick<\/strong>, while <strong>Zara Larsson<\/strong> has joined <strong>RCA Records<\/strong> in a week of notable artist signings across labels and management.<\/p>\n<h2>Ed Sheeran<\/h2>\n<p>Sheeran&#8217;s move follows his <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/ed-sheeran-departs-warner-music-after-fifteen-years\/\">departure from <strong>Warner Music Group<\/strong><\/a> in May, ending a 15-year tenure that produced eight albums and global hits including &#8220;Shape of You&#8221; and &#8220;Perfect.&#8221; At Interscope, part of <strong>Universal Music Group<\/strong>, he will be reunited with Janick, who previously worked with Sheeran during his time at Warner&#8217;s <strong>Elektra Records<\/strong>. The Interscope roster also includes <strong>Billie Eilish<\/strong>, <strong>Lady Gaga<\/strong>, and <strong>Kendrick Lamar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Zara Larsson<\/h2>\n<p>The Swedish pop artist moves from <strong>Epic Records<\/strong>, her label home since 2013, in an internal shift within <strong>Sony Music<\/strong>. The signing follows her fifth album <em>Midnight Sun<\/em>, whose title track spent 23 weeks atop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\"><strong>Billboard<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s Pop Airplay chart, and a viral resurgence of &#8220;Lush Life&#8221; on TikTok. Larsson was recently named <strong>Billboard<\/strong>&#8216;s Women in Music Breakthrough for 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>Snow Patrol<\/h2>\n<p>The band has signed a global recording deal with <strong>BMG<\/strong>, expanding a relationship that already covers publishing for members <strong>Gary Lightbody<\/strong> and <strong>Nathan Connolly<\/strong>. The GRAMMY-nominated group launched the partnership with &#8220;These Alarms,&#8221; a collaboration with <strong>Kylie Minogue<\/strong> originally written for 2024&#8217;s UK No. 1 album <em>The Forest Is the Path<\/em>. BMG&#8217;s UK roster includes <strong>Lily Allen<\/strong>, <strong>Louis Tomlinson<\/strong>, <strong>Johnny Marr<\/strong>, <strong>MARINA<\/strong>, <strong>The Script<\/strong>, <strong>Simple Minds<\/strong>, <strong>Suede<\/strong>, and <strong>Rick Astley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Geese<\/h2>\n<p>The Brooklyn rock band and frontman <strong>Cameron Winter<\/strong> have signed with <strong>Tyler Richman<\/strong> and <strong>Anna Spaulding<\/strong> of <strong>weekday mgmt<\/strong> for both the group and Winter&#8217;s solo work. They were previously with <strong>Willie Upbin<\/strong> of <strong>No Truce<\/strong>. The signing follows a period that included a <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> musical guest slot, performances at <strong>Coachella<\/strong> and <strong>Primavera Sound<\/strong>, and the release of their third album <em>Getting Killed<\/em>. The group won four <strong>Libera Awards<\/strong>, including record of the year, and is considered a top contender for Best New Artist at the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\"><strong>GRAMMY Awards<\/strong><\/a>. A second leg of their tour is scheduled for this fall.<\/p>\n<h2>Restless Road<\/h2>\n<p>The country trio, comprising <strong>Zach Beeken<\/strong>, <strong>Garrett Nichols<\/strong>, and <strong>Colton Pack<\/strong>, has signed with <strong>EMPIRE Nashville<\/strong>, with EVP <strong>Jen Way<\/strong> leading the partnership. Previously signed to <strong>Sony Music Nashville<\/strong>, the group debuts on the label with the single &#8220;Forever A Go,&#8221; out this Friday. Teaser content for the track has generated over 10 million views and 250,000 likes.<\/p>\n<h2>Ari Lennox<\/h2>\n<p>The R&amp;B singer-songwriter has signed with <strong>Joseph Harris<\/strong> and <strong>Akin Aliu<\/strong> of <strong>CAA<\/strong> for booking representation. Lennox parted ways with <strong>Dreamville Records<\/strong> in 2025 and released her third studio album <em>Vacancy<\/em> in January via <strong>Interscope<\/strong>. She recently completed a 31-city North American tour with support from <strong>Lekan<\/strong> and <strong>PHABO<\/strong>, and has added an <strong>Austin City Limits<\/strong> taping to her schedule, set to stream worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran is set to sign with Interscope Records, Zara Larsson moves to RCA Records, and other notable artist signings across labels and management.","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":7161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[514],"tags":[1072,2277,2278,343,2280,2279],"class_list":["post-7160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-deals-signings","tag-artist-signings","tag-ed-sheeran","tag-interscope-records","tag-music-industry","tag-rca-records","tag-zara-larsson","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ed Sheeran Interscope Signing, Zara Larsson RCA Deal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ed Sheeran set to sign with Interscope, reuniting with CEO John Janick; Zara Larsson joins RCA. 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