{"id":7564,"date":"2026-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/cage-the-elephant-signs-with-big-loud-rock-the-fray-joins-element-1-management\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:00:00","slug":"cage-the-elephant-signs-with-big-loud-rock-the-fray-joins-element-1-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/cage-the-elephant-signs-with-big-loud-rock-the-fray-joins-element-1-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Cage The Elephant Signs With Big Loud Rock, The Fray Joins Element 1 Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple artists and industry figures have announced new label, <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/florida-georgia-line-inks-management-deal-interpol-signs-with-partisan\/\">management<\/a>, and publishing deals this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cagetheelephant.com\/\">Cage The Elephant<\/a><\/strong> has signed with <strong>Big Loud Rock<\/strong> and released their first new music in two years, the single &#8220;Beaches In Tennessee,&#8221; produced with Justin Raisen and SADPONY. The multi-GRAMMY-winning six-piece, managed by Q Prime, has previously earned back-to-back Best Rock Album GRAMMYs for <em>Tell Me I&#8217;m Pretty<\/em> and <em>Social Cues<\/em>, along with thirteen No. 1 Alternative radio hits and over 6 billion streams.<\/p>\n<p>Management firm <strong>Element 1<\/strong> added rock band <strong>The Fray<\/strong> and pop artist <strong>Em Beihold<\/strong> to its roster, where they will be represented by Ben Berkman, Chris Woltman, and Livia Lange. 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The Los Angeles-based producer, known for work with Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and SZA, has assembled a guest list for the 11-track project that includes Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Vince Staples, and Moses Sumney.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/t-i-signs-global-publishing-deal-with-reservoir-media\/\">T.I.<\/a><\/strong> has entered a wide-ranging agreement with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reservoir-media.com\/\">Reservoir<\/a><\/strong> covering his full publishing catalog, from 2001&#8217;s <em>I&#8217;m Serious<\/em> through future works, as well as stakes in his non-Atlantic recordings. The three-time GRAMMY-winning Atlanta rapper has sold fourteen million albums and collaborated with Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Eminem. 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