Date Signed: August 2024
Label: Range Music/Virgin Music
Type of Music: Pop, R&B
Booking: Gersh for Film/TV
Legal: Chad Christopher. Goodman Genow Schenkman Smelkinson + Christopher, LLP
Publicity: Align PR, TeamMeg@align-pr.com
Web: megdonnelly.com
Singer and actress Meg Donnelly is kicking off a new era. Best known for her starring role in the Zombies film franchise, Donnelly is breaking out of the Disney mold by signing with the Range Music label, the recorded music division of Range Media Partners. “It's almost like starting fresh in a different way. Since I've been doing acting for so long, it feels weird to kind of start over in something but it's also really cool. I feel like I have complete control over what I want,” Donnelly says. “I waited five years to put out what I really wanted. I wanted to make sure the next time I released music, it was what I wanted and was what other people were telling me, so I'm really happy that I waited.”
Spearheading the signing was Range Music partner Jared Cotter, who also co-manages breakout artist Shaboozey. “I've known Jared for a very long time and he has always believed in me. That just made me feel really comfortable and confident about what I was doing, and the fact that it's a partnership as well. It's just really cool.” Donnelly says. “I feel like I have a lot of say in what I want, and everyone's super collaborative. It's just really special. I have been having the best time”
Donnelly took her time deciding on who to sign with by meeting with different labels and hearing what they had to offer. "It was a lot of ‘You have to go down this lane, or you have to do what other people are doing,’ kind of thing. To hear that was discouraging. In my gut I want to make sure that I'm doing this 100 percent for me. The weird thing about being younger in the business, you just want to work because it's so exciting and fun. And then when you become an adult, it's like, wait. Like, how do I do this for me? And it's really scary, but I wanted to stay true to that instead of changing myself.” Through the new partnership Donnelly has released two singles “by my heart” and “in my bag,” and is currently working on more new music.
