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Signing Story: Lost Coyote––Featuring Song Collabs with the Late Phil Everly
What happens when a legendary classic rock icon takes a shine to your material—and offers to collaborate with you? You drop everything and take them ... -
Our Favorite Signings of 2014
KONGOS Label: Epic Records Publicity: Darren Baber - Epic Records Web: kongos.com A&R: L.A. Reid Early last year, upon hearing this then-unsigned-and-unknown act’s demo ... -
Signing Story: Cherub
Veteran artist manager Justin Eshak had just started his position as VP of A&R at Columbia Records when he came across “Doses & Mimosas,” an ... -
Signing Story: Lorde
Most youngsters who perform in their middle school talent show can expect (at most) meager applause from family and friends in the audience. But for ... -
Signing Story: Allen Stone--How He Got a Label Deal
Soul artist Allen Stone laid substantial career groundwork before signing with Capitol. In 2011 he self-released Allen Stone, which broke into the Top 10 of Billboard’s ... -
Signing Story: YG--How He Got Signed
When a classmate threw a dis toward Keenon Jackson, it became a game of wits from which Jackson, aka “YG,” built a career. His lyrical ... -
Signing Story: Ty Dolla $ign--Why He Inked With Atlantic
Los Angeles native Ty Dolla $ign didn’t come to his deal with Atlantic Records in the storybook way. There was no chance encounter with a ... -
Deluka Signs to Vel Records
Deluka, originally from Birmingham, England and currently living in Los Angeles, CA, recently signed to indie label Vel Records and have a new EP coming this ... -
Signing Story: Lethal Dosage
Tucson, AZ-based Lethal Dosage have been active on the Southwest hard rock and extreme metal scene since 2009. Initially formed by high school buddies Daniel ... -
Signing Story: Bryan Ellis
Singer/songwriter Bryan Ellis’ story of how he arrived at a label deal isn’t a short one. It began several years ago when he was a ...