Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSony Music Publishing has signed rising singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Em Beihold to a worldwide publishing agreement.
Her gold-certified single “Numb Little Bug” has been on the Billboard Hot 100 for 24 weeks, and she released her debut EP “Egg in the Backseat: last week. ”I’m so happy to be a part of the Sony Music Publishing family,” said Beihold. “So many of my favorite artists who inspired me to start writing in the first place like Regina Spektor and Sara Bareilles are with them so it was a natural decision.
Songwriting is the core of my artistry and I’m so grateful to call Sony Music Publishing home.”+ Armani White, the West Philadelphia rapper whose single “Billie Eilish” is one of the summer’s viral hits, has signed with Def Jam Recordings, chairman/CEO Tunji Balogun announced. “Armani is a dynamic artist who’s been bubbling underground for a while now and has caught lightning in a bottle with ‘Billie Eilish’” said Balogun. “As infectious and urgent as ‘Billie’ is, Armani’s upcoming EP displays an energetic, three-dimensional artist with a unique perspective and an exciting approach to the game.
We’re all excited to help him develop, connect with a wider audience, and become the star he’s shown he can be.” “Billie Eilish helped me finish my 2022 wish list in a month,” said Armani White. “The sky opened up and things I couldn’t have imagined fell in front of me.” + Sherrese Clarke Soares’ HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired the publishing catalog of veteran country act Lady A.
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