{"id":5079,"date":"2025-09-09T23:45:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/asake-new-management-company-artist-signings\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T23:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:45:47","slug":"asake-new-management-company-artist-signings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/asake-new-management-company-artist-signings\/","title":{"rendered":"Signed: Afrobeats Star Asake Inks Deal With New Management; Omarion Links Up With\u00a0Create"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe sheer number of artist signings announced on a weekly basis makes it difficult to keep up, no matter how closely one pays attention to the industry news cycle. That\u2019s why every other Tuesday, <em>Billboard<\/em> compiles the latest signings to labels, distributors, agencies, management companies and more, in an effort to provide a snapshot of the latest moves in the artist space, from household names to indie stars to emerging acts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThis week\u2019s roundup includes new deals for artists including Nigerian Afrobeats star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/asake\/\">Asake<\/a>; R&amp;B singer (and former B2K lead vocalist) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/omarion\">Omarion<\/a>; Japanese singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/yuki-chiba\/\">Yuki Chiba<\/a>; legendary hip-hop DJ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/grandmaster-flash\/\">Grandmaster Flash<\/a>; British rockers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/the-struts\/\">The Struts<\/a>; Argentine duo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ca7riel-y-paco-amoroso\/\">CA7RIEL &amp; Paco Amoroso<\/a>; aughts rockers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/jacks-mannequin\/\">Jack\u2019s Mannequin<\/a>; and Canadian singer-songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/johnny-orlando\/\">Johnny Orlando<\/a>. Companies represented on the list include Double Eleven, Create Music Group, Warner Music Japan, Primary Wave, KMG Distribution, UTA, ONrpm and Position Music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFirst up this week is Afrobeats star Asake, who entered a partnership with <strong>Alexa Perkins<\/strong>\u2018 management and creative agency Double Eleven. According to a press release, the Nigerian singer-songwriter has racked up more than 5.6 billion streams to date. His third studio album, <em>Lungu Boy<\/em>, was released last year, with the release noting that it currently ranks among the top 20 most streamed Nigerian albums of all time. This summer, he announced the release of his fourth studio album, <em>MONEY<\/em>, on his newly launched label, Giran Republic. Shortly after that, he was featured on Gunna\u2019s track \u201csatisfaction\u201d off the rapper\u2019s album <em>The Last Wun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCheck out the rest of the latest signings below. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"pmc-gallery-vertical\">\n<div class=\"c-gallery-vertical-loader u-gallery-app-shell-loader\">\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__figure u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__text u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__text-small u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-1 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-2 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-3 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-4 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sheer number of artist signings announced on a weekly basis makes it difficult to keep up, no matter how closely one pays attention to the industry news cycle. 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