Music Industry Moves: Ty Myers Signs With Columbia Records

pic.twitter.com/sIXnoglSby— Kinky Friedman (@FriedmanKinky) June 27, 2024Born Richard Samet Friedman, he was raised by Jewish parents in Chicago before the family moved to Texas when he was young. Friedman formed his first group while majoring in psychology at the University of Texas. The band, named King Arthur & The Carrots, were a surf-rock parody group that earned him the nickname Kinky.In 1973, he formed the satirical country rock band Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award winner Sam Waterston has signed with Paradigm for representation. 

Kinky Friedman — the Texas-raised musician, writer, satirist, dog lover, gubernatorial candidate and overall provocateur — died after a battle with Parkinson’s on Thursday at his Echo Hill Ranch in TX, according to a post on his X account. He was 79.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actress Cree for representation in all areas.

EXCLUSIVE: Sosie Bacon, most recently seen starring as Rose Cotter in Paramount/Temple Hill’s Smile, has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas.

EXCLUSIVE: Kristy Woodson Harvey, the New York Times, USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author of eleven novels including The Summer of Songbirds and Under The Southern Sky, has signed with Rain for representation.

Fresh off the success of her Star Wars series, The Acolyte, director Leslye Headland has found new agents as she has signed with CAA for representation.

Willie Nelson has been forced to pull out of the opening dates of his joint headline US tour with Bob Dylan on medical grounds.The 91-year-old was due to kick off the ‘Outlaw Music Festival Tour’ alongside Dylan yesterday (June 21) in Atlanta, followed by Charlotte and Raleigh, but he will now miss all three dates.“We regret to inform you that Willie Nelson is not feeling well and, per doctor’s orders, has been advised to rest for the next four days,” read a statement on social media. “He is expected to make a quick recovery and join the Outlaw Music Festival tour next week.”“In the meantime, Lukas Nelson and the Family Band, along with a few guests, will perform a special set to include Willie’s classics and other songs.”The tour was announced in February, a run of 26 dates around North America that is set to last until September.

Katcy Stephan TV and film actor Brian Tee has signed with Verve for representation. Tee recently starred alongside Nicole Kidman in the limited series “Expats,” directed by Lulu Wang for Prime Video. Up next, he will appear in Season 3 of Prime Video’s action series “Reacher” alongside star Alan Ritchson.

Beyonce opened up about what is driving her when she works in the recording studio in a rare interview.

EXCLUSIVE: Bindery Books, a newly-launched publisher that has social media book tastemakers lead their own publishing imprints, has signed with Atlas Literary and Independent Artist Group for representation.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer More than four years after leaving CAA for WME, Miley Cyrus has once again signed with CAA for representation in all areas. Cyrus’ return to CAA comes 15 years after she moved her TV and movie career from UTA over to CAA, which had already repped her for music.

Katcy Stephan Dr. Mark Hyman has signed with WME in all areas. Hyman is the co-founder and chief medical officer of medical intelligence company Function Health, which offers a membership that includes over 100 lab tests and doctor insights on the results.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed director and producer Dean Israelite for representation in all areas.

CAA on Thursday announced its signing of Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, actress, and author Miley Cyrus for representation in all areas.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Tanner Adell, one of the artists at the forefront of the new wave of Black country music, has inked a new recording contract with Love Renaissance, aka LVRN Records. Adell had been independent since splitting with Columbia Records last year, and her profile increased exponentially when she was one of the artists featured on Beyoncé‘s blockbuster “Cowboy Carter” album this spring, leading to an influx of interest in Adell’s recent catalog, like the signature song “Buckle Bunny.” LVRN is an Atlanta-based label and management company whose roster includes such artists as Summer Walker, 6LACK, DVSN, Spinall and TxC.

Thania Garcia Latin Grammy winner Lasso has signed an exclusive management deal with WK Entertainment. This includes a comprehensive 360 contract under the leadership of Andres Gomez, who will support Lasso in touring, brand partnership strategies, A&R, marketing and more on a global scale. Lasso has also announced his first 15-date U.S tour, “Quedarse Solo Para Siempre,” promoted by Live Nation.

Alex Ritman CAA has signed Cash Carraway, the Irish-English writer, director and exec producer best known for creating the HBO series “Rain Dogs.” Carraway’s first TV production, “Rain Dogs” — a bleak British dramedy about an unconventional relationship between a working-class single mother, her young daughter and a privileged gay man — was met with critical acclaim when it aired in March 2023. The eight-part series starred Daisy May Cooper, Jack Farthing, Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo and Fleur Tashjian, and later earned a Gotham Award nomination for best breakthrough series, while Carraway was named a BAFTA Breakthrough.

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh has signed filmmaker, author, and digital creator Chris Stuckmann for representation in all areas.

Action star Kellan Lutz, known for his work in the Twilight films and the FBI franchise among others, has signed with Gilbertson Entertainment for management.