Two-time Grammy winner Laufey signed to Interscope/Verve Records. The jazz/classical singer-songwriter recently wrapped her 70-date A Matter of Time global arena tour in Mexico City.
Laufey, who was named Billboard‘s Women in Music Innovator earlier this year, previously had a global recording deal with AWAL, which she signed in 2020 after her music began taking off during the pandemic. She released her debut album, Everything I Know About Love, in 2022, followed by 2023’s Bewitched, which topped Billboard‘s Jazz Albums and Traditional Jazz Albums charts, and 2025’s A Matter of Time, which reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200. — Chris Eggertsen
CHVRCHES (Photo Credit: Jody Evans) Jody EvansScottish synth-pop trio CHVRCHES signed a label deal with Futures Music Group, which released the band’s new single “Roses” — its first new single in three years.
CHVRCHES’ last album, Screen Violence, was released in 2021. The band scored a Billboard Hot 100 entry in 2019 with “Here With Me,” a Marshmello track on which the band was featured, and it has racked up a total of four albums on the Billboard 200, including 2015’s Every Open Eye, which hit No. 8 on the chart.— Chris Eggertsen
Vic Mensa (Photo Credit: Onda) OndaGrammy-nominated artist Vic Mensa signed a distribution partnership with UnitedMasters through which he will release his debut project, INNANETAPE, on streaming services for the first time on Sept. 29, along with a new album next year.
Mensa has charted twice on the Billboard 200, with his 2016 EP, There’s Alot Going On, and his 2017 album, The Autobiography. — Chris Eggertsen
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