Breakthrough British singer-songwriter Myles Smith has found a new home at Sony Music Publishing, which has inked him to a global deal.

The Luton native and RCA signee has amassed more than 26m monthly listeners on Spotify and more than 1.3m TikTok followers, thanks to the success of songs such as "Stargazing" and "Solo." The former scored Smith his first U.K. Top 20 single earlier this year.

"I’m grateful for their belief in my music and looking forward to sharing more of my story with the world," Smith said of the SMP partnership. Added SMP U.K. Senior Director of A&R Saul Fitton, "Myles is a once-in-a-generation talent, with exceptional drive and dedication."

The artist is touring North America through early November. He'll return next year for another run beginning 3/31 in Vancouver.

Pictured collectively ignoring HITS' emails are SMP’s David Ventura, Eric Parker (manager, Extended Play Group), SMP’s Megan Fitzsimons, Smith, Paul Jeboda (management) and Fitton.

Jonas Group Publishing and Jonas Catalog Holdings I, LLC have acquired the copyrights and recordings to a collection of works by songwriter Julia Michaels.

Included in the new deal are JP Saxe’s 4x-platinum, Grammy-nominated single “If The World Was Ending,” Selena Gomez’s "Lose You To Love Me,” Maren Morris’ “Circles Around This Town” and Dua Lipa’s “Pretty Please.”

Additional recordings by Lady Gaga, Shawn Mendes, Maroon 5, Diplo, Britney Spears, Nick Jonas, Noah Kahan, Justin Bieber, Jason Derulo, Keith Urban and Kelsea Ballerini were also acquired.

“Julia Michaels is a known master of songwriting and revered across multiple genres of music,” JGP President Leslie T. DiPiero said. “Julia along with her manager, Beka Tishchker, and their amazing team have a choice on who they trust to represent her works. We here at Jonas Group Publishing are truly honored that they have chosen us. Listening to her catalog of songs makes us feel like kids in a candy store!”

Jonas Group Entertainment Chairman/Founder Kevin Jonas Sr. added, “It’s not just about the hits she’s created; it’s about the heart and soul in each track."

We're sold our souls years ago.

Sony Music Publishing Latin has renewed its longstanding deal with award magnet Edgar Barrera, who’s been with the company since 2014.

The re-upping, negotiated by attorney Brian Alvarez, comes on the heels of this year’s Latin Grammy nominations, which found Barrera leading the pack of nominees for the second year in a row, with a total of nine nominations in top categories.

SMP President & CEO, Latin America and U.S. Latin Jorge Mejia (pictured, right, with Barrera) said, “Edgar is one of the most hardworking, versatile, talented, and smart songwriters I’ve had the pleasure to work with, period. We are beyond honored to be part of his team and can’t wait to see what’s next.”

Upon renewing, Barrera said, “I am very grateful and excited to extend my relationship with Sony Music Publishing, to start a new chapter on a journey that started 10 years ago. Jorge and Jon [Platt] have always supported all my crazy ideas and given me a safe space to continue growing as a writer and music executive.”

The Miami-based Barrera’s list of credits includes Maluma, Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande, Yandel, Shakira, KAROL G and Selena Gomez. Among his most recent successes are KAROL G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” “Por Que Sera” by Grupo Frontera and Maluma and Maluma’s “Segun Quien” f. Carin Leon.

Last year, Barrera also broke records by becoming the most nominated artist at the 2023 Latin GRAMMYs and took home three awards, including Songwriter of the Year and Producer of the Year. Additionally, he was named BMI’s 2023 Regional Mexican Songwriter of the Year and was a recipient of BMI’s Latin Impact Award.