{"id":6571,"date":"2026-08-25T14:39:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6571"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:39:17","slug":"music-industry-moves-meghan-trainor-signs-with-uta-guitar-center-foundation-names-valeisha-butterfield-ceo-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6571","title":{"rendered":"Music Industry Moves: Meghan Trainor Signs With UTA; Guitar Center Foundation Names Valeisha Butterfield CEO &#038; Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tGrammy-winning singer-songwriter <strong>Meghan Trainor<\/strong> has signed with <strong>United Talent Agency<\/strong> for global representation across live touring, filmed entertainment, digital media, theatre, brand partnerships, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6569\">Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe\u2019s Mount Everest Drama \u2018Tenzing\u2019 to Open Zurich Film Festival<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe signing follows Trainor\u2019s on-screen acting debut in Ryan Murphy\u2019s FX series \u201cThe Beauty,\u201d and the April release of her seventh studio album \u201cToy With Me,\u201d although she canceled a North American arena tour slated for earlier this year amid low ticket sales, citing the challenges of balancing work, family and a new baby. She also has appeared as a judge, coach, mentor and advisor on \u201cThe Voice,\u201d \u201cThe Voice UK,\u201d \u201cThe Four\u201d and \u201cAustralian Idol.\u201d She also published the motherhood memoir \u201cDear Future Mama: A TMI Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood from Your Bestie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTrainor is managed by Nikola Barisic for Bond Artist Management and represented by Aaron Rosenberg for Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger &amp; Light LLP.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t+ The <strong>Guitar Center Music Foundation<\/strong> has named <strong>Valeisha Butterfield<\/strong> as its CEO &amp; Executive Director, effective immediately. She will work closely with GCMF\u2019s Board of Directors to advance the Foundation\u2019s strategic plan, grow fundraising and donor engagement, develop partnerships with schools and community organizations and strengthen the reach and visibility of its programs.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tShe was previously co-president of the Recording Academy and VP of global partnerships at Google; she currently serves on the Grammys\u2019 Television Committee and is the founder of Seed Media.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cValeisha brings the rare combination of nonprofit leadership, music industry experience and operational expertise that GCMF needs for its next stage of growth,\u201d said board president and chair Curtis Heath. \u201cShe has spent her career building organizations, developing partnerships and bringing people together around a shared purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t+ Songwriter <strong>Phil Barton <\/strong>has announces a global publishing deal with <strong>BMG<\/strong> in partnership with <strong>Liz Rose Music<\/strong>, marking the next chapter in a career that has produced more than 900 songs.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBarton first broke through with Lee Brice\u2019s No. 1 hit \u201cA Woman Like You,\u201d and has had songs recorded by artists including Sara Evans, Gabby Barrett, Dustin Lynch, Eli Young Band, Priscilla Block, Matt Stell, Alison Krauss, Ashley McBryde and others.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be happier to welcome Phil to BMG,\u201d says BMG\u2019s Amy Hendon Scott. \u201cI\u2019ve believed in Phil since the beginning, so getting the opportunity to work together again makes this partnership especially meaningful. Phil is the kind of songwriter every publisher hopes to work with. His songs are honest, memorable and beautifully crafted, but just as importantly, he\u2019s someone artists love writing with. He brings curiosity, consistency and an incredible work ethic to every room, and we\u2019re proud to partner with Liz Rose Music as we help champion the next chapter of his remarkable career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6567\">\u2018Ali G: Who Iz I?\u2019 Trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen Returns as the London Bad Boy in New Amazon MGM Mockumentary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>+ BBR Music Group\/BMG Nashville <\/strong>has signed award-winning Canadian country artist <strong>Jade Eagleson<\/strong>, whose track record includes four Juno Award nominations, 2025 Canadian Country Music Association\u2019s Male Artist of the Year, 2024 CCMA Album of the Year, and 2023 CCMA Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the Year honors.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn addition to signing with the label, Eagleson also expanded his team signing with Range Music for management, CAA for booking and Spirit Music, in a joint venture with Alliance Music Partners, for publishing.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited to begin my journey with BBR Music Group\/BMG Nashville,\u201d Eagleson said. \u201cI have always had a profound respect for their team and the way they love and elevate their artists. The whole team feels like family and I\u2019m so very proud to call this label my home. Regarding Range, that team has already been such a strong support for me, and we\u2019re only just getting started. In addition, I love my agents at CAA, and I am so grateful that they rolled the dice on me and my obsession with steel and fiddle. For the Spirit Music team, I remember coming to Nashville close to 10 years ago exploring publishing options, and most folks politely turned me away because what I was doing at the time was too country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t+ Independent distribution and services company <strong>Amuse<\/strong> has named <strong>Mark Mitchell<\/strong> general manager and <strong>Tim Cronin<\/strong> senior VP and head of music.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAmuse is also announcing a new London office, located in Farringdon, from which Mitchell and Cronin will lead Amuse\u2019s London, New York and Stockholm teams.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMitchell joins from Parlophone Records, where he served as Co-President for five years and worked closely with such artists as Coldplay, Iron Maiden, Gorillaz, Pink Pantheress and David Guetta. He most recently spent a year at 0207 Def Jam\/Universal Music Group, and prior to Parlophone, served as GM at Atlantic Records UK. Cronin joins from FUGA, where he served as Senior Director of Business Development, leading business development and sales across the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tGiorgio D\u2019Ambrosio, CEO of Amuse, said, \u201cWe\u2019re seeing growing demand from labels and managements looking for an active, modern partner. Amuse combines a human approach and data with the scale only a distributor can offer. Mark and Tim bring more than 40 years of combined industry experience between them, and will be able to bring Amuse\u2019s unique offering to artists and labels alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6565\">Anthony Boyle to Lead Sky Drama \u2018Charmer\u2019 From Working Title, Story Films<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor signs with United Talent Agency; Guitar Center Music Foundation names Valeisha Butterfield CEO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[5105],"class_list":["post-6571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-meghan-trainor"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Music Industry Moves: Meghan Trainor Signs With UTA; 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