Signed: Priscilla Block Opens Up to WME, SZA ‘SOS’ Producer Inks Label Deal With Raedio

Chris Eggertsen and Jessica Nicholson
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WME has signed Mercury Nashville’s Priscilla Block for global representation in all areas; she will be repped by the agency’s Nashville office co-head Joey Lee. In 2023, Block earned the Billboard Country Airplay top 5 hit “You, Me & Whiskey” with Justin Moore. She is managed by Charly Salvatore with underscore works. – Jessica Nicholson

Raedio signed producer ThankGod4Cody (SZA) as well as emerging acts Jae Stephens and GAWD to label deals. Stephens was one of the winners in Raedio’s “Creator Campaign” in 2022 and subsequently released the EP High My Name Is; GAWD is a Los Angeles-based vocal duo.

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