SMP SIGNS MYLES SMITH TO GLOBAL DEAL

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.