New York City based soul/pop artist Elle Varner who signed with MBK/J-RCA Records in October 2009 just signed a co-publishing agreement with Sony Music Publishing. Contact: Bcmclane@aol.com

Throwing Gravity (formerly The Rust) has signed with Lava/Universal Republic.  They are currently recording the album  in Nashville with Jon King (Augustana, Darling Parade) and Josh Abraham (30 Second To Mars). Check them out in our September KOAR profile.
Contact: chris@maltesemanagement.com

Check out the track Broken by Cindy Lou Potter. The vocalist/ songwriter/ actress  hails from Vancouver, B.C. and cites Patty Griffen, Alicia Keys, Dino Dinicolo, Drew Camp as influences.
Contact: cindyloupotter@gmail.com

Adam Tyler, the American electropop singer/songwriter who’s been called “the male Lady Gaga” will independently release his debut album “Lullabies For Rattlesnakes”. The record was produced by Elias Kapari (Ashley Tisdale). Check out the track Friction.
Contact: AdamTylerMusic@yahoo.com

San Francisco rock band Train who had a hit 10 years ago with “Drops of Jupiter” managed to do it again with a song called
“Hey Soul Sister“. An unlikely scenario for an older band, but worth reporting nevertheless. “Hey Soul Sister” is currently sitting at #4 on the iTunes  top 20.