Maria Becerra Signs with Wasserman Music for Worldwide Representation

Maria Becerra is expanding her world

The 23-year-old Argentine singer-songwriter has signed with Wasserman Music for representation worldwide (except Latin America).

Maria BecerraShe’ll be represented by agents Juan Toro and Ryan Soroka.

The deal caps off a significant 2023 for Becerra who in May signed a label deal with Warner Music Latina, in a joint venture with 300 Entertainment, followed by an exclusive administration deal with Warner Chappell Music in August.

In May, Becerra received the visionary award at the inaugural Billboard Latin Women in Music gala.

Becerra — known for fusing pop, cumbia villera, bachata and reggaeton — broke in 2019 with her EP 222.

Two years later, she released her debut album, Animal, featuring collaborations with artists such as Cazzu, Becky G and Tiago PZK. The set earned Becerra a Latin Grammy nomination for best urban music album.

Overall, Becerra has scored three entries on the Hot Latin Songs chart, including her J Balvin collaboration “Qué Más Pues?” She’s also claimed three top 10 spots on Latin Airplay, including two No. 1 hits: “Te Espero,” featuring Prince Royce and “Así Es La Vida” with Enrique Iglesias.

Notably, she holds the record for the most entries by a woman on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 with 43.

Most recently, Becerra sold out her upcoming March 23 show at the River Plate Stadium in her native Argentina in less than 90 minutes, making history in doing so.

Before her show at the fabled venue, which has a capacity of nearly 65,000, Becerra will perform at Viña del Mar in Chile on March 1.

Abel Pintos Signs Exclusive Global Publishing Agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group

Abel Pintos is becoming a universal artist

The 39-year-old Argentine singer-songwriter has signed an exclusive global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the company has announced.

Abel PintosKnown for his folk-tinged intimate heartfelt songs, Pintos’ career spans over nearly three decades. Since debuting at age 13, the Gardel Award-winning artist has released 14 albums (12 studio albums and two live albums). On the Billboard Argentina Hot 100, he’s entered five songs, including “Piedra Libre” and “Y La Hice Llorar.”

“I am very happy to be part of the Universal Music Publishing Group family, and to begin working in this new stage together with so many authors and artists that belong to its roster,” Pintos said in a statement.

“Abel is one of the most gifted singer-songwriters today in Argentina and he has proved it throughout his career, composing songs that have become anthems in his country,” added Daniel Retondano, managing director of Universal Music Publishing Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. “We’re happy to have been able to sign him and are certain that we’ll co ntinue to grow internationally through the work that we will develop together.”

His critically-acclaimed La Familia Festeja Fuerte (2018) was recorded live from the River Plate Stadium and led Pintos on a world stadium tour performing across 36 shows, 28 cities and 10 countries, including Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina. In July, Pintos released Alta En El Cielo, for which he recruited the Academic Orchestra of the Teatro Colón to perform eight emblematic national Argentinian songs.

According to a press release, he’s set to announce a stadium tour throughout Argentina, with additional dates in Spain and elsewhere in Latin America.