Ty Dolla $ign, whose stage name sounds like an accounting error but whose discography sounds like money, has officially left WME and signed with Wasserman. The new team: Matt Adler, Brent Smith, Tessie Lammie, and James Rubin. That’s four agents for one artist, which is either overkill or a statement of intent.
The agency switch comes as Ty readies his new solo album, TYCOON, set for release July 18 via Atlantic. Presumably, the title is aspirational, but also accurate—this is a man who’s quietly featured on half your playlist and probably owns a solid chunk of your summer memories.
He’s still managed by SALXCO and repped for PR by Biz3, meaning the business infrastructure remains unchanged. Only the outer shell—the shiny Wasserman badge—has been swapped.
Strategically, the timing makes sense. He’s fresh off Vultures 1 and 2, his very loud collaboration with Ye (the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Kanye West), which put him back in the cultural bloodstream like an intravenous drip of chaos and melody.
But Ty isn’t just the guy you call for a hook when The Weeknd is busy. His solo work has been influential in its own right—“Paranoid,” “Or Nah,” “Blasé”—these weren’t just hits, they were genre templates. Ty’s voice is the connective tissue of modern hip-hop and R&B, the Auto-Tuned glue behind a decade’s worth of chart-toppers.
He’s also no stranger to the festival circuit—Coachella, Rolling Loud, Wireless, Lolla. Basically, if you’ve ever stood in a dusty field waiting for Travis Scott, you’ve probably heard Ty Dolla $ign live.
Now with Wasserman in his corner and TYCOON on deck, the math seems clear: more leverage, more visibility, more Ty. Dolla signs all around.