UMG Nashville Signs Louie TheSinger in Late-Year Deal

UMG Nashville indications Texas native Louie TheSinger, simply 3 years after his jail release, as the vocalist takes his 2nd chance at life and a profession in music.

It’s been 3 years considering that Luis Alfonso Palacios II– much better called Louie TheSinger– served a jail sentence at the Texas State Penitentiary on drug-related charges. It existed that he viewed the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, when Becky G, with whom he had actually shared a management business a years prior, provided Cardi B with the award for Top Hot 100 Song. And it was then that the awareness totally struck him: he ‘d missed his chance at music popularity.

“That was the day it struck me, like, ‘Dude, you lost your profession. You lost your shot. You missed it. That was it,'” states Louie.

3 years later on, he was launched from jail. On October 31, 2023, Louie TheSinger formally signed with Universal Music Group (UMG) Nashville, where CEO Cindy Mabe states he’s going to be the future of c and w.

“I believe he is going to stroll right through the front door and he’s going to alter whatever and how broad this format is, and I can not be more happy to be part of this,” states Mabe. “I am so motivated by Louie’s energy, function, and intent to broaden the noise of c and w through his own individual story and his tunes. We’re so happy to bring Louie into the Universal Music Group Nashville household!”

Maturing in Fort Worth, Louie is a happy Texan, and pleased with his Mexican heritage. Presently, he’s in the studio dealing with brand-new music to launch in 2024.

“It’s insane to believe that I was simply in a jail cell 3 years back, and now I’m signed to among the most significant record labels worldwide,” states Louie. “Big thank you to Cindy Mabe and my brand-new fam at UMG Nashville. I’m all set to interfere with c and w (in an excellent way). I’m simply tryna include a little spice and make my individuals happy. It’s time Mexican Americans have a voice in this nation world, and I’m here for it.”

Given that hanging around in jail, Louie has actually promised to alter the trajectory of his life. Upon his release, he has actually put his concentrate on his household, in addition to developing and carrying out music his method.

“Having experienced Louie’s magnetic charm equate on phases throughout this nation, and see the wild fan base he is developing, I understand that Louie is going to expand the c and w audience,” concludes Cindy Mabe.

With a long-lasting love of music, Louie TheSinger started his profession in R&B. He states he didn’t strategy to shift into c and w, however his life experiences have actually led him to a raw, unfiltered lyricism, with good friends calling him “the Lil Wayne of c and w.” He sings honestly about his time in jail, drugs, alcohol, his mom, heartbreak, anxiety– and naturally, criticism he has actually gotten over his “authenticity” as a nation artist.

On social networks, he boasts a following of 700,000 on Facebook, 158,000 on Instagram, and over 700,000 on TikTok. Spotify Wrapped exposes that his music has actually delighted in 8.1 million streams and 743,200 listeners throughout 171 nations.