Deal Quote by MNEK

I had a publishing deal way before I had a record deal.

— Cole Swindell

I got signed to a development deal when I was 15. That fell through after about a year when the company merged with another…

— Lights

The crazy thing is after I had my son, that next year, I got a publishing deal. The next year, I got a record…

— Jimmie Allen

When I was 19 I had a record deal.

— DJ Premier

I got signed with the songwriting deal when I was sixteen and they were really great - my publishers, who to this day are…

— Lights

I wanted to be part of pop culture, so I started songwriting, and I got signed to my first record deal.

— Bebe Rexha

I was signed at 19 years old to a major label, and dropped by the time I was 22.

— Nate Ruess

My first attempt at real music was when I was 13. My first signed band was when I was 21; that failed. I got…

— Aaron Bruno

For so long, I could not get a publishing deal to save my life. I couldn't get a record deal to save my life.

— Lainey Wilson

When I was 13, I told my dad I needed to record myself because I sounded awesome, even though I didn't. By 18, I…

— Meghan Trainor

Well, I had a record deal since I was 18, and it got me where I am.

— Shelby Lynne

Back in the Nineties, I was in an R&B group. I signed my first record deal when I was 12.

— Poo Bear