- Chicago electro-R&B duo DRAMA, vocalist Via Rosa and producer Na'el Shehade, have signed with ROAM for live music and touring representation across Europe and the UK, with partner and agent Jess Kinn handling the territory.
- The signing comes on the heels of Platonic Romance, their bold third studio album released January 9, 2026 via AWAL, their most fully realized work to date, blending house, R&B, soul, and dance-pop.
- DRAMA continues worldwide representation (excluding Europe/UK) with THE·TEAM, and stays with TMWRK for music management, keeping the core team intact.
- ROAM recently promoted Jess Kinn to partner, with her roster spanning artists including Olly Alexander (Years & Years), Pale Waves, Mae Muller, Bimini, Say She She, and Flower Face.
Chicago’s DRAMA, the electro-R&B duo of vocalist Via Rosa and producer Na’el Shehade, have officially signed with global independent booking agency ROAM for live touring representation across Europe and the UK. Partner and agent Jess Kinn will handle the territory.
The deal arrives at one of the duo’s strongest moments yet. Platonic Romance, DRAMA’s third studio album, released January 9, 2026 via AWAL, marks a bold evolution in their sonic journey, exploring heartbreak, emotional growth, and the quiet nuances of human connection through Rosa’s evocative vocals and Shehade’s intricate production. The album follows a Platonic Romance North American headline tour that wrapped in March 2026.
Career highlights for the duo include collaborations with Gorgon City and Flight Facilities, support slots for Coldplay, ODESZA, and Jungle on global tours, and headline sets at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, and Electric Forest, with their Gorgon City collaboration “You’ve Done Enough” surpassing 100 million streams worldwide.
For fans tracking similar moves in ROAM’s growing EU/UK roster, the agency recently signed Ashnymph for Europe/UK representation and Big Long Sun for EU representation, signaling an aggressive push into the live music space across the territory.
Jess Kinn, who was promoted to partner at ROAM earlier this year, also represents a number of ROAM’s US signings for the rest of the world, including Say She She, Flower Face, and Raegan.
DRAMA continues their worldwide representation (excluding Europe/UK) with THE·TEAM, formerly Wasserman Music, and stays with TMWRK for management.
Takeaways
This signing is a calculated European expansion play, not just a routine agency update. DRAMA has spent years building a dedicated North American fanbase while accumulating serious festival credentials: Coachella, Lollapalooza, and major support slots globally.
But the EU/UK market has historically been where electro-R&B and dance-adjacent acts like theirs find their deepest cult followings, think SG Lewis, Jungle, or Gorgon City, all acts with deep European roots.
Bringing in ROAM and specifically Jess Kinn, one of the most artist-focused agents working in the UK right now, signals that DRAMA is no longer treating Europe as a secondary market.
The timing also matters. Platonic Romance is out and getting strong reviews. A North American tour is fresh in the rearview. Locking in EU/UK representation now positions the duo to hit European festival season at peak visibility.
Could the ROAM signing open up headline slots at major European festivals: Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, or All Points East, for the Platonic Romance album cycle? Jess Kinn’s roster skews pop and electro-leaning. Does DRAMA’s genre-blending sound give her something unique to pitch EU promoters with?
