- Jon Bellion has signed with Make Wake Artists for full-service management, with founder Chris Kappy leading the partnership alongside Cabell Moskall.
- He exits prior stints with 100 Management and, before that, Visionary Music Group, which guided his early career rise.
- United Talent Agency (UTA) stays in place for Bellion's worldwide touring representation; the new deal covers management only.
- The signing adds another genre-crossing name to Make Wake's fast-expanding roster, which welcomed The Band Perry in 2025 as part of its push beyond its country base.
Jon Bellion has signed with Make Wake Artists for management, with founder Chris Kappy leading the partnership alongside Cabell Moskall.
Kappy first connected with Bellion when Luke Combs recorded “WHY” with him in November 2024, and the two camps jumped straight into work on FATHER FIGURE, Bellion’s first solo album in six years and now his best-performing release to date.
The momentum carried into two sold-out nights at Forest Hills Stadium, 23,000 fans deep, and a new 20-track live album, Live From Forest Hills.
Bellion was previously managed by 100 Management, and before that by Visionary Music Group, which guided his early rise alongside Logic. UTA remains in place for worldwide touring.
The deal fits a broader 2026 pattern of artists reshuffling teams mid-momentum, much like Dillon Francis’s recent move to The Shalizi Group and Tucker Wetmore’s jump to Sandbox Entertainment.
For Make Wake, it’s another expansion beyond its country roots, following 2025’s signing of The Band Perry, pushing the Nashville company’s reach further into pop and hip-hop territory.
Takeaways
This one reads less like a rescue and more like a victory lap. Bellion didn’t need new management to pull off his comeback, he’d already sold out Forest Hills and posted his best release numbers ever before this deal was even announced. Locking in Make Wake now mostly formalizes a partnership that was clearly already working.
For Make Wake, picking up a left-field pop and hip-hop talent right after adding The Band Perry shows a Nashville company actively shedding its country-only reputation and building a genuine multi-genre footprint.
Does pairing Jon Bellion with The Band Perry signal Make Wake is making a serious push beyond country music? With UTA still handling his live shows, how much bigger does Bellion’s touring footprint get under this new management push?
