Celebrity Names: Alexander Stewart, QKReign, & Her Blood
New Company: 1916 Enterprises
Primary Manager: Ruchir Mohan
Division: Management & Services Division
Territory: United States (Los Angeles & New York)
1916 Enterprises has made three big moves at once. Ruchir Mohan, Partner at the vertically integrated entertainment company, has signed Alexander Stewart, QKReign, and Her Blood to 1916’s Management and Services Division, doubling the roster in a single announcement.
The move signals that 1916, led by Founder and CEO Jonathan Gordon, is accelerating fast. The management division only launched last year with the signings of Tommy Genesis, LOVELI LORI, and Gavn!, and it’s already tripling down on talent across multiple genres and career stages.
Alexander Stewart is the biggest name of the three. The Toronto-born singer-songwriter’s debut album bleeding heart produced the viral TikTok smash “i wish you cheated” (45M+ TikTok views) and landed him on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
He earned JUNO nominations for Breakthrough Artist and Pop Album of the Year, an MTV VMA nomination, and picked up two SOCAN Awards for Best Viral Song and Best Dance. His sophomore album What If? is out now, and he is currently touring North America, with NYC, LA, and Chicago still ahead.
For an artist at this stage of his career, landing with the right management team can be a defining moment; something Lady Leshurr clearly understood when she made her own strategic move to HAUS23 Agency earlier this year.
QKReign brings dance and electronic credibility to the roster. With over 1 million monthly Spotify listeners and signature cuts “Diamonds & Pearls” (~24M streams) and “Red Light” (~19.7M streams), QKReign arrives with real commercial traction and the momentum to go mainstream.
Her Blood is the wild card of the three, and perhaps the most intriguing signing of all. Only 90 days into releasing music, the project has already cleared 27K monthly Spotify listeners, 65K YouTube views on debut track “x,” and multiple TikTok posts crossing 1M views. More releases are planned throughout 2026.
Betting on an artist this early based on raw momentum is a calculated risk, but one that’s paid off before, as Momo Boyd’s signing with Roam Artists recently showed.
With offices in LA and New York and active verticals across Publishing, Records, Film/TV, and Investments, 1916 isn’t just offering management, it’s offering a full creative ecosystem.
Takeaways
This triple signing is a portfolio play, not just a talent grab. 1916 is pairing a billion-stream touring act with a TikTok-native project still in its first quarter of releases; that’s smart hedging across risk levels and timelines.
For Alexander Stewart, moving to a new management company mid-tour signals he’s thinking beyond the current cycle and building for the long game.
QKReign brings immediate streaming credibility and electronic-market reach. And Her blood? They’re the moonshot: low overhead, massive viral ceiling, and early proof the algorithm is paying attention.
Keep your eye on Ruchir Mohan: he brokered a seven-figure catalog deal for Yung Lan in 2025, and now he’s doubling a management roster in a single move. He’s the name to watch at 1916.
Can 1916 genuinely serve three artists in very different genres and career stages, or does the risk of being spread too thin grow with every signing? Does this level of expansion signal that 1916 is positioning itself to compete with larger management firms or are they deliberately carving out a specific niche?
