- Josh Ross has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for live music and touring representation worldwide, excluding Canada.
- The move ends his run with The Neal Agency, which previously handled his U.S. touring.
- He continues with The Feldman Agency for Canadian touring, The Core Entertainment for management, Universal Music Group as his label, and The Lede Company for publicity.
- The signing follows Ross's 2025 JUNO win and back-to-back U.S. Country radio No. 1s, and comes as he leads 2026 CCMA Awards nominations.
Josh Ross has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for live music and touring representation worldwide, excluding Canada.
The Waterdown, Ontario-born, Nashville-based singer has racked up more than 1.4 billion global streams. His debut EP, Complicated, won him his first JUNO Award for Country Album of the Year in 2025 and included “Trouble,” a Canadian No. 1 that’s Double Platinum there and RIAA Gold in the U.S.
Ross also landed back-to-back U.S. Country radio No. 1s with “Single Again” and “Hate How You Look”, the former making him the first male Canadian country artist in nearly 30 years to top the U.S. Country Airplay chart. He now leads the 2026 CCMA Awards with seven nominations, tying for the most of any artist.
The CAA deal ends his run with The Neal Agency, where Aditya Sharma previously ran his U.S. touring business. In Canada, Ross stays with The Feldman Agency.
He’s toured with Luke Bryan and Jelly Roll, and this summer plays Festival du Cochon, County Line Country Fest, and XRoads41 before heading to the UK and Ireland on his headlining “Later Tonight Tour.” He joins Dan + Shay this fall on “The Young Tour.”
CAA’s touring roster has stayed busy with similar signings this year. The agency landed Ari Lennox for worldwide representation off the back of her album Vacancy, brought on Bebe Rexha for worldwide booking following her visual album Dirty Blonde, and added Tash Sultana for North and South American representation as she tours behind her new BMG deal.
Ross continues with The Core Entertainment for management, Universal Music Group as his record label, and The Lede Company for public relations.
Takeaways
This looks like a scale-up move, not a shake-up. Ross is coming off his biggest chart year yet: a JUNO win, two U.S. radio No. 1s, and a leading CCMA nominations haul, and CAA’s global touring machine is a natural next step for an artist pushing past Canada and into the UK, Ireland, and a fall arena run with Dan + Shay.
Keeping The Feldman Agency in Canada, The Core Entertainment on management, and his label and PR teams intact tells you this is about expanding reach, not rebuilding the camp.
Does CAA’s global footprint translate into festival slots or arena dates outside North America and the UK? Will the Dan + Shay tour push Ross further into the U.S. mainstream country conversation? Could a full-length studio album follow given how much momentum he’s built off one EP?
