{"id":40174,"date":"2026-03-17T11:08:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/news\/?p=40174"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:08:54","slug":"madeline-merlo-signs-with-rlive-for-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/news\/madeline-merlo-signs-with-rlive-for-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Madeline Merlo Signs With RLive For Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Celebrity Name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/celebrity\/madeline-merlo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Madeline Merlo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New Company: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/company\/rlive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RLive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Primary Manager: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/managers\/kate-howse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kate Howse<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Department: <\/strong>Management &amp; Artist Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Previous Management:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/company\/red-light-management-homestead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Homestead Music<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Territory: <\/strong>North America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Madeline Merlo, a 3x CCMA Award-winning, platinum-selling Canadian country artist, has officially signed with\u00a0RLive\u00a0for management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RLive is the\u00a0Management and Artist Development arm of <a href=\"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/company\/republic-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republic Live<\/a>, with offices in Toronto and Nashville, and was a 2025 CCMA Award nominee for Management Company of the Year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kate Howse, Artist Manager at RLive, will be handling Merlo&#8217;s career going forward, she was previously managed by Homestead Music.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Merlo is set to\u00a0host the 2026 BCCMA Awards on April 26, making this signing a timely boost heading into a milestone moment in her career.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.madelinemerlo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian country star\u00a0Madeline Merlo\u00a0has a new team in her corner. On March 16, 2026, the management and artist development division of Republic Live, announced the signing of Merlo to its growing roster, marking one of its most high-profile additions to date.<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlp.com\/zp39p2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Merlo brings serious credentials to the deal. She is a\u00a03x CCMA Award-winning artist\u00a0with more than\u00a0125 million global streams, six Top 10 singles, and a PLATINUM-certified #1 hit to her name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her career hit new heights in 2024 with her Grand Ole Opry debut and her inclusion in CMT&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Next Women of Country<\/em>\u00a0class. She won the\u00a02025 CCMA Award for Musical Collaboration of the Year\u00a0for her GOLD-certified Top 10 single &#8220;Broken Heart Thing&#8221; featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/celebrity\/dustin-lynch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dustin Lynch<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlp.com\/zp39p2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RLive, founded in 2024 as the management arm of Canada&#8217;s Republic Live, the company behind the award-winning\u00a0Boots and Hearts Music Festival, operates out of both Toronto and Nashville. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company was itself nominated for the\u00a02025 CCMA Management Company of the Year, signaling its rapid rise in the Canadian country music ecosystem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RLive&#8217;s roster already includes JUNO-nominated <a href=\"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/celebrity\/tyler-joe-miller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tyler Joe Miller<\/a>, 2024 SiriusXM Top of the Country winner Zach McPhee, and rising star <a href=\"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/celebrity\/sarah-vanderzon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sarah Vanderzon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kate Howse, Artist Manager at RLive, described Merlo as &#8220;an exceptional artist and songwriter whose confidence, creativity, and tenacity have made her one of the most compelling voices in country music today.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Merlo echoed the excitement, saying she &#8220;cannot think of a more hardworking, creative and passionate team&#8221; to partner with.<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlp.com\/zp39p2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the\u00a02026 BCCMA Awards hosting slot on April 26\u00a0already locked in, the timing of this management move couldn&#8217;t be better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This deal is similar to other recent signings in the industry, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/news\/karrie-martin-lachney-signs-with-zero-gravity-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karrie Martin Lachney signing with Zero Gravity Management<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/news\/sophie-porley-signs-with-the-arc-group-for-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sophie Porley signing with The Arc Group for management<\/a>, reflecting a broader trend of established talent locking in strategic management relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ymlp.com\/zp39p2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>\u200bMerlo continues to work with <a href=\"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/company\/paquin-entertainment-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paquin Artists Agency<\/a> for representation and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookingagentinfo.com\/company\/bbr-music-group\/\">BBR Music Group<\/a> for publicity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is more than just a business deal, it&#8217;s a statement. Merlo has spent over a decade grinding her way from the blueberry fields of British Columbia to the Grand Ole Opry stage, and aligning with RLive signals she&#8217;s ready to aggressively pursue the next chapter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RLive, still only two years old and already a CCMA Awards nominee, is clearly punching above its weight and positioning itself as the go-to home for serious Canadian country talent looking for a North American platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes this pairing particularly interesting is the\u00a0<em>timing<\/em>: Merlo is riding real commercial momentum, and RLive has the infrastructure of Republic Live (including one of Canada&#8217;s biggest country music festivals) to amplify any strategic move. This isn&#8217;t a landing pad, it&#8217;s a launchpad.<a href=\"https:\/\/musicrow.com\/2024\/01\/republic-live-launches-new-management-division-rlive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does Merlo&#8217;s signing signal that RLive is evolving from a boutique company into a real power player in Canadian country music? Is this a sign that more established Canadian artists will start choosing homegrown management over Nashville-based firms?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrity Name: Madeline Merlo New Company: RLive Primary Manager: Kate Howse Department: Management &amp; Artist Development Previous Management: Homestead Music Territory: North America Canadian country star\u00a0Madeline Merlo\u00a0has a new team in her corner. 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