Sofi Tukker has signed with Republic Data.
The signing marks the primary time the longstanding dance duo, composed of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern, has signed with any label, with their three studio albums and myriad singles relationship again to 2015 launched independently with distribution offers.
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“It wasn’t till we met the individuals at Republic that we determined we wished to signal with a serious label,” the duo tells Billboard in a joint assertion. “It’s actually in regards to the individuals greater than something. Each assembly we’ve had, we’ve walked away from, having discovered one thing.
“We couldn’t be extra excited to be in a spot in our profession through which we all know who we’re and have constructed it up up to now,” they proceed, “and now get to be taught from, and work with, an entire new group of sensible individuals to assist us deliver our visions to life. It’s an enormous step that’s been years within the making.”
The pair’s first launch as Republic artists is the J Balvin collaboration “Cook dinner,” set for launch on Friday (Feb. 6).
Of the collab, the duo says, “We’re beside ourselves with pleasure… J Balvin is without doubt one of the artists now we have most appeared as much as… his values, his music, his trend and use of shade… the best way he has introduced reggaeton and Spanish to the world… the best way he lifts different artists up. He’s a celebrity, and we’re additionally proud to name him a buddy. We’ve labored on a number of totally different songs collectively however we instantly knew this one was the one.“
Sofi Tukker is managed by Myles Shear, Mike Hoerner and Bella Tamis at Animal Speak Administration, a element of the duo’s personal Animal Speak model that additionally contains the label of the identical title. Animal Speak Administration shaped final summer time as a partnership with Palm Tree Administration.
Sofi Tukker has charted had 16 songs on Billboard‘s Sizzling Dance/Digital Songs tally since 2018. The pair’s final studio album was 2024’s Bread, adopted by a 2025 remix of that album, Butter.
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