It's official: Austin Mahone has signed a record deal with Chase/Universal Republic.
The 16-year-old YouTube star has already sold out numerous concerts and recently surpassed one million followers on Twitter, so it's no surprise that a record deal wasn't far behind.
Austin spent a lot of this week teasing fans and building anticipation on Twitter. "I HAVE HUGE NEWS!!!" he tweeted. "The BIG NEWS is that I'm officially signed to a record label!!!(: Chase/Universal Republic!!"
According to a recent article in the Hollywood Reporter, several labels were interested in signing Austin, so it looks like he was just holding out for the perfect fit.
Congrats!
Related: Here are Austin's top 10 covers ever!|
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