WARNER CHAPPELL SIGNS WILL MANNING 

Manning began his career as a DJ when he was a teenager, playing and hosting club sets in venues across London and the South East. 

He broke into broadcasting with a work experience stint at KISS FM and then joined BBC 1xtra after a producer spotted videos of him mixing on social media.  He went on to work at The Hits and KISS FM, before joining Capital FM in 2016 to present its Drivetime Show and host the biggest chart show in the UK.  

Manning has always had an interest in songwriting and producing, and recently landed a record deal with RCA. He dropped his first commercial release last year with ‘Don’t’, a club-ready anthem about a break-up. 

He is a co-writer on the dance banger ‘Kisses’ by Bl3ss, Camrinwatsin and bbyclose, which is currently enjoying an incredible run in the UK charts and shows no signs of slowing down. The song has spent five weeks in the Top 10 so far, peaking at Number Five and has currently received more than 100 million global streams.

Will Manning says: “I literally cannot believe I've just signed with one of the worlds biggest music publishers! I’m so ready to take my artist and songwriting career to a level with Warner Chappell. ‘Kisses’ changed the game for me in the UK and internationally, and having the added support of a global player like WCM is also crazy. It’s time for more music!”

Emily Green, Senior International A&R and Catalogue Manager at Warner Chappell Music UK adds: “I’m so pleased that Will has agreed to sign with us!  He’s an amazing talent and such a great person to work with.  He’s got some brilliant new music of his own to follow up on the success of co-writing ‘Kisses’, and we’re looking forward to opening doors for him to work with more top level producers and writers from around the world.”