Teen Heartthrob Austin Mahone Joins Lil Wayne's YMCMB Label
Fresh off his VMA win for Artist to Watch, teen heartthrob Austin Mahone has been scooped up by Birdman for his YMCMB label. That means the squeaky-clean 17-year-old Texas singer is now labelmates with Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Limp Bizkit and, uh, Paris Hilton.
So… yeah. We'll see how long that proud virgin thing works out for him.
Thus far, the "What About Love" singer hasn't commented on joining YMCMB aside from retweeting Birdman's announcement (and the above pic). But he has recently indicated that he's looking to widen his horizons past his dance-pop sound. Following the VMAs, Mahone tweeted:
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