Bad Boy Records has signed 18-year-old singer Megan Nicole.
Bad Boy founder Sean “Diddy” Combs and label President Harve Pierre signed Megan Nicole, who has over 1 million YouTube subscribers.
Megan Nicole’s covers of songs like Call Me Maybe and “The Lazy Song,” have helped her earn more than 250 million views on her YouTube page.
She is currently in the studio, recording new songs for her Bad Boy/Interscope debut.
“Megan Nicole is a complete package that I am extremely excited to add to the Bad Boy roster,” Diddy told AllHipHop.com. “She is a talented singer, songwriter, musician and entertainer. Megan Nicole is a perfect fit for the new future at Bad Boy.”
Megan Nicole was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Katy, Texas.
She made her debut in December 2009, with a cover of Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody.”
“Megan is a great person, amazing artist and an enormous talent all around,” added Harve Pierre. “She has done an incredible job on building a solid fan base and we are here to enhance that and ensure her dreams come true. Welcome home Megan Nicole.”
Megan is currently preparing for a US tour with The Wonder Girls in fall 2012.