John Mayer Signs With Mercury Records

John Mayer has signed with Mercury Records and launched Sob Rock Records as his own label in partnership with the company. The deal comes as he prepares to release new music, opening the next chapter after leaving Columbia Records in 2022.

His single “Tom and Jerry” is due on 23 October and will be his first solo release since 2021’s *Sob Rock*, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Mayer is also scheduled to perform 21 solo Sphere shows from April to June 2027; across his career, he has placed 23 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and had three No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200.