EXCLUSIVE: Verve has promoted veteran MP Lit Agent Valarie Phillips and Talent Agent JR Ringer to Partner. Said co-founding Partners Adam Levine and Bryan Besser, “We are so proud to announce the promotions of Valarie Phillips and JR Ringer to Partner. They are the very definition of a Verve agent, embodying Verve’s values and strengths, bringing an entrepreneurial approach and standard of excellence to championing and elevating creative careers that have longevity and cultural impact. “Having spent more than two decades building creative careers through an ever-evolving industry, joining Verve two years ago has been incredibly meaningful,” Phillips said. Ringer observed that “Verve offers a completely unique type of agency representation for artists,” adding, “I look forward to continuing that thoughtful, passionate, client-first approach to our current and future clients as part of the Verve Partnership.”