Drake Drops Longtime Agent Brent Smith, Shifts Live Representation to CAA

Overview

• Drake ended his decade-plus relationship with Wasserman executive Brent Smith, who also represents Kendrick Lamar.
• Billboard-reported sources say Drake and Smith had little or no active collaboration through most of 2025.
• Drake has moved his live business to CAA, with Alex Mebed and Daryl Eaton now handling bookings, according to HITS Daily Double.
• Coverage links the switch to fallout from the Lamar feud and to planning for a major 2026 tour with Live Nation that has not been formally announced.
• A federal judge dismissed litigation over Lamar’s “Not Like Us” last month, and Drake’s team has appealed, as Lamar’s Grand National tour has reportedly grossed about $332 million.