While Nickelback was inking its almost 360 deal, former Epic act and bubble residents Cartel were inking a similar deal with Wind-Up Entertainment.
Wind-Up will release the band’s future recordings and handle all Cartel merchandise; they have also entered an agreement with Wind-up Artist Development Corp.
Cartel is working on the repertoire for their third album and will enter the studio soon. The first Wind-Up release is planned for early next year.  Cartel will co-headline the Crocs Next Step Campus Tour that runs Aug. 29 through Sept. 26 with Yung Joc.
"We believe that bands like Cartel, and deals like this, are the future of this business," Wind-up Entertainment president Ed Vetri said in a statement.
In May of last year, the members of Cartel moved into a see-through bubble off a New York City pier as part of stunt that was televised on MTV.