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Big Machine Label Group

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Description

Big Machine Label Group (BMLG) is a music label started by Scott Borchetta (1962-) in 2005. The label group includes Big Machine Records, The Valory Music Company, BMLG Records, John Varvatos Records, and the publishing company Big Machine Music. The first artist Borchetta signed was the then-14-year-old Taylor Swift (1989-), producing her first charting single “Tim McGraw.” Other well-known artists under the label include Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, and Sugarland. Their artists have been awarded Grammys, Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, Country Music Television (CMT) Awards, along with numerous others.

Title Big Machine Label Group
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Grace Hurley, Belmont Student; October, 2018
Date 1950; 2005
Address 1219 Sixteenth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212
Type Building
Coverage Area 3
Source Scott Borchetta, founder
Contributor Carl Holt; Taylor Swift
Subject Businesses; Entertainment; Industry; Music; Neighborhoods; New Nashville; Post-World War II
Keywords Buildings, Country Music, Music Industry, Music Row, Big Machine Label Group
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0