BMLG Records

BMLG Records, formerly Republic Nashville, is a record label established in 2009 by Republic Records in New York and Big Machine Records in Nashville. It is headquartered on Music Row and utilizes the combined resources of Big Machine Records and Republic Records.[1] In March 2014, Big Machine announced it will revive defunct record label Dot Records as a sister label for Republic Nashville. Until 2015, the label was owned by the Universal Music Group; however, in July 2015, the Big Machine Label Group acquired full ownership of the label as part of distribution negotiations.[2]

BMLG Records
Parent company	Big Machine Label Group
Founded	2009
Founder	Scott Borchetta Jimmy Harnen
Distributor(s)	Republic Records (In the US) Island Records (Outside the US)
Genre	Country
Country of origin	United States
Location	Nashville, Tennessee

In August 2016, Republic Nashville was rebranded as BMLG Records.[3]

BMLG Records roster

• Florida Georgia Line[4]
• Riley Green[5]
• Lady Antebellum[6]
• Brett Young[7]

Past artists

• Danielle Bradbery (moved to Big Machine)[8]
• The Band Perry[9]
• Greg Bates[10]
• Eli Young Band (moved to Valory)[11]
• Fast Ryde[12]
• Ryan Follese[4]
• Jaron and the Long Road to Love[11]
• Jackie Lee[13]
• Martina McBride (moved to Nash Icon)[14]
• Cassadee Pope[4]
• SHEL[11]
• Sunny Sweeney[11]
• A Thousand Horses[4]
• Drake White[15]

Past Dot Records artists

• Tucker Beathard (moved to Big Machine)
• Craig Wayne Boyd[16]
• Ashley Campbell[15]
• Aaron Lewis[15] (moved to Valory)
• Maddie & Tae
• Carly Pearce (moved to Big Machine)
• Drake White (moved to BMLG)
• Steven Tyler[15]
• The Shires[15]
• Zac Brown Band[15]

See also

• List of record labels

References

1. "New Nashville label starts with Sunny Sweeney aboard". Country Standard Time. 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
2. Christman, Ed (2 July 2015). "Taylor Swift's Label Big Machine Is Off the Market, Gets Republic Nashville". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
3. "Republic Nashville Rebrands As BMLG Records". Music Row. August 1, 2016.
4. "Republic Nashville - Artists". Republic Nashville. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
5. "Big Machine Records - Artists". Big Machine Records. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
6. https://variety.com/2018/music/news/lady-antebellum-signs-with-big-machine-1202926700/
7. "Big Machine Label Group Signs Brett Young". Big Machine Records. August 21, 2015. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
8. "Big Machine Records - Artists". Big Machine Records. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
9. "The Band Perry Part Ways With Big Machine". Billboard. March 1, 2016.
10. "Republic Nashville Signs Greg Bates". Big Machine Records. December 7, 2011. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
11. "Big Machine Publicity Adds Burr". MusicRow. November 4, 2010.
12. "Big Machine Records Creates New Label With Universal Republic". CMT.com. June 5, 2009.
13. "Jackie Lee Inks Deal with Republic Nashville". Big Machine Records. February 16, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
14. "Martina McBride Signs to Republic Nashville". CMT.com. November 8, 2010.
15. "Dot Records - Artists". Dot Records. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
16. "'Voice' Bummers: Kimberly Nichole Leaves Show, Craig Wayne Boyd Leaves Label". Yahoo!. June 13, 2015.