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Big Machine Records

February 05, 2023

Big Machine Records is an American independent record label, distributed by Universal Music Group. Specializing in country and pop artists, Big Machine is based on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. The label was founded in September 2005[1] by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta and became a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith.[2] The company concentrates on publishing, management, and merchandising and oversees imprints, such as Valory Music, that are part of the Big Machine Label Group. Taylor Swift was the first client of the label.

Big Machine Records
Parent companyBig Machine Label Group
FoundedSeptember 1, 2005
FounderScott Borchetta
Distributor(s)Universal Music Group
Genre
Country of originUnited States
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Official websitebigmachinerecords.com

History

Big Machine Records was founded by Scott Borchetta, a former punk rock bass guitar player who had worked in the mailroom of his father Mike's music company and eventually became a promotions staff member in 1991 for Universal Music Group's MCA Records. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Borchetta was an "involved manager" at MCA, "choosing singles and dispensing advice." After he was fired from MCA in 1997, Borchetta accepted a role at the Nashville division of DreamWorks Records, but later decided to start his own label after Universal acquired the division.[3] Before he left DreamWorks, Borchetta approached Taylor Swift and her family after the musician performed at the Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee after first meeting her in 2004. At the time, Borchetta had no infrastructure or financing. He made an offer to Swift and her parents, whereby he would recruit her to the new label's roster after it was established. Swift eventually recontacted Borchetta around two weeks later, telling him: "I'm waiting for you."[3]

He formed the label in 2005, naming it "Big Machine" after a 2004 song by the band Velvet Revolver.[4] The first signees to Big Machine were Jack Ingram and Danielle Peck. Big Machine's first album release was Live: Wherever You Are, a re-release of a live album he had previously issued independently in 2004.[5] In mid-2006, "Wherever You Are" off this album reached number one on Billboard Hot Country Songs, thus becoming the label's first single to top that chart.[6]

Soon after he released Swift's first ever recording, the single "Tim McGraw" and her debut album Taylor Swift. Keith dropped his affiliation with the label in 2006, but he was reported as an equity holder in November 2014, alongside the Swift family and Borchetta (the latter reportedly owned 60 percent of the business at the time). In October 2012, Borchetta told Rolling Stone magazine: "[Taylor Swift's father] Scott Swift owns three percent of Big Machine."[2][3][7]

By March 2009, Big Machine artist Danielle Peck had left the label. The departure occurred during a downturn period for the overall U.S. music industry.[8]

In February 2010, Swift won four Grammys—including Album of the Year (Fearless), Best Country Album (Fearless), Best Country Song ("White Horse"), and Best Female Country Vocal Performance ("White Horse")—becoming the first Big Machine artist to win a Grammy Award.

Borchetta signed a deal with Clear Channel—which later changed its name to iHeartMedia—in 2012 that ensures payment for Big Machine artists from terrestrial and digital radio airplay. Three years after the deal was signed, Borchetta said that the revenue streams were "very meaningful."[9]

In response to a claim that Borchetta was seeking a sum of US$200 million for Big Machine since the release of Swift's fifth studio album 1989, the label head refuted the claim in November 2014: "Every time we have a Taylor [Swift] record, they're like, 'Oh, he's selling the company.'" However, Borchetta did not rule out a future change of ownership, stating that "the business is changing so quickly, and if I see a strategic opportunity that's going to be better for our artists and executives, it's going to be a serious conversation."[3] Following the release of 1989, her Big Machine contract required her to produce one more full-length album for the label.[3]

The Zac Brown Band announced on January 12, 2015, that it had finalized a four-way strategic partnership involving the Southern Ground Artists record label, Big Machine Label Group, Republic Records and John Varvatos Records for the release of its fourth studio album. The terms of the deal state that Zac Brown Band will work with Big Machine Label Group for marketing and distribution, while Southern Ground Artists will work on radio promotion, Republic will provide support in the area of non-country radio formats and international promotion, and Varvatos will oversee branding and styling. Borchetta was quoted in the Big Machine press release as saying that there is "literally no ceiling" to what can be achieved by the new partnership, and also spoke of "moments when our best artists hit a global stride and a deeper sense of engagement that speaks a clearer musical language".[10]

In a February 2015 interview, Borchetta refused to comment on the status of the label's distribution deal with Universal Music Group (UMG), which was up for renegotiation at the time. He confirmed that the label would release the next American Idol album, in partnership with 19 Entertainment and UMG—Borchetta would be one of the mentors on the reality program's next series. Borchetta also disclosed that Swift agreed to the withdrawal of her catalog from Spotify after he first suggested the idea to her, and that he would remove the music of all Big Machine artists if it was within his power.[9]

In May 2017, the label branched out into the alcoholic beverage industry by launching Big Machine Vodka, a premium brand distilled in Lynnville, Tennessee. Borchetta described the new venture as "perfectly [complementing] the music we take such great pride in".[11]

In November 2017, Swift released her sixth studio album Reputation, her last album released under Big Machine. After this album, Swift refused to renew her contract with the label. She eventually stayed in Universal Music Group, Big Machine's distributor, and on November 19, 2018, after her contract with Big Machine expired, Swift signed with Republic Records, under a deal in which she would maintain ownership of her masters going forward.[12][13][14]

Spotify issue

On November 3, 2014, Swift removed all but one of her songs from Spotify after indications of her disapproval of the streaming service emerged in July of the same year. Swift, statistically one of the world's most popular music artists at the time, had previously delayed the streaming of her 2012 album, Red.[15]

Big Machine country music artists Justin Moore and Brantley Gilbert removed their music from Spotify on November 12, 2014. Like Swift, both artists allowed a single song to remain on the streaming platform.[16]

After Swift and Big Machine withdrew her catalog from Spotify in November 2014, the streaming service launched a social media campaign to persuade Swift to return and, in a statement on its website, claimed that 16 million of over 40 million users had played her music in the preceding 30-day period.[17]

In mid-November, Borchetta disputed figures released by Spotify that claimed that Swift would receive US$6 million annually from the streaming site—Borchetta said in a Time magazine interview that Swift was paid a total of US$500,000 over the previous 12 months. Spotify responded to Borchetta, by clarifying that Swift had been paid US$2 million for global streaming over the year-long time frame. Spotify further explained: "We [Spotify] paid Taylor [Swift]'s label and publisher roughly half a million dollars in the month before she took her catalog down".[17][18] According to Borchetta, the amount Swift earned from streaming her music videos on the Vevo site was greater than the payout she received from Spotify.

Borchetta then clarified in a February 2015 interview that Swift's catalog would be permitted on a streaming service "that understands the different needs that we [Swift and Big Machine] have," whereby "the choice to be [on the free, ad-supported tier] or not" is provided. Borchetta argued that Swift's musical oeuvre is "arguably the most important current catalog there is" and stated that the streaming issue is "about each individual artist, and the real mission here is to bring ... attention to it."[9]

Taylor Swift's catalog returned to Spotify in June 2017.[19]

Acquisition by Ithaca Holdings

See also: Taylor Swift masters controversy

In October 2018, Big Machine was placed for sale, with bids from Macquarie Group, Evan Spiegel and Universal Music Group. Big Machine was valued at $300 million.[20] On June 30, 2019, Billboard reported that Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings had purchased Big Machine Records for $300 million, with funding from Carlyle Group.[21] A few hours after the announcement of the purchase, Taylor Swift wrote on Tumblr that she was unaware of the buyer of the masters of her first six albums.[22] Later that night, Scott Borchetta revealed through the Big Machine Label Group website of his and Swift's conversation regarding the purchase.[23]

A copyright issue arose later in the year just ahead of Swift's American Music Awards' Artist of the Decade performance when Swift tweeted regarding Big Machine's prohibition on the use of her old music.[24] On August 22, 2019, Swift announced on Good Morning America that she would rerecord her first six albums in November 2020 and release them through Republic Records.[25] On November 16, 2020, Variety reported that Big Machine had sold the rights to Taylor Swift's first six albums to Shamrock Holdings.[26] Swift stated that she had not been contacted about the sale.[27] On February 11, 2021, Swift announced that the first rerecorded song, "Love Story (Taylor's Version)", would be released the following day at midnight, which was then followed by the album Fearless (Taylor's Version) on April 9. Swift announced the next re-recorded album to be released, originally slated for a November 19 release then changed to a November 12 release date, would be Red (Taylor's Version), on June 18.

Acquisition by Hybe Corporation

On April 2, 2021, it was announced that Ithaca Holdings, including Big Machine, would be sold to the South Korean music and entertainment firm Hybe Corporation (formerly Big Hit Entertainment). Borchetta will remain CEO of Big Machine.[28][29]

Imprints

Big Machine Label Group
TypePrivate
Limited liability company
IndustryMusic & entertainment
FoundedSeptember 1, 2005; 17 years ago (2005-09-01)
FounderScott Borchetta
HeadquartersMusic Row,
Nashville, Tennessee
,
United States
Key people
Scott Borchetta, (CEO)
Sandi Spika Borchetta, (VP Creative Services)
Andrew Kautz, General Manager
Taylor Swift, the first signed artist
ParentIthaca Holdings
(HYBE America)
DivisionsBig Machine Records
Valory Music
BMLG Records
Websitebigmachinelabelgroup.com

Valory Music Co.

In November 2007, Big Machine Records founded a subsidiary imprint called Valory Music Co. Acts signed to this roster include Jimmy Wayne (who was formerly signed to Big Machine), Jewel, The Mavericks, Thomas Rhett, and Justin Moore.[30]

By the end of November 2008, the Valory imprint entered into a partnership with Midas Records—promotion, sales, marketing, production, publicity and distribution—for Canadian acts Adam Gregory and Emerson Drive.[31] The announcement that Reba McEntire would join Valory was also publicized in November 2008. McEntire's debut single on Valory was scheduled for 2009, with her new studio album scheduled for mid-2009.[32]

BMLG Records

Big Machine joined with Universal Republic Records in June 2009 to found a new label, Republic Nashville.[33] In August 2016, Republic Nashville was rebranded as BMLG Records after Big Machine took back full ownership of the label.

Dot Records

In March 2014, Big Machine announced the revival of Dot Records and, as of February 2015, the imprint was run in partnership with Republic Records.[34] Dot was shuttered in March 2017 and a number of its artists moved to other Big Machine imprints.

Nash Icon Records

In 2014, Big Machine announced a partnership with Cumulus Media to create Nash Icon Music, a Big Machine imprint serving as an offshoot of Cumulus's Nash FM brand, focusing on active country acts who achieved mainstream fame in the 1990s and early 2000s. Cumulus also operates Nash Icon-branded radio stations with a similar focus.[35][36]

On October 21, 2014, it was announced that McEntire would be the first artist signed to Nash Icon Music.[37] Nash Icon Records folded into Big Machine Records in 2018.

Big Machine Records roster

Current country artists

Former country artists

Former Nash Icon Records artists

BMLG Records roster

Main article: BMLG Records

Former artists

Former Dot Records artists

Valory Music Co. roster

Former artists

Big Machine/John Varvatos Records

Former pop artists

See also

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  • Big Machine Records

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Big Machine Records is an American independent record label distributed by Universal Music Group Specializing in country and pop artists Big Machine is based on Music Row in Nashville Tennessee The label was founded in September 2005 1 by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta and became a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith 2 The company concentrates on publishing management and merchandising and oversees imprints such as Valory Music that are part of the Big Machine Label Group Taylor Swift was the first client of the label Big Machine RecordsParent companyBig Machine Label GroupFoundedSeptember 1 2005FounderScott BorchettaDistributor s Universal Music GroupGenreCountry pop rockCountry of originUnited StatesLocationNashville TennesseeOfficial websitebigmachinerecords wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Spotify issue 1 2 Acquisition by Ithaca Holdings 1 3 Acquisition by Hybe Corporation 2 Imprints 2 1 Valory Music Co 2 2 BMLG Records 2 3 Dot Records 2 4 Nash Icon Records 3 Big Machine Records roster 3 1 Current country artists 3 2 Former country artists 3 3 Former Nash Icon Records artists 4 BMLG Records roster 4 1 Former artists 4 2 Former Dot Records artists 5 Valory Music Co roster 5 1 Former artists 6 Big Machine John Varvatos Records 6 1 Former pop artists 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditBig Machine Records was founded by Scott Borchetta a former punk rock bass guitar player who had worked in the mailroom of his father Mike s music company and eventually became a promotions staff member in 1991 for Universal Music Group s MCA Records According to Bloomberg Businessweek Borchetta was an involved manager at MCA choosing singles and dispensing advice After he was fired from MCA in 1997 Borchetta accepted a role at the Nashville division of DreamWorks Records but later decided to start his own label after Universal acquired the division 3 Before he left DreamWorks Borchetta approached Taylor Swift and her family after the musician performed at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville Tennessee after first meeting her in 2004 At the time Borchetta had no infrastructure or financing He made an offer to Swift and her parents whereby he would recruit her to the new label s roster after it was established Swift eventually recontacted Borchetta around two weeks later telling him I m waiting for you 3 He formed the label in 2005 naming it Big Machine after a 2004 song by the band Velvet Revolver 4 The first signees to Big Machine were Jack Ingram and Danielle Peck Big Machine s first album release was Live Wherever You Are a re release of a live album he had previously issued independently in 2004 5 In mid 2006 Wherever You Are off this album reached number one on Billboard Hot Country Songs thus becoming the label s first single to top that chart 6 Soon after he released Swift s first ever recording the single Tim McGraw and her debut album Taylor Swift Keith dropped his affiliation with the label in 2006 but he was reported as an equity holder in November 2014 alongside the Swift family and Borchetta the latter reportedly owned 60 percent of the business at the time In October 2012 Borchetta told Rolling Stone magazine Taylor Swift s father Scott Swift owns three percent of Big Machine 2 3 7 By March 2009 Big Machine artist Danielle Peck had left the label The departure occurred during a downturn period for the overall U S music industry 8 In February 2010 Swift won four Grammys including Album of the Year Fearless Best Country Album Fearless Best Country Song White Horse and Best Female Country Vocal Performance White Horse becoming the first Big Machine artist to win a Grammy Award Borchetta signed a deal with Clear Channel which later changed its name to iHeartMedia in 2012 that ensures payment for Big Machine artists from terrestrial and digital radio airplay Three years after the deal was signed Borchetta said that the revenue streams were very meaningful 9 In response to a claim that Borchetta was seeking a sum of US 200 million for Big Machine since the release of Swift s fifth studio album 1989 the label head refuted the claim in November 2014 Every time we have a Taylor Swift record they re like Oh he s selling the company However Borchetta did not rule out a future change of ownership stating that the business is changing so quickly and if I see a strategic opportunity that s going to be better for our artists and executives it s going to be a serious conversation 3 Following the release of 1989 her Big Machine contract required her to produce one more full length album for the label 3 The Zac Brown Band announced on January 12 2015 that it had finalized a four way strategic partnership involving the Southern Ground Artists record label Big Machine Label Group Republic Records and John Varvatos Records for the release of its fourth studio album The terms of the deal state that Zac Brown Band will work with Big Machine Label Group for marketing and distribution while Southern Ground Artists will work on radio promotion Republic will provide support in the area of non country radio formats and international promotion and Varvatos will oversee branding and styling Borchetta was quoted in the Big Machine press release as saying that there is literally no ceiling to what can be achieved by the new partnership and also spoke of moments when our best artists hit a global stride and a deeper sense of engagement that speaks a clearer musical language 10 In a February 2015 interview Borchetta refused to comment on the status of the label s distribution deal with Universal Music Group UMG which was up for renegotiation at the time He confirmed that the label would release the next American Idol album in partnership with 19 Entertainment and UMG Borchetta would be one of the mentors on the reality program s next series Borchetta also disclosed that Swift agreed to the withdrawal of her catalog from Spotify after he first suggested the idea to her and that he would remove the music of all Big Machine artists if it was within his power 9 In May 2017 the label branched out into the alcoholic beverage industry by launching Big Machine Vodka a premium brand distilled in Lynnville Tennessee Borchetta described the new venture as perfectly complementing the music we take such great pride in 11 In November 2017 Swift released her sixth studio album Reputation her last album released under Big Machine After this album Swift refused to renew her contract with the label She eventually stayed in Universal Music Group Big Machine s distributor and on November 19 2018 after her contract with Big Machine expired Swift signed with Republic Records under a deal in which she would maintain ownership of her masters going forward 12 13 14 Spotify issue Edit On November 3 2014 Swift removed all but one of her songs from Spotify after indications of her disapproval of the streaming service emerged in July of the same year Swift statistically one of the world s most popular music artists at the time had previously delayed the streaming of her 2012 album Red 15 Big Machine country music artists Justin Moore and Brantley Gilbert removed their music from Spotify on November 12 2014 Like Swift both artists allowed a single song to remain on the streaming platform 16 After Swift and Big Machine withdrew her catalog from Spotify in November 2014 the streaming service launched a social media campaign to persuade Swift to return and in a statement on its website claimed that 16 million of over 40 million users had played her music in the preceding 30 day period 17 In mid November Borchetta disputed figures released by Spotify that claimed that Swift would receive US 6 million annually from the streaming site Borchetta said in a Time magazine interview that Swift was paid a total of US 500 000 over the previous 12 months Spotify responded to Borchetta by clarifying that Swift had been paid US 2 million for global streaming over the year long time frame Spotify further explained We Spotify paid Taylor Swift s label and publisher roughly half a million dollars in the month before she took her catalog down 17 18 According to Borchetta the amount Swift earned from streaming her music videos on the Vevo site was greater than the payout she received from Spotify Borchetta then clarified in a February 2015 interview that Swift s catalog would be permitted on a streaming service that understands the different needs that we Swift and Big Machine have whereby the choice to be on the free ad supported tier or not is provided Borchetta argued that Swift s musical oeuvre is arguably the most important current catalog there is and stated that the streaming issue is about each individual artist and the real mission here is to bring attention to it 9 Taylor Swift s catalog returned to Spotify in June 2017 19 Acquisition by Ithaca Holdings Edit See also Taylor Swift masters controversy In October 2018 Big Machine was placed for sale with bids from Macquarie Group Evan Spiegel and Universal Music Group Big Machine was valued at 300 million 20 On June 30 2019 Billboard reported that Scooter Braun s Ithaca Holdings had purchased Big Machine Records for 300 million with funding from Carlyle Group 21 A few hours after the announcement of the purchase Taylor Swift wrote on Tumblr that she was unaware of the buyer of the masters of her first six albums 22 Later that night Scott Borchetta revealed through the Big Machine Label Group website of his and Swift s conversation regarding the purchase 23 A copyright issue arose later in the year just ahead of Swift s American Music Awards Artist of the Decade performance when Swift tweeted regarding Big Machine s prohibition on the use of her old music 24 On August 22 2019 Swift announced on Good Morning America that she would rerecord her first six albums in November 2020 and release them through Republic Records 25 On November 16 2020 Variety reported that Big Machine had sold the rights to Taylor Swift s first six albums to Shamrock Holdings 26 Swift stated that she had not been contacted about the sale 27 On February 11 2021 Swift announced that the first rerecorded song Love Story Taylor s Version would be released the following day at midnight which was then followed by the album Fearless Taylor s Version on April 9 Swift announced the next re recorded album to be released originally slated for a November 19 release then changed to a November 12 release date would be Red Taylor s Version on June 18 Acquisition by Hybe Corporation Edit On April 2 2021 it was announced that Ithaca Holdings including Big Machine would be sold to the South Korean music and entertainment firm Hybe Corporation formerly Big Hit Entertainment Borchetta will remain CEO of Big Machine 28 29 Imprints EditBig Machine Label GroupTypePrivateLimited liability companyIndustryMusic amp entertainmentFoundedSeptember 1 2005 17 years ago 2005 09 01 FounderScott BorchettaHeadquartersMusic Row Nashville Tennessee United StatesKey peopleScott Borchetta CEO Sandi Spika Borchetta VP Creative Services Andrew Kautz General ManagerTaylor Swift the first signed artistParentIthaca Holdings HYBE America DivisionsBig Machine RecordsValory MusicBMLG RecordsWebsitebigmachinelabelgroup comValory Music Co Edit In November 2007 Big Machine Records founded a subsidiary imprint called Valory Music Co Acts signed to this roster include Jimmy Wayne who was formerly signed to Big Machine Jewel The Mavericks Thomas Rhett and Justin Moore 30 By the end of November 2008 the Valory imprint entered into a partnership with Midas Records promotion sales marketing production publicity and distribution for Canadian acts Adam Gregory and Emerson Drive 31 The announcement that Reba McEntire would join Valory was also publicized in November 2008 McEntire s debut single on Valory was scheduled for 2009 with her new studio album scheduled for mid 2009 32 BMLG Records Edit Big Machine joined with Universal Republic Records in June 2009 to found a new label Republic Nashville 33 In August 2016 Republic Nashville was rebranded as BMLG Records after Big Machine took back full ownership of the label Dot Records Edit In March 2014 Big Machine announced the revival of Dot Records and as of February 2015 the imprint was run in partnership with Republic Records 34 Dot was shuttered in March 2017 and a number of its artists moved to other Big Machine imprints Nash Icon Records Edit In 2014 Big Machine announced a partnership with Cumulus Media to create Nash Icon Music a Big Machine imprint serving as an offshoot of Cumulus s Nash FM brand focusing on active country acts who achieved mainstream fame in the 1990s and early 2000s Cumulus also operates Nash Icon branded radio stations with a similar focus 35 36 On October 21 2014 it was announced that McEntire would be the first artist signed to Nash Icon Music 37 Nash Icon Records folded into Big Machine Records in 2018 Big Machine Records roster EditCurrent country artists Edit Danielle Bradbery returned to Big Machine in 2020 Kristian Bush 38 The Cadillac Three 39 Callista Clark 40 Jay DeMarcus 40 Jackson Dean 40 Ray Wylie Hubbard Brian Kelley 41 Gary LeVox 40 Tim McGraw Midland 39 Carly Pearce 39 SugarlandFormer country artists Edit Tucker Beathard Garth Brooks Big Machine Pearl Dusty Drake Edens Edge Brock Gonyea 42 Adam Gregory Big Machine Midas Open Road 8 Trent Harmon Jack Ingram Lauren Jenkins 43 Kate amp Kacey Reba McEntire Todd O Neill Nash Next Danielle Peck Melissa Peterman 44 Comedy Artist Rascal Flatts disbanded LeVox and DeMarcus remain signed individually Dan Smalley 40 Payton Smith 42 Steel Magnolia Jennifer Nettles Noah Schnacky 45 Sunny Sweeney moved to Republic Taylor Swift moved to Republic 39 Waterloo Revival Jimmy Wayne moved to Valory Trisha Yearwood Former Nash Icon Records artists Edit Reba McEntire moved to Big Machine Ronnie Dunn moved to Big Machine Martina McBride Hank Williams JrBMLG Records roster EditMain article BMLG Records Riley Green Chris Janson 46 Lady A 47 48 Shane Profitt 45 Brett Young 49 Former artists Edit Danielle Bradbery 39 moved back to Big Machine in 2020 The Band Perry 50 Greg Bates 51 Laci Kaye Booth 45 Eli Young Band moved to Valory 52 Fast Ryde 53 Florida Georgia Line 54 Ryan Follese 54 Jaron and the Long Road to Love 52 Jackie Lee 55 Martina McBride moved to Nash Icon 56 Cassadee Pope 54 SHEL 52 Dallas Smith 57 Sunny Sweeney 52 A Thousand Horses 54 Drake White 58 Former Dot Records artists Edit Tucker Beathard moved to Big Machine Craig Wayne Boyd 59 Ashley Campbell 58 Aaron Lewis moved to Valory Maddie amp Tae Carly Pearce moved to Big Machine Drake White moved to BMLG Steven Tyler 58 The Shires 58 Zac Brown Band Southern Ground Artist s Republic Records John Varvatos Records Valory Music Co roster EditMacKenzie Carpenter 60 Abbey Cone 40 Sheryl Crow Eli Young Band 61 Brantley Gilbert 62 Tiera Kennedy 42 Aaron Lewis 62 Justin Moore 62 Thomas Rhett 62 Tyler Rich Conner Smith 63 Former artists Edit Avenue Beat 40 Delta Rae 64 Emerson Drive Valory Midas Open Road 8 Levi Hummon 62 Jewel 8 The Mavericks Reba McEntire moved to Nash Icon 8 RaeLynn 62 Heath Sanders 65 Tara Thompson 66 Jimmy Wayne 8 Big Machine John Varvatos Records EditBadflower 39 Big Machine John Varvatos Records John 5 67 Ayron Jones Big Machine John Varvatos Records 68 Starcrawler 69 The Struts Violet Saturn 68 Former pop artists Edit Ivory Blue 39 Big Machine John Varvatos Records MacKenzie Bourg 39 Cheap Trick 39 Nick Fradiani 39 Friday Pilots Club Big Machine John Varvatos Records 67 Gunnar Gehl Laura Marano 70 Pretty Vicious 39 Big Machine John Varvatos Records 68 La Porsha Renae 39 Big Machine Motown Records The Static Shift 39 Big Machine John Varvatos Records Who Is Fancy 71 See also EditBig Machine Racing List of record labelsReferences Edit Caulfiend Keith Tucker Ken November 10 2007 Valory Unveiled Billboard Vol 119 no 45 p 8 a b Stark Phyllis March 11 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