Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment

Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment, formerly BMLG Records and 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]

Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment
Parent company	Big Machine Label Group
Founded	2009 (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] In February 2024, BMLG Records rebranded as Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment.^[4]

Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment roster

• Riley Green^[5]
• Lady A^[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]
• Florida Georgia Line^[13]
• Ryan Follese^[13]
• Jaron and the Long Road to Love^[11]
• Jackie Lee^[14]
• Martina McBride (moved to Nash Icon)^[15]
• Cassadee Pope^[13]
• SHEL^[11]
• Dallas Smith^[16]
• Sunny Sweeney^[11]
• A Thousand Horses^[13]
• Drake White^[17]

Past Dot Records artists

• Tucker Beathard (moved to Big Machine)
• Craig Wayne Boyd^[18]
• Ashley Campbell^[17]
• Aaron Lewis^[17] (moved to Valory)
• Maddie & Tae
• Carly Pearce (moved to Big Machine)
• Drake White (moved to BMLG)
• Steven Tyler^[17]
• The Shires^[17]
• Zac Brown Band^[17]

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. Nicholson, Jessica (February 23, 2024). "Big Machine Label Group's BMLG Records Rebrands as Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
5. "Big Machine Records - Artists". Big Machine Records. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
6. "Lady Antebellum Signs with Big Machine". 4 September 2018.
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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. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
13. "Republic Nashville - Artists". Republic Nashville. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
14. "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.
15. "Martina McBride Signs to Republic Nashville". CMT.com. November 8, 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
16. Foster, Ben (October 10, 2013). "Canadian Country Star Dallas Smith Signs With Republic Nashville; Releases First Single to iTunes". Roughstock. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
17. "Dot Records - Artists". Dot Records. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
18. "'Voice' Bummers: Kimberly Nichole Leaves Show, Craig Wayne Boyd Leaves Label". Yahoo!. June 13, 2015.