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From the pages of our just-published Nashville Spotlight 2022 special issue, we look under the hoods of the top record companies in the vicinity of Music Row. Links below.
UMG Nashville: The House of Dungan and Mabe began the year with some huge looks. UMGN swept the country categories at the 2022 Grammys, with Chris Stapleton taking Country Album, Song (“Cold”) and Solo...
Sony Music Nashville: Boss Randy Goodman, COO Ken Robold and company celebrated an Entertainer of the Year award for the second straight year in 2022 as Miranda Lambert collected the ACM honor, following labelmate Luke...
Warner Music Nashville: It’s a rare thing in Nashville—and in the biz generally—for the transfer of power at the top of a label to be not just peaceful but seamless. But such is the case at WMN, where...
Big Machine Label Group: Who else but Scott Borchetta could’ve conceived of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, which drew north of 110k spectators for its kickoff event? Of course, the rumbling of engines is a...
Big Loud: Seth England and Joey Moi’s multifaceted company had the biggest album of the year—in any genre—with Morgan Wallen’s unstoppable Dangerous: The Double Album.
Broken Bow: As BBRMG celebrates the fifth anniversary of its acquisition by BMG, Broken Bow boss Jon Loba has much to celebrate, including...
Monument: In last year’s Nashville special, we told you that Walker Hayes’ unicorn cut was blowing up at TikTok. Of course that was before the Monument star and his rocketing “Fancy Like” turned into a full-fledged, mainstream pop-cultural phenomenon, hitting...
