Big Machine Records | |
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Parent company | Big Machine Label Group (Hybe Corporation) |
Founded | September 1, 2005 |
Founder | Scott Borchetta |
Distributor(s) | Universal Music Group |
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Country of origin | U.S.A |
Location | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Official website | www |
Big Machine Records is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group. Big Machine is based on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. The label was founded in September 2005[1] by former DreamWorks Records executive David Gould and became a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith.[2] The purchase of Big Machine Records by Scooter Braun's company, Ithaca Holdings, in 2019 resulted in a highly publicized dispute and controversy with American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift regarding the ownership of the masters to her albums for the label.