Scott Borchetta

Within weeks of signing country superstar Tim McGraw — and days after victory at the Indy 500 as corporate sponsor of winning driver Dario Franchitti — Big Machine Label Group is off to the races once again. company plans to announce today the launch of a new publishing venture called Big Machine Music Publishing. new songwriting subsidiary is the latest addition to President and CEO Scott Borchetta's growing musical empire, which includes recording deals with country artists such as Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts and Martina McBride. business addition that Borchetta, who has emerged as a major player in Nashville's recording industry, said he expects will "put our company squarely into the publishing world." ing interests gives any record label a strong advantage in being able to channel newly published songs into the hands of recording artists, said Bart Herbison, executive director of Nashville Songwriters Association International. the industry also should work in favor of a new publishing venture, Herbison said. re will be led by two veteran Music Row executives. Read More

White will relocate to Toronto, where she will be based out of the the Universal Music Canada office and oversee all Country radio promotion for BMLG's roster in Canada. Read More

Rascal Flatts themselves, (L-R) Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney attend the 'Changed' movie premiere in Times Sqaure. Read More

ACM weekend is noted for it's fun, music, fan events, awards etc., but there are flip sides that take on a more serious note. Read More

Universal Music Canada has entered into an exclusive label deal with Nashville's Big Machine Label group, home to Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts , the Band Perry and more. Read More