{"id":28022,"date":"2021-08-05T12:46:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T11:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/?page_id=28022"},"modified":"2025-11-11T21:17:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:17:55","slug":"big-machine-records","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/big-machine-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Machine Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28022\" class=\"elementor elementor-28022\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5131a13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"5131a13e\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Big Machine Records<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30bdd63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30bdd63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Record Label (USA) | 2005-2018\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9740215 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"9740215\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646e55d elementor-hidden-phone 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ce5982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ce5982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBig Machine Records was Taylor\u2019s record label from 2005 to 2018. It is an American independent record label, which is distributed by Universal Music Group and specializes in country and pop artists. Big Machine is based on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. The label was founded in September 2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta and became a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a6e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"92a6e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__92a6e1a\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9b794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d9b794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56ab06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e56ab06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBig Machine Records was founded by Scott Borchetta. According to <em>Bloomberg Businessweek<\/em>, Borchetta was an \u201cinvolved manager\u201d at MCA, \u201cchoosing singles and dispensing advice.\u201d 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. Before he left DreamWorks, Borchetta approached Taylor and her <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/family\/\">family<\/a> after she performed at the Bluebird Caf\u00e9 in Nashville, Tennessee after first meeting her in 2004. At the time, Borchetta had no infrastructure or financing. He made an offer to Taylor and her parents, whereby he would recruit her to the new label\u2019s roster after it was established. Taylor eventually recontacted Borchetta around two weeks later, telling him: \u201cI\u2019m waiting for you.\u201d\n<br><br>\nHe formed the label in 2005, naming it \u201cBig Machine\u201d after a 2004 song by the band Velvet Revolver. Soon after he released Taylor\u2019s first ever recording, the single \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/taylor-swift-album\/taylor-swift-songs\/tim-mcgraw\/\">Tim McGraw<\/a>\u201d and her debut album <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/taylor-swift-album\/\"><em>Taylor Swift<\/em><\/a> (2006). 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 <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> magazine: \u201c[Taylor Swift\u2019s father] <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/family\/scott-swift\/\">Scott Swift<\/a> owns three percent of Big Machine.\u201d\n<br><br>\nIn February 2010, Taylor won four Grammys\u2014including \u201cAlbum of the Year\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/fearless-album\/\"><em>Fearless<\/em><\/a>), \u201cBest Country Album\u201d (<em>Fearless<\/em>), \u201cBest Country Song\u201d (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/fearless-album\/fearless-songs\/white-horse\/\">White Horse<\/a>\u201c), and \u201cBest Female Country Vocal Performance\u201d (\u201cWhite Horse\u201d) \u2014 becoming the first Big Machine artist to win a Grammy Award.\n<br><br>\nIn response to a claim that Borchetta was seeking a sum of US$200 million for Big Machine since the release of Taylor\u2019s fifth studio album <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/\"><em>1989<\/em> <\/a>(2014), the label head refuted the claim in November 2014: \u201cEvery time we have a Taylor [Swift] record, they\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, he\u2019s selling the company.'\u201d However, Borchetta did not rule out a future change of ownership, stating that \u201cthe business is changing so quickly, and if I see a strategic opportunity that\u2019s going to be better for our artists and executives, it\u2019s going to be a serious conversation.\u201d Following the release of <em>1989<\/em>, Taylor\u2019s Big Machine contract required her to produce one more full-length album for the label.\n<br><br>\nIn November 2017, Taylor released her sixth studio album <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/reputation-album\/\"><em>reputation<\/em><\/a>, her last album released under Big Machine. After this album, Taylor declined to renew her contract with the label. She eventually stayed in <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/universal-music-group\/\">Universal Music Group<\/a>, Big Machine\u2019s distributor, and on November 19, 2018, after her contract with Big Machine expired, she signed with <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/republic-records\/\">Republic Records<\/a>, under a deal in which she would maintain ownership of her <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/master-recordings\/\">masters<\/a> going forward.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3bd9c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3bd9c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Masters Dispute<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9485966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9485966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2019, Big Machine Records was acquired (reportedly for $300 million) by talent manager and businessman Scooter Braun and his company Ithaca Holdings. The acquisition was financed by the Carlyle Group and several other private equity firms. As part of the acquisition, ownership of the masters to Taylor\u2019s first six studio albums transferred to Braun.\n<br><br>\nOn June 30, the day of Big Machine\u2019s announcement, <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/masters-controversy\/\">Taylor denounced the acquisition<\/a> on <em>Tumblr<\/em>. She stated that she had tried to buy her masters for years, but was not given a chance unless she signed another contract, which she was not willing to do. 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It is an American independent record label, which is distributed by Universal Music Group and specializes in country and pop artists. Big Machine is based on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. The label was founded in September 2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta and became a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith. Table of Contents History Big Machine Records was founded by Scott Borchetta. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Borchetta was an \u201cinvolved manager\u201d at MCA, \u201cchoosing singles and dispensing advice.\u201d 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. Before he left DreamWorks, Borchetta approached Taylor and her family after she performed at the Bluebird Caf\u00e9 in Nashville, Tennessee after first meeting her in 2004. At the time, Borchetta had no infrastructure or financing. He made an offer to Taylor and her parents, whereby he would recruit her to the new label\u2019s roster after it was established. Taylor eventually recontacted Borchetta around two weeks later, telling him: \u201cI\u2019m waiting for you.\u201d He formed the label in 2005, naming it \u201cBig Machine\u201d after a 2004 song by the band Velvet Revolver. Soon after he released Taylor\u2019s first ever recording, the single \u201cTim McGraw\u201d and her debut album Taylor Swift (2006). 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: \u201c[Taylor Swift\u2019s father] Scott Swift owns three percent of Big Machine.\u201d In February 2010, Taylor won four Grammys\u2014including \u201cAlbum of the Year\u201d (Fearless), \u201cBest Country Album\u201d (Fearless), \u201cBest Country Song\u201d (\u201cWhite Horse\u201c), and \u201cBest Female Country Vocal Performance\u201d (\u201cWhite Horse\u201d) \u2014 becoming the first Big Machine artist to win a Grammy Award. In response to a claim that Borchetta was seeking a sum of US$200 million for Big Machine since the release of Taylor\u2019s fifth studio album 1989 (2014), the label head refuted the claim in November 2014: \u201cEvery time we have a Taylor [Swift] record, they\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, he\u2019s selling the company.&#8217;\u201d However, Borchetta did not rule out a future change of ownership, stating that \u201cthe business is changing so quickly, and if I see a strategic opportunity that\u2019s going to be better for our artists and executives, it\u2019s going to be a serious conversation.\u201d Following the release of 1989, Taylor\u2019s Big Machine contract required her to produce one more full-length album for the label. In November 2017, Taylor released her sixth studio album reputation, her last album released under Big Machine. After this album, Taylor declined to renew her contract with the label. She eventually stayed in Universal Music Group, Big Machine\u2019s distributor, and on November 19, 2018, after her contract with Big Machine expired, she signed with Republic Records, under a deal in which she would maintain ownership of her masters going forward. Masters Dispute In 2019, Big Machine Records was acquired (reportedly for $300 million) by talent manager and businessman Scooter Braun and his company Ithaca Holdings. The acquisition was financed by the Carlyle Group and several other private equity firms. As part of the acquisition, ownership of the masters to Taylor\u2019s first six studio albums transferred to Braun. On June 30, the day of Big Machine\u2019s announcement, Taylor denounced the acquisition on Tumblr. She stated that she had tried to buy her masters for years, but was not given a chance unless she signed another contract, which she was not willing to do. While she knew that Big Machine was for sale, she said that she was unaware Braun would be the buyer, whom she described as an \u201cincessant, manipulative bully\u201d: \u201cEssentially, my musical legacy is about to lie in the hands of someone who tried to dismantle it.\u201d She accused Borchetta of betraying her loyalty by selling her catalog to Braun, whom Borchetta had known for his \u201cbullying\u201d towards Taylor. General Information Parent Company Big Machine Label Group Founded September 1, 2004 Founder Scott Borchetta Distributor Universal Music Group Genre Country Location Nashville, Tennessee (USA) Taylor and Scott Borchetta<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28024,"parent":3067,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28022","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Big Machine Records | Taylor Swift Switzerland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Big Machine Records was Taylor Swift&#039;s record label from 2005 to 2018. 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