Big Loud is an American

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multi-sector

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company located in

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. It consists of a

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, along with

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and

talent management Talent management (TM) is the anticipation of required human capital for an organization and the planning to meet those needs. The field has been growing in significance and gaining interest among practitioners as well as in the scholarly deba ...

divisions. Big Loud was founded in 2013 by

Craig Wiseman Craig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter and producer, and the owner/founder of the Big Loud enterprise. He has been writing since the late 1980s, and his songs have been recorded by Lorrie Morgan, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesn ...

, Joey Moi, Kevin "Chief" Zaruk, and Seth England. Artists who have recorded for Big Loud include

Florida Georgia Line Florida Georgia Line was an American country music duo founded in 2010 by vocalists and songwriters Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida. Their 2012 debut single " Cruise" broke two major sales records: it was downloaded over ...

Morgan Wallen Morgan Cole Wallen (born May 13, 1993) is an American country pop singer from Sneedville, Tennessee. He competed in the The Voice (American season 6), sixth season of ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice''. After being eliminated in the ...

Chris Lane Christopher Eric Lane (born November 9, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released one album as frontman of the Chris Lane Band, a second album, ''Girl Problems'', and a third album, ''Laps Around the Sun (Chris Lane ...

, Dallas Smith, and

Hardy Hardy may refer to: People * Hardy (surname) * Hardy (given name) * Hardy (singer), American singer-songwriter Places Antarctica * Mount Hardy, Enderby Land * Hardy Cove, Greenwich Island * Hardy Rocks, Biscoe Islands Australia * Hardy, ...

History

Big Loud Records was established in 2015 by Nashville-based songwriter

and Canadian record producer Joey Moi. Big Loud Records' first release was

's " Fix". Lane released two albums for the label.

Jake Owen Joshua Ryan Owen (born August 28, 1981), known professionally as Jake Owen, is an American country music singer. Signed to RCA Nashville in 2006, he released his debut studio album, '' Startin' with Me'', that year. This album produced three ...

moved to Big Loud in 2018 after ending his contract with

RCA Records Nashville RCA Nashville is an American country music record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is distributed by Sony Music Nashville which is part of Sony Music. Artists Current artists *Kane Brown * Corey Kent * Nate Smith * Morgan Wade Former art ...

. His first single with Big Loud Records, " I Was Jack (You Were Diane)", which topped country music charts that year. The song was the first single from Owen's 2019 album '' Greetings from... Jake''. After signing to Big Loud Records,

achieved back-to-back No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard''

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chart with " Up Down" and " Whiskey Glasses". The Big Loud Records roster expanded to include singer/songwriter

and Sean Stemaly. Stacy Blythe, vice-president of promotion, was awarded the SVP-VP/Promotion trophy at the 2019 CRS/Country Aircheck Awards. In 2021, Big Loud signed Canadian country artist Dallas Smith, the record holder for domestic number one hits on the

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chart, to the label. Additionally, Smith, producer Scott Cooke, partner Alex Seif, and Big Loud formed a joint venture,

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-based imprint Local Hay Records.

Shawn Austin Shawn Austin (born January 13, 1989) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He has achieved five top ten singles at Canadian country radio, including " Tailgate to Heaven". Early life Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Austin ...

was the first artist signed to the label.

Big Loud Records artists

Current roster

Lauren Alaina Lauren Alaina Kristine Suddeth (born November 8, 1994) is an American singer and songwriter from Rossville, Georgia. She was the runner-up on the tenth season of ''American Idol.'' Her debut studio album, ''Wildflower,'' was released on October ...

* Hailey Benedict (Local Hay) * Ashley Cooke *Kashus Culpepper *

Ernest Ernest is a given name derived from the Germanic languages, Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious", often shortened to Ernie. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), ...

* Charles Wesley Godwin *

*Zandi Holup * MacKenzie Porter * Dallas Smith * Thelma & James *

*Lauren Watkins * Hailey Whitters (Songs & Daughters/Pigasus) * Stephen Wilson Jr.

Former artists

(Local Hay) *Ben Burgess *Ashland Craft * Larry Fleet *

* Jillian Jacqueline *

* Griffen Palmer * Mason Ramsey (Big Loud/

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for se ...

) *Lily Rose *Maggie Rose * Sean Stemaly

Big Loud Texas artists

* Dylan Gossett (Big Loud Texas/Mercury) *Jake Worthington

Big Loud Publishing

Founded in 2003 by songwriter

, Big Loud Publishing, previously Big Loud Shirt, is a

music publisher A music publisher is a type of publisher that specializes in distributing music. Music publishers originally published sheet music. When copyright became legally protected, music publishers began to play a role in the management of the intellectu ...

in the country format. Big Loud Publishing

songwriter A songwriter is a person who creates musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. ...

s include Ashley Leone, Bren Joy, Chris Lane,

Chris Tompkins Christopher G. Tompkins (born Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is an American songwriter based in Nashville. Since 2002 he has co-written songs for pop, rock, and country artists Jimmy Buffett, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean ...

, Craig Wiseman, Ernest Keith Smith, Griffen Palmer, Jacob Durrett, Jamie Moore, Joey Moi, John Byron, Madison Kozak, Matt Dragstrem, Rocky Block,

Rodney Clawson Rodney Dale Clawson (born in Gruver, Texas, United States) is an American country music songwriter. Clawson has written singles recorded by Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Faith Hill, George Strait and Luke Bryan, among others. Biography Cla ...

, and Tiera. Big Loud Publishing has written more than 90 singles including Grammy Award winners " Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw and " Before He Cheats" and " Blown Away" by Carrie Underwood. On August 17, 2020, BLP's " Meant to Be" by Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song was named BMI's 2019 Pop Song of the Year. BLP is responsible for more than 50 No. 1 hits for artists including

Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music, country singer, songwriter and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin (Blake Shelton song), Austin" from his Blake Shelton (album), self ...

, Florida Georgia Line,

Luke Bryan Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan (born July 17, 1976) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and television personality. Bryan is a five-time "Entertainer of the Year", being awarded by both the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Count ...

Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts is an American Country music, country music band formed in 1999 in Nashville, Tennessee. The band consists of Gary LeVox (lead vocals), Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar, background vocals), and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar, background voc ...

LeAnn Rimes Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (born August 28, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She originally rose to success as a country music artist at the age of 13 and has since crossed over into pop, contemporary Christian, and o ...

George Strait George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait has sold over 120 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He holds ...

Faith Hill Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American Country music, country singer. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold almost 50 million albums worldwide ...

Kenny Chesney Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country singer. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, he released his debut, '' In My Wildest Dreams'', in 1994, and has since released 19 follow-ups. His albums spawned 27 singles tha ...

Beverley Knight Beverley Knight (born Beverley Anne Smith, 22 March 1973) is an English singer, songwriter, actress and radio personality. She released her first album, ''The B-Funk'', in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke ...

Three Days Grace Three Days Grace is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in Asphodel–Norwood, Norwood, Ontario, in 1992 originally as Groundswell. Groundswell played in various local Norwood backyard parties and area establishments before disbanding in 1 ...

Jason Aldean Jason Aldine Williams (born February 28, 1977), known professionally as Jason Aldean, is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to BBR Music Group, Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released eleven alb ...

, and Chris Lane.

Big Loud Management

Big Loud Management, previously Big Loud Mountain, has focused on artist development since 2011. Founded by the four Big Loud partners, the first act Big Loud Management signed was

, a

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duo which was the Academy of Country Music's first recipient of the ACM Breakout Artist of the Decade Award, ACM Single of the Decade Award, and ACM Music Event of the Decade Award in 2019. BLM's roster includes Ben Burgess,

HARDY Hardy may refer to: People * Hardy (surname) * Hardy (given name) * Hardy (singer), American singer-songwriter Places Antarctica * Mount Hardy, Enderby Land * Hardy Cove, Greenwich Island * Hardy Rocks, Biscoe Islands Australia * Hardy, ...

, MacKenzie Porter, Sean Stemaly, Bren Joy, Blame My Youth, Dallas Smith and ERNEST. BLM partnered with Maverick in 2017.

Big Loud Capital

Launched in 2017, Big Loud Capital is a

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group that invests in

music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

, and lifestyle industries. It is owned by the four Big Loud partners,

, Joey Moi, Kevin "Chief" Zaruk, and Seth England. Among Big Loud Capital's portfolio includes

100 Thieves 100 Thieves, LLC (abbreviated 100T) is an American lifestyle brand and Esports, gaming organization based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2017 by Nadeshot, Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag. The organization competes in several video games, includ ...

Beyond Meat Beyond Meat, Inc. is a producer of plant-based meat substitutes founded in 2009 by Ethan Brown. The company's initial products were launched in the United States in 2012. The company went public in 2019, becoming the first plant-based meat ana ...

, Califia Farms, Casper,

Coupang Coupang, Inc. () is a US-based technology company headquartered in Seattle, Seattle, Washington and incorporated under the Delaware General Corporation Law. Founded in 2010 by Bom Kim, the company operates a retail business, food delivery se ...

, 8i, Iris Nova, Kettle & Fire, LearnLux, Madefire,

Magic Leap Magic Leap, Inc. is an American technology company that released a head-mounted augmented reality display, called ''Magic Leap One'', which superimposes 3D computer-generated imagery over real world objects. It is attempting to construct a lig ...

, Plus Capital,

Roli ROLI is a London-based music technology company known for its innovative high tech musical instruments, particularly the ROLI Seaboard, a MIDI controller with soft, rubbery keys and continuous, rather than discrete, pitches, and pitch-bending ca ...

, Seed, Stem,

Sweetgreen Sweetgreen (legally Sweetgreen, Inc., stylized as sweetgreen, previously swɘetgreen) is an American fast casual restaurant Chain store, chain that serves salads. It was founded in November 2006 by Nicolas Jammet, Nathaniel Ru, and Jonathan Ne ...

, and Tecovas.

Big Loud Rock

Launched in August 2021, Big Loud Rock is the alternative/rock imprint of Big Loud Records.

Current roster

*Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness *BIZZY *Blame My Youth * Dexter and the Moonrocks (via Severance) *Dogpark (via Severance) *

* Jagwar Twin *Letdown. *Liam St John *mercury. *Sikarus (via CROW) *Something Corporate * Yam Haus *Zoe Ko (via Double Down 11)

Former roster

*Levi Evans

References

{{Authority control American country music record labels American independent record labels Record labels established in 2015 Record labels based in Nashville, Tennessee