Scott Borchetta (born July 3, 1962) is an American record executive and founder of the Big Machine Label Group. He started the label in 2005 with Taylor Swift as its first signed artist and 13 employees, he served as its president/CEO, encompassing four imprints: Big Machine Records, BMLG Records, The Valory Music Co. and Nash Icon Records.[1] In 2015, he became an in-house mentor on American Idol in the program's 14th and 15th seasons. He is also a sports car racing driver in the Trans-Am Series and owner of NASCAR Xfinity Series team Big Machine Racing.
Before Big Machine, Borchetta was a race car driver and executive at the Nashville divisions of DreamWorks Records and MCA Records as well as MTM Records.[2][3]
^Willman, Chris (June 13, 2012). "Scott Borchetta on Taylor, Tim, Martina, the Band Perry… and the Personalized Machinery of Big Machine". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
^"Scott Borchetta | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
^"His Music Never Stops". The New York Times. March 12, 2011. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
ScottBorchetta (born July 3, 1962) is an American record executive and founder of the Big Machine Label Group. He started the label in 2005 with Taylor...
2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive ScottBorchetta and became a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith. The purchase of...
masters. As a minority shareholder in Ithaca, the label's founder ScottBorchetta remained with the company as its CEO. In 2020, Ithaca Holdings sold...
dispute with her former record label, Big Machine Records, its founder ScottBorchetta, and its new owner Scooter Braun, over the ownership of the masters...
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Randy Jackson stepped down as the in-house mentor and was replaced by ScottBorchetta. Long-time sponsor Coca-Cola ended its relationship with the show....
Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez, and Keith Urban returned as judges. ScottBorchetta also returned as the in-house mentor. On April 7, 2016, Trent Harmon...
eventually amassed over 45 million streams via MySpace, which label CEO ScottBorchetta cited to convince "skeptical" country radio stations of Swift's niche...
Machine Records to create a multi-genre soundtrack album for the film. ScottBorchetta, founder of the record label, wanted a psychobilly song as the basis...
manager Bob Doyle, who helped them make recordings that were sent to ScottBorchetta, head of the newly established Republic Nashville label and were subsequently...
Swift's songs on MySpace collected more than 45 million listens, which ScottBorchetta, the label CEO, provided to "skeptical" country radio programmers to...
founder of her former label Big Machine Records, Scooter Braun and ScottBorchetta respectively, blocked her from using older music and performance footage...
seats in the judge panel were made up of Big Kenny (of Big & Rich) and ScottBorchetta (CEO of Big Machine Records). Having won the competition, Steel Magnolia...
former executive ScottBorchetta formed Big Machine Records in late 2005, signing several country music acts to the label. Borchetta also signed Show...
The series was described by its executive producer and lead mentor, ScottBorchetta, as being a contrast to other music competition formats such as American...
manager Bob Doyle, who helped them make recordings that were sent to ScottBorchetta, head of the newly established Republic Nashville label. They signed...
Stover, who introduced him to ScottBorchetta, an industry executive who was planning to launch The Valory Music Co. Borchetta promised to give him a record...
ScottBorchetta officially announced that Dunn had joined Reba McEntire and Martina McBride making him the third artist to join the roster. Borchetta...
DreamWorks Records, with executive ScottBorchetta. She was working on her debut album when DreamWorks folded and Borchetta founded his own record company...
8, 2014. "Fashion Star on NBC". NBC. Retrieved November 14, 2017. "ScottBorchetta and John Varvatos are on a mission to revive rock 'n' roll". The Tennessean...
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