Scott Borchetta’s engine that could had another monster with
Florida Georgia Line’s #1 “God, Your Mama and Me,” while
Thomas Rhett established his bona fides as a mainstream star with a
Grammy nom to add to his ACM Male Vocalist win.
Brett Young fired two singles to #1, and
Brantley Gilbert,
Reba McEntire,
Cheap Trick and FGL all took turns as top-selling release.
Carly Pearce scored with “Every Little Thing,” while Team Machine broke newcomers
Midland in a big way, as the breezy “Drinkin’ Problem” became the label’s fastest-rising debut single since its inception. And speaking of drinkin’, BMLG launched its own vodka line. Meanwhile,
Taylor Swift made a dramatic return to the streaming world.
Mike Rittberg came aboard as the company’s first Chief Marketing Officer, and a partnership with
Bell Media has Borchetta exec-producing and starring in new TV music-competition series
The Launch, co-starring
Ryan Tedder and
Fergie and airing next year. You can also watch
Big Machine TV, a proprietary video platform in tandem with
Comcast.
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