Record Labels

Big Machine Records, LLC is an independent American record label specializing in country and pop artists. Big Machine is based in Nashville, Tennessee. The label was launched in September 2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive, Scott Borchetta and is distributed by Universal Music Group (UMG).

In November 2014, 88 employees were a part of the music company in areas of music publishing, management, and merchandising.

One of the biggest artists that are signed to this label is Taylor Swift with her most recent success in the album 1989 the company have grown larger and more popular.

Epic Records is an American record company, founded previously as a jazz and classical music label in 1953, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.

The company later expanded to include other musical genres more relevant to the time, including pop, R&B, rock and hip hop. Historically, the label has signed popular artists such as Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Jackson and Shakira.

Along with Columbia and RCA Records, Epic is one of Sony Music Entertainment's three main record labels.

Shady Records was founded in 1999 by rapper Eminem along with his manager Paul Rosenberg. This was after the highly successful release of Eminem's album The Slim Shady LP (1999). It promotes rap artists such as Eminem himself and is described as the label that signs ‘real rap.’

Shady Records has signed ten acts and is currently home to five. Another interesting fact about this label is it was also the label to be contracted for putting together the soundtrack to the Eminem-starring film 8 Mile, which had the lead single "Lose Yourself". The song went on to take the first ever Academy Award for Best Original Song given to a song in the hip hop genre.

Another previously signed artist that was involved with this record is 50 cent.