Big Machine Records
American record label
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| 2024 | BMLG Records was rebranded as Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment. |
| October 27 2023 | Swift released her fourth rerecorded album, 1989 (Taylor's Version). |
| July 7 2023 | Swift released her third rerecorded album, Speak Now (Taylor's Version), under Republic Records. |
| April 9 2021 | Swift released the rerecorded album Fearless (Taylor's Version). |
| April 2 2021 | Big Machine Records was acquired by Hybe Corporation (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) through the sale of Ithaca Holdings. Scott Borchetta was set to remain CEO of Big Machine following the acquisition. |
| February 11 2021 | Swift announced her first rerecorded song 'Love Story (Taylor's Version)' would be released the next day. |
| 2020 | Danielle Bradbery returned to Big Machine Records after previously being with the label. |
| November 16 2019 | Big Machine sold the rights to Taylor Swift's first six albums to Shamrock Holdings. |
| August 22 2019 | Taylor Swift announced on Good Morning America that she would rerecord her first six albums, to be released through Republic Records. |
| June 30 2019 | Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings purchased Big Machine Records for $300 million, with funding from Carlyle Group. |
| 2018 | Nash Icon Records was folded into Big Machine Records, ending its independent operations. |
| November 19 2018 | After her contract with Big Machine expired, Taylor Swift signed with Republic Records, securing ownership of her master recordings. |
| October 2018 | Big Machine Records was placed for sale, with potential bids from Macquarie Group, Evan Spiegel, and Universal Music Group. The company was valued at $300 million. |
| June 2017 | Taylor Swift's catalog is restored to Spotify after a nearly three-year absence. |
| May 2017 | Big Machine launched Big Machine Vodka, a premium vodka brand distilled in Lynnville, Tennessee. |
| March 2017 | Dot Records was shuttered, with its artists being redistributed to other Big Machine imprints. |
| August 2016 | Republic Nashville was rebranded as BMLG Records after Big Machine took full ownership of the label. |
| February 2015 | Scott Borchetta clarifies in an interview that Swift's catalog could return to a streaming service that provides more flexible tier options. |
| January 12 2015 | Zac Brown Band finalized a four-way strategic partnership with Big Machine Label Group, Southern Ground Artists, Republic Records, and John Varvatos Records. |
| November 12 2014 | Big Machine artists Justin Moore and Brantley Gilbert also remove their music from Spotify, leaving only a single song on the platform. |
| November 3 2014 | Swift removes all but one of her songs from Spotify, following her earlier disapproval of the streaming platform. |
| October 21 2014 | Big Machine announced the creation of Nash Icon Music, a new imprint focused on country acts from the 1990s and early 2000s, with Reba McEntire signed as the first artist. |
| July 2014 | Taylor Swift begins showing indications of disapproval towards Spotify's streaming service. |
| March 2014 | Big Machine Records announced the revival of Dot Records, establishing a partnership with Republic Records to run the imprint. |
| 2012 | Borchetta signed a significant deal with Clear Channel (later iHeartMedia) ensuring payment for Big Machine artists from terrestrial and digital radio airplay. |
| February 2010 | Taylor Swift won four Grammy Awards for her album 'Fearless', becoming the first Big Machine artist to win a Grammy Award. |
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