Harnen Upped To Pres./CEO Of BMLG Records
• Big Machine Label Group President/CEO Scott Borchetta just announced that BMLG Records President Jimmy Harnen has been upped to President/CEO and has signed a new long-term deal with the company. Under the agreement, Harnen will continue to oversee the BMLG Records’ roster of artists, including Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Brett Young, Danielle Bradbery and Riley Green.
“I’m so proud of what Jimmy has helped to build at the Big Machine Label Group,” said Borchetta. “He and I have been breaking acts and making hits together for the better part of the last 20 years. I’m thrilled that he’s committed to continue to lead BMLG Records as he’s been an integral part of the overall success. His passion for the artists, staff, craft and leadership of BMLG Records is second to none. I also love that we continue to challenge each other every day to be the absolute best in the business. The new era has begun.”
Under Harnen’s leadership, BMLG Records has scored 31 No. 1 hits, 39 Top 10 singles and released 23 albums that have accumulated millions in sales and billions of streams. The label is home to two of the five most downloaded Country singles of all-time — Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” and The Band Perry‘s “If I Die Young.”
Harnen remarked, “I can’t wait for everything the future brings! I truly believe there has never been a more exciting time to be in the music business and this new era for BMLG will be groundbreaking on every level. On a personal note, I could not be more thankful for everything Scott has done for me. He took a chance on a kid from Pennsylvania and gave me the opportunity to succeed. Fight like apes!” Harnen can be congratulated at jimmy.harnen@bmlg.net.
