Label Deal For Hard Working Dylan Matthew
• Big Machine Label Group, a subsidiary of HYBE America, and management company Hard 8 Working Group (H8WG) recently announced the launch of The Hard Working Record Company. Today, the imprint announces the signing of their flagship artist, LA-based singer-songwriter Dylan Matthew.
“Dylan is exactly the kind of artist we wanted to kick off with for The Hard Working Record Company,” said BMLG President/CEO/Founder Scott Borchetta. “He’s a mega-talented self-starter and a master of unique pop structure and melodies. We’re thrilled he chose us, and we look forward to the global attack.”
“Before we even finalized this label partnership with BMLG, we already knew we wanted Dylan to be part of it,” said Dirk Hemsath, H8WG’s Co-Founder and Co-CEO. “Dylan has already had some massive successes, but we knew that our team, alongside the BMLG team, would be the perfect fit to bring his new music out to the world. We’re so excited for what Dylan Matthew, The Hard Working Record Company, and BMLG will be doing together!”
Matthew has gained over 5 million monthly listeners on Spotify, 759K+ TikTok followers, has had multiple tracks in Billboard’s Dance Top 50, and has worked on more than 40 recorded projects. His viral single, “Love Is Gone (Acoustic)” is RIAA Gold-certified and soon-to-be Platinum-certified, with the track garnering over 650M+ streams worldwide. He has performed at Coachella, Lollapalooza, and EDC Las Vegas, and recently headlined his first-ever solo show at Avalon Hollywood.
“I met with a few different labels and spent a lot of time really ideating the different offers,” Matthew admits. “It came down to certain points I felt were important to the growth of my career, the team that I would be working with, and the energy I got when meeting them. Big Machine and The Hard Working Record Company felt like the best fit for me.”
Pictured, Back Row (l-r): H8WG’s Michael Duda, BMLG’s Andrew Kautz, H8WG’s LJ Stoll, BMLG’s Mike Rittberg, H8WG’s Dirk Hemsath and Aimee Beren; Front Row, (l-r): Dylan Matthew, BMLG’s Scott Borchetta, and H8WG’s Rich Egan. [Photo Credit: Nick Rau]
