Allison Jones Appointed EVP of A&R at Big Machine/Nashville Harbor

Industry veteran Allison Jones has been appointed Executive Vice President of A&R at Big Machine Records/Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment.

The role:

• Jones will lead all A&R efforts across the roster, which includes Riley Green, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry, Aaron Lewis, Cole Goodwin and more.

Backstory:

• Jones joined Big Machine in 2008 and played a key role in signing acts such as Thomas Rhett, Florida Georgia Line, The Band Perry, Riley Green and more.

• She also contributed to the development and success of Tim McGraw, Lady A and Taylor Swift.

• Prior she served as Toby Keith’s longtime A&R representative, before working with Reba McEntire across multiple projects.

• She has also operated as Head of A&R at Giant Records, DreamWorks Nashville, and Universal Music Group Nashville.

Core brands:

• Big Machine and Nashville Harbor are the core record company brands in Scott Borchetta’s portfolio of businesses.

• In February this year he stepped down from his role as CEO of Big Machine Label Group under HYBE America to relaunch Big Machine Records, which he founded in 2005.

What they said:

• Allison Jones: “I’ve worked with Scott since 1997, when we opened DreamWorks Nashville together, and have spent the past 18 years at Big Machine in the trenches making history (with lots of celebrations and core memories made!). I’m incredibly proud of the music we’ve created. It’s been an honor to be part of building one of the most impactful and successful labels in the history of the music business. Scott is a true visionary who never settles for anything less than winning. I’m incredibly excited and proud to do it all over again as we rebuild the new Big Machine!”