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{{short description|American record label}}
{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        = BBR Music Group
| image       = File:BBR Music Group logo.png
| image_bg    =
| parent      = [[BMG Rights Management]]
| founded     = July 1999
| founder     = Benny Brown
| distributor = [[Universal Music Group]] (physical) <br /> [[BMG Rights Management]] (digital)
| genre       = [[Country music|Country]]
| country     = United States
| location    = [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| url         = {{URL|bbrmusicgroup.com}}
}}
'''BBR Music Group''' (formerly '''Broken Bow Records''') is an American record label based in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]. Founded in July 1999 by Benny Brown,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Stark|first=Phyllis|date=July 8, 2006|title=New Nashville Names: Entrepreneurs try their hand at the Music City game|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=118|issue=27|page=45|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OBYEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22broken+bow+records%22+%221999%22&pg=PA45}}</ref> the label specializes in [[country music]]. The label's executive vice president is Jon Loba.

[[Craig Morgan]] had the first number-one single for the label with his 2005 hit "[[That's What I Love About Sunday]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20050505_music_row_helps_narmore_morgan_celebrate_first_1|title=Music Row Helps Narmore, Morgan Celebrate First #1|date=May 4, 2005|website=BMI.com}}</ref> [[Jason Aldean]] has produced the most number-one hits for the label, with twenty-one in total.

In 2009, Broken Bow Records launched a sister label, Stoney Creek Records. In August 2015, Broken Bow launched another imprint label, Wheelhouse Records, with [[Trace Adkins]] and [[Granger Smith]] the first artists signed to it.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tasteofcountry.com/bbr-music-label-wheelhouse-records/ | title=BBR Music Launches New Label, Starting With Trace Adkins and Granger Smith | publisher=Taste of Country | date=August 31, 2015 | access-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref>

BBR Music Group was acquired by [[BMG Rights Management]] in February 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7670055/bmg-acquires-bbr-music-group-broken-bow-nashville-indie|title=BMG Acquires Nashville Indie BBR Music Group, Home of Broken Bow Records and Jason Aldean|magazine=Billboard|date=January 30, 2017}}</ref>

==Artists on Broken Bow Records==
*[[Jason Aldean]] (Macon/Broken Bow)
*[[Dustin Lynch]]
*[[Craig Morgan]] (left Broken Bow in 2008; returned in 2019)
*[[John Morgan (singer)|John Morgan]]
*[[Lainey Wilson]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com/|title=Home - BBR Music Group|website=Bbrmusicgroup.com}}</ref>

===Previous Broken Bow artists===
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*[[Sherrié Austin]]
*[[Chad Brock]]
*[[Dean Brody]]
*[[Kristy Lee Cook]]
*[[Crossin Dixon]] (moved to Stoney Creek)
*[[Joe Diffie]]
*[[Everette]]<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com/|title=JELLY ROLL & LAINEY WILSON CAPTURE TOP WINS AT FAN-VOTED 2023 PEOPLE'S CHOICE COUNTRY AWARDS JELLY ROLL EARNS MOST AWARDS OF THE NIGHT WITH FOUR AWARDS; LAINEY WILSON WINS THREE INCLUDING THE FEMALE ARTIST OF 2023 - BBR Music Group|website=www.bbrmusicgroup.com}}</ref>
*[[Tyler Farr]] (Night Train/Broken Bow)<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com/|title=BBR Music Group Official - BBR Music Group|website=www.bbrmusicgroup.com}}</ref>
*[[Damon Gray (singer)|Damon Gray]]
*[[The Great Divide (band)|The Great Divide]]
*[[J. Michael Harter]]
*[[Joanie Keller]]
*[[Krista Marie]] (Holeshot)
*[[Jackie Lee (country singer)|Jackie Lee]]
*[[Lila McCann]]
*[[John Anderson (musician)|John Anderson]]
*[[Megan Mullins]] (moved to Stoney Creek)
*[[Randy Owen]]
*[[Jordan Rager]]
*[[Chase Rice]] (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)<ref name="auto2"/>
*[[James Wesley]]
*[[Elbert West]]
*[[Blake Wise]]
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===Previous Red Bow artists===
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*[[Chase Bryant]]
*[[Craig Campbell (singer)|Craig Campbell]] (moved to Wheelhouse)
*[[Brooke Eden]]
*[[David Fanning (singer)|David Fanning]] (moved to Stoney Creek)
*[[Rachel Farley]]
*[[Joe Nichols]]
*[[Kid Rock]] (moved to Wheelhouse)
{{div col end}}

==Artists on Stoney Creek Records==
*[[Drew Baldridge]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2024/10/drew-baldridge-inks-with-bbr-music-group-bmg-nashville-left-right-management12/|title=Drew Baldridge Partners With BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville On New Single, Inks With New Management|author=John Nix Arledge|date=October 25, 2024|website=Music Row|access-date=November 18, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Jelly Roll (rapper)|Jelly Roll]]<ref name="bbrmusicgroup.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com/|title=Home - BBR Music Group|website=Bbrmusicgroup.com|access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
*Lanie Gardner<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com|title=BBR Music Group Official - BBR Music Group|website=www.bbrmusicgroup.com}}</ref>
*[[Madeline Merlo]]<ref name="auto1"/>
*[[Drake Milligan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2021/07/drake-milligan-signs-with-bbr-music-group-stoney-creek-records-debut-ep-due-july-23/|title=Drake Milligan Signs With BBR Music Group/Stoney Creek Records, Debut EP Due July 23|website=Musicrow.com|date=July 6, 2021|access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
*[[Parmalee]]
*[[Frank Ray]]<ref name="bbrmusicgroup.com"/>

===Previous Stoney Creek artists===
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*[[Jimmie Allen]]
*[[Ash Bowers]]
*[[Crossin Dixon]]
*[[Adam Craig (singer-songwriter)|Adam Craig]]
*[[Lindsay Ell]]
*[[David Fanning (singer)|David Fanning]]
*[[Randy Houser]]<ref name="auto"/>
*Naomi Cooke Johnson<ref name="auto2"/>
*[[King Calaway]]<ref name="auto2"/> 
*[[Megan Mullins]]
*[[Thompson Square]]
*Track45<ref name="auto2"/>
{{div col end}}

==Artists on Wheelhouse Records==
*[[Chayce Beckham]]<ref name="bbrmusicgroup.com"/>
*[[Blanco Brown]]
*[[Kolby Cooper]]
*[[The Frontmen]]<ref name="auto2"/>
*[[HunterGirl]]
*[[Alexandra Kay]]<ref>https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com</ref>
*[[Dylan Schneider]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2021/07/dylan-schneider-signs-with-bbr-music-group/|title=Dylan Schneider Signs With BBR Music Group|website=Musicrow.com|date=July 21, 2021|access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
*[[Blake Shelton]]<ref>https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com</ref>
===Previous Wheelhouse artists===
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*[[Trace Adkins]]
*[[Zac Brown Band]]
*[[Kristian Bush]]
*[[Craig Campbell (singer)|Craig Campbell]]
*[[Kid Rock]]<ref name="bbrmusicgroup.com"/>
*[[LoCash]]<ref name="auto2"/>
*[[Runaway June]]<ref name="https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com/|title=Home - BBR Music Group|website=www.bbrmusicgroup.com}}</ref>
*[[Elvie Shane]]<ref>https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com</ref>
*[[Granger Smith]]<ref name="https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com"/>
*[[Sykamore]]<ref name="https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com"/>
*[[Walker McGuire]]
{{div col end}}

==BMG Nashville artists==
*[[Brooke Eden]]
*[[K. Michelle]]<ref name="bbrmusicgroup.com"/>
*[[Alexander Ludwig]]<ref name="bbrmusicgroup.com"/>
*Allison Nichols<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=BBR Music Group Official - BBR Music Group |url=https://www.bbrmusicgroup.com/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=www.bbrmusicgroup.com}}</ref>
*Ryan and Rory<ref name="auto2"/>
*Collin Stough<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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