Arista Nashville is an American
record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Sony Music Entertainment, operated under the
Sony Music Nashville. Founded in 1989, the label specializes in
country music artists, including
Alan Jackson,
Brooks & Dunn,
Brad Paisley and
Carrie Underwood. The label previously operated three sister labels: Career Records, Arista Austin and Arista Latin.
History
Arista Nashville was founded in 1989 by
Tim DuBois and
Clive Davis.
Alan Jackson was the first artist signed to the label. Artists signed to the label within its first five years included
Asleep at the Wheel,
Exile,
Rob Crosby,
Steve Wariner,
Michelle Wright,
Pam Tillis,
Brooks & Dunn,
Diamond Rio,
Lee Roy Parnell,
Radney Foster,
Blackhawk and
The Tractors. Brooks & Dunn remained with the label for the entirety of their career.
The label founded Arista Texas in 1993, a sub-label specializing in
Texas music artists. In 1997, it was split into Arista Austin, which featured
Jeff Black,
Robert Earl Keen and
Abra Moore, and a Spanish-language label called Arista Latin. Foster also moved to Arista Austin from Arista Nashville in 1997.
In 1995, Arista Nashville founded a sister label called Career Records. Parnell was transferred to this label upon its foundation, while
Brett James and
Tammy Graham were newly signed to it. All three artists moved back to Arista Nashville when Career Records was disestablished. While Graham and James...
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