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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.

[edit] History

Arista Nashville was founded in 1989 by Tim DuBois. 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 and Alan Jackson have remained with the label for the entirety of their careers.

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.^[1] All three artists moved back to Arista Nashville when Career Records was disestablished. While Graham and James were dropped from it soon afterward, James re-signed to Arista Nashville between 2002 and 2003.

Arista Nashville, Arista Records and 19 Recordings promote and distribute recordings by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood.

[edit] Artists

• Brooks & Dunn
• Jason Michael Carroll
• Alan Jackson
• Jypsi
• Brad Paisley
• Carrie Underwood

[edit] Former artists

• Keith Anderson
• Asleep at the Wheel
• Sherrié Austin
• Blackhawk
• BR549
• Shannon Brown
• Deana Carter
• Jim Collins
• Kristy Lee Cook
• Rob Crosby
• Clint Daniels
• Linda Davis
• Diamond Rio
• Exile
• Radney Foster (started on Arista Nashville, moved to Arista Austin)
• Tammy Graham (from Career Records)
• Rebecca Lynn Howard
• Brett James (from Career Records)
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Dude Mowrey
• Lee Roy Parnell (started on Arista Nashville, moved to Career Records)
• Pam Tillis
• The Tractors
• Ryan Tyler
• Phil Vassar
• Steve Wariner
• Calvin Wiggett
• Michelle Wright

[edit] Formerly on Arista Austin

• Jeff Black
• Robert Earl Keen
• Abra Moore
• Sister 7

[edit] See also

• Arista Records
• BNA Records
• RCA Nashville
• Columbia Nashville

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site