BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, was a label group that shared ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, BNA featured country music acts on its roster. The company derived its name from the IATA and ICAO airport codes for Nashville International Airport.
| BNA Records | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | April 1991[1][2] |
| Founder | Boomer Castleman |
| Status | Defunct (absorbed into Columbia Nashville) |
| Distributor(s) | Sony Music Nashville (US) |
| Genre | Country |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
The label was founded by Boomer Castleman, who sold it to BMG Music in 1993. The first act signed was B. B. Watson.[3]
In August 2011, Sony Nashville announced a major corporate restructuring which included the merger of Columbia Nashville into BNA.[4] The BNA name was retired in June 2012, with the last remaining artists moving to a newly re-established Columbia Nashville.[5]
Former artists
edit- Rhett Akins
- John Anderson
- Marc Beeson
- Wade Bowen
- Shannon Brown
- Tracy Byrd
- Kenny Chesney
- Terri Clark
- Kellie Coffey
- Dale Daniel
- Jennifer Day
- Bill Engvall
- Tyler Farr
- Pat Green
- Merle Haggard
- Kim Hill
- Jesse Hunter
- Casey James
- Keith Whitley
- Chris Janson
- Sarah Johns
- Jamey Johnson
- George Jones (Bandit/BNA)
- The Kentucky Headhunters
- Blaine Larsen (Giantslayer/BNA)
- Jim Lauderdale
- Aaron Lines
- Lonestar
- The Lost Trailers
- The Lunabelles
- Mindy McCready
- Craig Morgan
- Lorrie Morgan
- K. T. Oslin
- Kellie Pickler
- Pinmonkey
- Rachel Proctor
- The Remingtons
- John Rich
- Tim Ryan
- Jason Sellers
- Lisa Stewart
- Doug Supernaw
- Tebey
- Turner Nichols
- Ray Vega
- The Warren Brothers
- B. B. Watson
- The Wilkinsons
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sony BMG: One Word, Three Letters and a Whole Lot of History".
- ^ Kingsbury, Paul (2004). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Sourcebooks, Inc. p. 42. ISBN 0-19-517608-1.
- ^ "Watson nets Crawdads as backup". The Times. October 18, 1991. pp. 11C. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Sony Restructures Rosters, Promo Teams". August 31, 2011.
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Renews Deal With Sony, BNA Imprint Retired".