Riley Green, Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow, Carly Pearce, Brett Young, The Band Perry & More Perform for More Than 100,000 Fans on Nashville’s Lower Broadway
Left Image (Pictured L-R): Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus, BMLG’s Scott Borchetta, Carly Pearce, Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney
Photo Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Big Machine Label Group
Right Image: Courtesy of Big Machine Label Group
NASHVILLE, TN (August 30, 2025) – Toasting to two decades of chart-topping hits and genre-defining talent, Big Machine Label Group took over downtown Nashville last night (8/29), hosting a stacked lineup of artists for Big Machine 20. Featuring stars from the label’s current roster and throughout BMLG’s 20-year history, the anniversary concert celebration saw more than 100,000 fans pack into lower Broadway.
Country music icons RASCAL FLATTS surprised the at-capacity crowd, closing the night with electric performances of their hits including “Fast Cars And Freedom,” “I Like The Sound Of That,” and “Life Is A Highway.” CARLY PEARCE returned to join the trio onstage for a heartfelt rendition of “My Wish,” as heard on their recent collaboration album Life Is A Highway: Refueled Duets.
9X GRAMMY Award winner and 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee SHERYL CROW rocked the Big Machine 20 stage with a performance of “Prove You Wrong,” “Steve McQueen” and “Everyday is a Winding Road.”
DIAMOND-selling Country hitmaker BRETT YOUNG delivered his chart-topping songs including the RIAA DIAMOND-certified “In Case You Didn’t Know,” the 4X PLATINUM “Mercy,” and 2X PLATINUM singles “Sleep Without You” and “Here Tonight.”
GRAMMY, CMA & ACM Award-winning Country star CARLY PEARCE delighted the audience with her hits including RIAA PLATINUM-certified “Next Girl,” 2X PLATINUM “What He Didn’t Do” and 3X PLATINUM “I Hope You’re Happy Now.”
Rascal Flatts frontman GARY LEVOX and GRAMMY-nominated R&B/Pop superstar Akon took Broadway to the beach with a surprise performance of their breezy summer party anthem “Hold The Umbrella.”
Rising Country/Americana four-piece THE JACK WHARFF BAND played an electric, genre-blending set of their standout tracks including their debut release “Burnin’ It Down,” viral sensation “Washed,” and more, bursting with sonic elements of Country, Americana, Bluegrass and Rock.
GRAMMY, CMA, and ACM Award-winning trio THE BAND PERRY celebrated their recent return to the BMLG/Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment family with performances of megahits “If I Die Young,” “Chainsaw,” “Better Dig Two” and “DONE.”
MULTI-PLATINUM selling Country artist and Staind frontman AARON LEWIS played “It’s Been Awhile,” “Country Boy” and his Billboard No. 1 Hot Country Song debut and GOLD-certified track “Am I The Only One.”
PLATINUM-selling Country mainstay RAELYNN performed a high-energy set consisting of her PLATINUM-certified hit “God Made Girls” and her first new tracks since returning home to the Big Machine Label Group/The Valory Music Co. family: “Heaven Is A Honky Tonk” and “Long Live Country Music.”
JACK INGRAM performed Big Machine’s first-ever No. 1 radio single “Wherever You Are,” plus his tracks “Love You” and “Barefoot and Crazy.”
Powerhouse vocalist DANIELLE BRADBERY wowed the crowd with her performance of GOLD-certified hits “Stop Draggin’ Your Boots,” “Sway” and “Worth It.”
Celebrating the release date of his debut album, Toledo Talkin’, burgeoning Country force PRESTON COOPER took the stage and performed his Top 40-and-climbing debut single “Weak” and his fiery, adrenaline-pumping anthem “One For The Road.”
DANIELLE PECK, who was the first-ever Big Machine artist to send a single to Country radio, kicked off the night of performances with her songs “Findin’ a Good Man” and “I Don’t.”
Big Machine 20 served as the kick-off for the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship weekend, with INDYCAR drivers joining Borchetta on stage and hyping up fans during the show. The evening also included the fifth annual Freedom Friday event, honoring members of the Military, Police, Fire, First Responders and Frontline Heroes.
Founded by Scott Borchetta on September 1st, 2005, the Big Machine Label Group has sold more than 226 million albums and tallied 187 No. 1 songs with more than 400 RIAA-certified tracks. Artists on the label’s roster have scored 76 GRAMMY nominations, 54 ACM Awards wins, and 28 CMA Awards wins, as well as multiple American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, CMT Awards, and more.
ABOUT BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP (HYBE AMERICA): Led by Founder, Chairman, and CEO Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Label Group encompasses Big Machine Records, The Valory Music Co., Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment, and publishing company Big Machine Music. The BMLG artist roster includes Tim McGraw, Sheryl Crow, Thomas Rhett, Mötley Crüe, Rascal Flatts, Lady A, Riley Green, Carly Pearce, The Band Perry, Justin Moore, Brett Young, Brantley Gilbert, Midland, RaeLynn, Jackson Dean, and Aaron Lewis; plus rising talents Braedon Barnhill, Caroline Jones, Chase McDaniel, Cole Goodwin, Greylan James, LECADE, Mackenzie Carpenter, Mae Estes, Marfa, Noah Hicks, Preston Cooper, Ryan Hurd, Shaylen, Something Out West, The Cadillac Three and The Jack Wharff Band. The Big Machine Label Group is the first-ever American label to align with terrestrial radio broadcasters to achieve performance royalty rights for its artists, and is an industry leader in fighting for artist, songwriter, publisher and record company rights. Visit BigMachineLabelGroup.com for more information.
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