Riley Green Ties for Most-Awarded Artist of the Night, Winning Song, Single and Music Video of the Year; Performs his Double-Platinum Hit “Worst Way”
The Band Perry Honored With the RIAA Diamond Award for their Career-Defining Breakout Hit “If I Die Young”
Scott Borchetta Receives the CMA Irving Waugh Award of Excellence
NASHVILLE, TN (November 20, 2025) – Celebrating into the early hours this morning, BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP hosted its annual CMA Awards After Party, capping off an incredible year for Country music and a milestone 20th anniversary for the label. The BMLG roster gathered to toast a landmark night as Founder, Chairman and CEO SCOTT BORCHETTA raised a glass to “Country Music’s Biggest Night.” The celebration kicked off when RILEY GREEN surprised Borchetta on the CMA Awards red carpet with the prestigious CMA Irving Waugh Award of Excellence, an award which recognizes individuals whose ideas, actions and leadership have broadened and elevated Country Music’s impact on a national and international scale and have helped shape the genre’s evolution over time.
During the 59th Annual CMA Awards, RILEY GREEN won for Song, Single and Music Video of the Year for “you look like you love me,” tying with Lainey Wilson and Ella Langley as the biggest winners of the night with three awards each. He also delivered a smoldering performance of his double-Platinum hit “Worst Way.” In addition, BMLG artists LADY A and THE BAND PERRY’s KIMBERLY PERRY presented two of the night’s biggest awards: Female Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year.
After the show, Big Machine Label Group continued the festivities with a special roaring 20s-themed after party, featuring a performance from THE BAND PERRY. Their high-energy set included fan favorites “Chainsaw,” “Better Dig Two,” and their 2011 CMA Single and Song of the Year “If I Die Young,” which was RIAA Diamond certified yesterday. Label executives Scott Borchetta and Jimmy Harnen joined RIAA’s Mitch Glazier and Erin Burr to surprise KIMBERLY PERRY on stage with the official presentation of the Diamond Award. Written solely by Kimberly, the career-defining hit was originally released in 2010 on the GRAMMY-winning group’s self-titled album, which was re-issued earlier this year via Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment in honor of its 15th anniversary.
Big Machine Label Group artists including Riley Green, The Band Perry, Brett Young, Lady A’s Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, RaeLynn, Mackenzie Carpenter, Chase McDaniel, Greylan James, Mae Estes, Preston Cooper, The Jack Wharff Band’s Garrett Howell, Noah Hicks, Cole Goodwin, Shaylen, and Lillian Hepler were in attendance for the company’s annual CMA After Party. Sponsors included City National Bank, Sonic, Borchetta Bourbon, Hondo Quality Goods, Basil Hayden, Pickers Vodka, Legendary Whitetails, Thorogood Workwear, Collars & Co., Strings for Hope and Artet Cannabis Aperitif.
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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, Ascend Music 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, Justin Moore, Brett Young, The Band Perry, Brantley Gilbert, Midland, RaeLynn, Jackson Dean, and Aaron Lewis; plus rising talents Braedon Barnhill, Caroline Jones, Chase McDaniel, Cole Goodwin, Greylan James, Lillian Hepler, Mackenzie Carpenter, Marfa, Mae Estes, Noah Hicks, Preston Cooper, Shaylen, The Cadillac Three and The Jack Wharff Band. BMLG artists have received multiple GRAMMY, CMA, ACM, AMA, CMT, Teen Choice, MTV, Billboard, People’s Choice and BRIT Awards. Big Machine is the first-ever American label to align with terrestrial radio for 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.
