LAMBERT, RANDALL TURN IT UP WITH BIG LOUD TEXAS

Seth England’s Big Loud Records is getting into business with longtime collaborators Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall to launch Big Loud Texas, for which the hitmaking pair will be directly involved in signing and developing new artists. Randall has been named president of A&R for the imprint and will also produce acts for the label.

Pictured shortly before whipping up some Texas BBQ on a grill fueled by back issues of our magazine are (l-r) Big Loud partner/producer/president of A&R Joey Moi, COO Austen Adams, SVP/GM Patch Culbertson, England, Lambert, Randall, Triple 8 Management’s Alena Moran and Big Loud SVP of marketing Candice Watkins, SVP of A&R Sara Knabe and SVP of radio promotion Stacy Blythe.

“As a teenager chasing my dreams in the honky-tonks of Texas, Nashville seemed so far away,” says Lambert, who was born in the East Texas city of Longview. “Every time I’m back home I get to hear the incredible talent our state produces, and I feel a responsibility to help get more of those Texas voices heard. I’m really excited to team up with my buddy Jon Randall and Big Loud to do just that.”

Launched in 2015, Big Loud is home to such stars as Morgan Wallen, HARDY and Lauren Alaina. To date, the company has generated 18 #1 Country radio hits and more than 34 billion global on-demand streams.

Lambert, who is managed by Marion Kraft and repped by attorney Jess Rosen, has also been working with Randall since 2015. The pair earned a Grammy nomination for their 2021 collaboration The Marfa Tapes, and Randall also co-produced Lambert’s 2022 album, Palomino. “I feel very blessed to share this full-circle moment with one of my best pals, Miranda Lambert, and help some other dreamers chase their songs around the world,” Randall says.