Big Loud CEO/Partner Seth England Wins Billboard Country Power Players’ Choice Award
He is the recipient of the inaugural accolade following three rounds of voting by his peers.
For 2023, Billboard has introduced the Country Power Players’ Choice Award, a peer-voted accolade chosen by Billboard Pro members to honor the executive they believe has made the most impact across the country music business over the past year. Across three rounds of voting, Billboard Pro members have chosen Seth England, partner and CEO of Big Loud, for the inaugural award.
As a label head, England has helped lead the careers of Morgan Wallen, HARDY, ERNEST and Hailey Whitters (in partnership with Songs & Daughters). Wallen, whom England also manages, followed his 2021 record-breaking album, Dangerous: The Double Album, with One Thing at a Time, which has spent 12 weeks atop the Billboard 200. HARDY and ERNEST are opening for Wallen’s One Night at a Time international tour.
“I’m humbled and honored by this recognition — for this award to be peer voted means more than I can say. A lot of times, I still feel like the kid that started out at Big Loud pulling weeds, excited just to get his foot in the door,” says England, who is also an honoree on Billboard’s 2023 Country Power Players list. “I can’t help but feel like I’ve gotten this by standing on the shoulders of others and learning from many people including each of the other nominees. To my partners Craig [Wiseman] and Joey [Moi], the unmatched staff and teams across Big Loud, if this is for me, it’s for all of us. Thank you to the artists and songwriters that make this possible through their immeasurable gifts. I’d also like to say a special thank you to the support I have at home — [fiancee] Rakiyah and [son] Theo, my amazing growing family, who let me share so much of my time. To see how far we’ve come and what we’ve achieved in less than eight years is something I hope our entire team is proud of the way that I am. Thank you so much for this honor, I am inexpressibly grateful and blown away.”
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This story originally appeared in the June 3, 2023, issue of Billboard.
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