Black River Entertainment is an independent record label in Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in country music.

Black River's first signing was former RCA recording artist, Jeff Bates, who had previously reached the Billboard top 40 [1] with three of his songs.

[2] Label president Jimmy Nichols (along with Kenny Beard and Mickey Jack Cones) produced Bates' self-titled album that was released in April 2008.

[4] The label signed Darling and moved into the studio in the summer of 2008 to record her debut album, Every Monday Morning (released on June 16, 2009).

On October 8, 2012, CMT reported that American Idol alumni Kellie Pickler had signed with the label, and had already begun working with her on her fourth studio album.

[13] In December 2024, it was announced that Chris Young had signed with Black River after leaving his longtime record label RCA Nashville.