| New West Records | |
| Founder: | Cameron Strang |
| Distributor: | Redeye Distribution (US) PIAS Group |
| Genre: | Indie rock, alternative country, Americana |
| Country: | U.S. |
| Location: | Nashville, Tennessee Athens, Georgia |
New West Records is a record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, and Athens, Georgia. It had offices in Burbank, California, and Beverly Hills, California.[1] The label was established in 1998 by Cameron Strang "for artists who perform real music for real people"[2] and has been home to indie rock, alternative country, and Americana bands.[3] The label's records in the US were previously distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance beginning in 2013 through to 2018[4] when Redeye Distribution assumed distribution in 2018.[5] The PIAS Group handles the distribution in Europe.[6]
New West has had numerous albums debut in the Billboard Top 200 and has a number of Grammy Award-winning artists and releases, including Dwight Yoakam, Steve Earle, Rickie Lee Jones, Kris Kristofferson and Delbert McClinton. The current label roster features All Them Witches, Ben Folds, Sara Watkins, Shovels & Rope, The Devil Makes Three, Buddy Miller, Corb Lund, Luther Dickinson, Nikki Lane, Rodney Crowell, Lily & Madeleine, Robert Ellis, Caroline Rose and more.[7] The catalogue includes releases from Benji Hughes, Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell, and Vic Chesnutt as well as reissues by Pylon (band)[8] and Acetone (band).[9]
In 2007 and 2008 New West was recognized by NARM as the entertainment software supplier of the year. New West Records also exclusively releases CDs and DVDs from the award-winning television program Austin City Limits.
New West executive George Fontaine Sr received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 Americana Music Honors & Awards for his work with the label.[10]