It operated as a joint venture of Gaylord Entertainment and Levy Restaurants from 1998 to 2001.

Nelson split the record label and book publishing arms in 1996 when the labels were sold to Gaylord Entertainment.

In June 2012, Marriott signed a $210 million contract to operate four hotels owned by Gaylord Entertainment.

Gaylord Entertainment initially had a minority stake in the new shopping center, but later divested it.

In the fall of 2011, Gaylord Entertainment built a new events center designed mainly to hold the hotel's yearly "ICE!"

Gaylord Entertainment made the change seeking to take the "Opryland" name off of the new property in Florida.

"Absolutely wrong," said Richard Evans, the executive vice president of Gaylord Entertainment.

The rest is held by Gaylord Entertainment, a $600 million-a-year enterprise based in Oklahoma City.

He represented his division and parent company, Gaylord Entertainment, for industry-wide events and functions.

In 1997, the company split the two, spinning off the record label and printed music division, one of the largest church music companies, to Gaylord Entertainment.