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Top 25 Independent music distributors worldwide
RevenueBase identified 2,532 independent music distributors worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 33,577 professional contacts across them, including 9,390 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.
This list covers independent music distributors worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026. Country and city lists for independent music distributors follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest independent music distributors worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,090 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Warner Music Group (WMG) brings together artists, songwriters, entrepreneurs, and technology that are moving entertainment culture across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 2,017 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Empowering artists, songwriters, labels, publishers everywhere.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 1,163 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “DistroKid provides musicians, managers, and record labels with online tools and services that are innovative, easy-to-use, and affordable.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 958 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “K7 Music is a multi-faceted music company based in Berlin, London and New York.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 826 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “CONCORD is the world’s leading independent music company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 796 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Orchard is a full-service music distribution company operating in 47 cities worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 568 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 2010 by Bay Area native Ghazi, EMPIRE is currently leading through its innovative and progressive approach to the digital music era across its label, distribution and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 556 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “UnitedMasters is a new music industry alternative that provides independent artists with premium music distribution services, a suite of tools to help them directly connect with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 515 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “TuneCore-owned by Believe, one of the world’s leading digital music companies-is the leading development partner for self-releasing artists to build their audiences and careers…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 445 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Home to more than 1 million artists and 9 million tracks, CD Baby has paid out over $1 billion in artist royalties since its founding in 1998.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 426 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “RCA Records is American record label made up of a diverse and robust group of ambitious industry professions driven by a passion for music, artistry and creativity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 340 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Virgin Music Group is the world’s leading partner to independent music companies and artists who require a standalone team with global infrastructure and local expertise in every…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 340 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 318 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Armada Music is the biggest independent dance music label in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 285 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Symphonic is a leading independent music distribution and marketing company founded in 2006 by music producer Jorge Brea in Tampa, Florida.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 277 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Arts & Crafts is a Toronto based, artist-owned premium music-focused media and artist services company, offering expertise as an independent record label, artist management firm…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 267 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “AWAL offers a modern approach to the traditional recording business, providing artists all the resources and expertise of a global label, while allowing them to retain ownership…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 266 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “At Create Music Group, we provide you with the resources of a major label with flexibility of being independent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 235 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “A Sony Music Entertainment Company, Epic Records has launched the careers of GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum artists and influential icons since its foundation back in 1953…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 230 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The world’s leading B2B distributor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 228 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Amuse is a digital music distribution company, supporting independent artists and teams at every stage of their career with a powerful alternative to the traditional industry…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 214 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Founded in 1984, Nettwerk Music Group is a leading global independent record label with a legacy of purpose-driven innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 205 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Ditto Music is an award-winning global music distribution and record label services company, supporting over 2 million artists and labels worldwide, with more than 20 offices…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 165 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Mushroom Group is one of the world’s most iconic music and entertainment collectives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 156 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “300 Entertainment is an Independent American Record Label founded by Lyor Cohen, Roger Gold, Kevin Liles and Todd Moscowitz.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: independent music distributors. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names independent music distributors.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of independent music distributors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name independent music distributors. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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As of Sep 16, 2026Companies by employee count
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among independent music distributors, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- 11 countries, largest first: the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, India, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Australia and 1 more. Country and city lists for independent music distributors are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “independent music distributors”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names independent music distributors), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among independent music distributors, and records with no verified work email.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 9,390 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Independent music distributors by location
14 lists · largest firstEvery Independent music distributors list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Independent music distributors based in the United States1,117
- Independent music distributors based in the United Kingdom409
- Independent music distributors based in Germany167
- Independent music distributors based in France166
- Independent music distributors based in India153
- Independent music distributors based in Canada107
- Independent music distributors based in Italy100
- Independent music distributors based in the Netherlands99
- Independent music distributors based in Spain85
- Independent music distributors based in Australia81
- Independent music distributors based in Sweden48
Cities
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names independent music distributors, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many independent music distributors are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 2,532 independent music distributors worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Warner Music Group, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most independent music distributors?
The United States leads with 1,117 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (409) and Germany (167). Every independent music distributors list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most independent music distributors?
London leads with 226 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (169) and New York (142).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 9,390 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,532 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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Top 25 independent music distributors worldwide
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 2,532 matching company records for independent music distributors worldwide, with 33,577 tracked contacts and 9,390 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
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Top 25 independent music distributors worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Warner Music Groupwmg.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | New York, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,090 contacts → |
“Warner Music Group (WMG) brings together artists, songwriters, entrepreneurs, and technology that are moving entertainment culture across the globe.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  Believebelieve.comHQ: Paris, MexicoReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Paris, Mexico | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,017 contacts → |
“Empowering artists, songwriters, labels, publishers everywhere.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Distrokiddistrokid.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | New York, NY, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 1,163 contacts → |
“DistroKid provides musicians, managers, and record labels with online tools and services that are innovative, easy-to-use, and affordable.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  K7 Musick7.comHQ: Berlin, GermanyReported employees: Not recorded | Berlin, Germany | Not recorded | Exact match | 958 contacts → |
“K7 Music is a multi-faceted music company based in Berlin, London and New York.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  Concordconcord.comHQ: Nashville, TN, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Nashville, TN, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 826 contacts → |
“CONCORD is the world’s leading independent music company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  The Orchardtheorchard.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 796 contacts → |
“The Orchard is a full-service music distribution company operating in 47 cities worldwide.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  Empireempi.reHQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 568 contacts → |
“Founded in 2010 by Bay Area native Ghazi, EMPIRE is currently leading through its innovative and progressive approach to the digital music era across its label, distribution and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  Unitedmastersunitedmasters.comHQ: Brooklyn, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Brooklyn, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 556 contacts → |
“UnitedMasters is a new music industry alternative that provides independent artists with premium music distribution services, a suite of tools to help them directly connect with…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  Tunecoretunecore.comHQ: Brooklyn, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 515 contacts → |
“TuneCore-owned by Believe, one of the world’s leading digital music companies-is the leading development partner for self-releasing artists to build their audiences and careers…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  CD Babycdbaby.comHQ: Portland, OR, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Portland, OR, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 445 contacts → |
“Home to more than 1 million artists and 9 million tracks, CD Baby has paid out over $1 billion in artist royalties since its founding in 1998.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  RCA Recordsrcarecords.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 426 contacts → |
“RCA Records is American record label made up of a diverse and robust group of ambitious industry professions driven by a passion for music, artistry and creativity.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  Virgin Music Groupvirginmusic.comHQ: Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Beverly Hills, CA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 340 contacts → |
“Virgin Music Group is the world’s leading partner to independent music companies and artists who require a standalone team with global infrastructure and local expertise in every…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  Drummerdrummer.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: Not recorded | London, United Kingdom | Not recorded | Exact match | 340 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 14 |  Armada Musicarmadamusic.comHQ: Amsterdam, NetherlandsReported employees: 51-200 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 51-200 | Exact match | 318 contacts → |
“Armada Music is the biggest independent dance music label in the world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  Symphonic Distributionsymphonic.comHQ: Tampa, FL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Tampa, FL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 285 contacts → |
“Symphonic is a leading independent music distribution and marketing company founded in 2006 by music producer Jorge Brea in Tampa, Florida.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  Arts & Craftsarts-crafts.caHQ: Toronto, ON, CanadaReported employees: Not recorded | Toronto, ON, Canada | Not recorded | Exact match | 277 contacts → |
“Arts & Crafts is a Toronto based, artist-owned premium music-focused media and artist services company, offering expertise as an independent record label, artist management firm…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 |  AWALawal.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 267 contacts → |
“AWAL offers a modern approach to the traditional recording business, providing artists all the resources and expertise of a global label, while allowing them to retain ownership…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  Create Music Groupcreatemusicgroup.comHQ: Hollywood, CA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Hollywood, CA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 266 contacts → |
“At Create Music Group, we provide you with the resources of a major label with flexibility of being independent.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  Epic Recordsepicrecords.comHQ: Culver City, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Culver City, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 235 contacts → |
“A Sony Music Entertainment Company, Epic Records has launched the careers of GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum artists and influential icons since its foundation back in 1953…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  FUGAfuga.comHQ: Amsterdam, NetherlandsReported employees: 51-200 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 51-200 | Exact match | 230 contacts → |
“The world’s leading B2B distributor.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  AMUSEamuse.ioHQ: Stockholm, SwedenReported employees: 51-200 | Stockholm, Sweden | 51-200 | Exact match | 228 contacts → |
“Amuse is a digital music distribution company, supporting independent artists and teams at every stage of their career with a powerful alternative to the traditional industry…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  Nettwerk Music Groupnettwerk.comHQ: Vancouver, BC, CanadaReported employees: 51-200 | Vancouver, BC, Canada | 51-200 | Exact match | 214 contacts → |
“Founded in 1984, Nettwerk Music Group is a leading global independent record label with a legacy of purpose-driven innovation.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  Ditto Musicdittomusic.comHQ: Liverpool, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Liverpool, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 205 contacts → |
“Ditto Music is an award-winning global music distribution and record label services company, supporting over 2 million artists and labels worldwide, with more than 20 offices…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Mushroom Groupmushroomgroup.comHQ: Melbourne, AustraliaReported employees: 201-500 | Melbourne, Australia | 201-500 | Exact match | 165 contacts → |
“The Mushroom Group is one of the world’s most iconic music and entertainment collectives.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 |  300 Entertainment300ent.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | New York, NY, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 156 contacts → |
“300 Entertainment is an Independent American Record Label founded by Lyor Cohen, Roger Gold, Kevin Liles and Todd Moscowitz.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Independent music distributors: dataset insights
September 16, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
2,519 records in the displayed employee bands.
13 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Independent music distributors by location
14 lists · largest firstEvery Independent music distributors list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Independent music distributors based in the United States1,117
- Independent music distributors based in the United Kingdom409
- Independent music distributors based in Germany167
- Independent music distributors based in France166
- Independent music distributors based in India153
- Independent music distributors based in Canada107
- Independent music distributors based in Italy100
- Independent music distributors based in the Netherlands99
- Independent music distributors based in Spain85
- Independent music distributors based in Australia81
- Independent music distributors based in Sweden48
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Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for independent music distributors?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many independent music distributors did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 2,532 matching company records, 33,577 tracked contacts and 9,390 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 16, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 independent music distributors worldwide. Snapshot: September 16, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/independent-music-distributors.
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Top 25 independent music distributors worldwide
RevenueBase records 2,532 matching company records for independent music distributors worldwide, with 33,577 tracked contacts and 9,390 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 independent music distributors worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Music Groupwmg.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | New York, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,090 contacts → |
“Warner Music Group (WMG) brings together artists, songwriters, entrepreneurs, and technology that are moving entertainment culture across the globe.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Believebelieve.com HQ: Paris, MexicoReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Paris, Mexico | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,017 contacts → |
“Empowering artists, songwriters, labels, publishers everywhere.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Distrokiddistrokid.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | New York, NY, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 1,163 contacts → |
“DistroKid provides musicians, managers, and record labels with online tools and services that are innovative, easy-to-use, and affordable.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | K7 Musick7.com HQ: Berlin, GermanyReported employees: Not recorded | Berlin, Germany | Not recorded | Exact match | 958 contacts → |
“K7 Music is a multi-faceted music company based in Berlin, London and New York.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Concordconcord.com HQ: Nashville, TN, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Nashville, TN, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 826 contacts → |
“CONCORD is the world’s leading independent music company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | The Orchardtheorchard.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 796 contacts → |
“The Orchard is a full-service music distribution company operating in 47 cities worldwide.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Empireempi.re HQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 568 contacts → |
“Founded in 2010 by Bay Area native Ghazi, EMPIRE is currently leading through its innovative and progressive approach to the digital music era across its label, distribution and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Unitedmastersunitedmasters.com HQ: Brooklyn, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Brooklyn, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 556 contacts → |
“UnitedMasters is a new music industry alternative that provides independent artists with premium music distribution services, a suite of tools to help them directly connect with…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Tunecoretunecore.com HQ: Brooklyn, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 515 contacts → |
“TuneCore-owned by Believe, one of the world’s leading digital music companies-is the leading development partner for self-releasing artists to build their audiences and careers…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | CD Babycdbaby.com HQ: Portland, OR, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Portland, OR, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 445 contacts → |
“Home to more than 1 million artists and 9 million tracks, CD Baby has paid out over $1 billion in artist royalties since its founding in 1998.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | RCA Recordsrcarecords.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 426 contacts → |
“RCA Records is American record label made up of a diverse and robust group of ambitious industry professions driven by a passion for music, artistry and creativity.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Virgin Music Groupvirginmusic.com HQ: Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Beverly Hills, CA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 340 contacts → |
“Virgin Music Group is the world’s leading partner to independent music companies and artists who require a standalone team with global infrastructure and local expertise in every…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Drummerdrummer.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: Not recorded | London, United Kingdom | Not recorded | Exact match | 340 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 14 | Armada Musicarmadamusic.com HQ: Amsterdam, NetherlandsReported employees: 51-200 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 51-200 | Exact match | 318 contacts → |
“Armada Music is the biggest independent dance music label in the world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Symphonic Distributionsymphonic.com HQ: Tampa, FL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Tampa, FL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 285 contacts → |
“Symphonic is a leading independent music distribution and marketing company founded in 2006 by music producer Jorge Brea in Tampa, Florida.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Arts & Craftsarts-crafts.ca HQ: Toronto, ON, CanadaReported employees: Not recorded | Toronto, ON, Canada | Not recorded | Exact match | 277 contacts → |
“Arts & Crafts is a Toronto based, artist-owned premium music-focused media and artist services company, offering expertise as an independent record label, artist management firm…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | AWALawal.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 267 contacts → |
“AWAL offers a modern approach to the traditional recording business, providing artists all the resources and expertise of a global label, while allowing them to retain ownership…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Create Music Groupcreatemusicgroup.com HQ: Hollywood, CA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Hollywood, CA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 266 contacts → |
“At Create Music Group, we provide you with the resources of a major label with flexibility of being independent.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Epic Recordsepicrecords.com HQ: Culver City, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Culver City, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 235 contacts → |
“A Sony Music Entertainment Company, Epic Records has launched the careers of GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum artists and influential icons since its foundation back in 1953…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | FUGAfuga.com HQ: Amsterdam, NetherlandsReported employees: 51-200 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 51-200 | Exact match | 230 contacts → |
“The world’s leading B2B distributor.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | AMUSEamuse.io HQ: Stockholm, SwedenReported employees: 51-200 | Stockholm, Sweden | 51-200 | Exact match | 228 contacts → |
“Amuse is a digital music distribution company, supporting independent artists and teams at every stage of their career with a powerful alternative to the traditional industry…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Nettwerk Music Groupnettwerk.com HQ: Vancouver, BC, CanadaReported employees: 51-200 | Vancouver, BC, Canada | 51-200 | Exact match | 214 contacts → |
“Founded in 1984, Nettwerk Music Group is a leading global independent record label with a legacy of purpose-driven innovation.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Ditto Musicdittomusic.com HQ: Liverpool, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Liverpool, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 205 contacts → |
“Ditto Music is an award-winning global music distribution and record label services company, supporting over 2 million artists and labels worldwide, with more than 20 offices…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Mushroom Groupmushroomgroup.com HQ: Melbourne, AustraliaReported employees: 201-500 | Melbourne, Australia | 201-500 | Exact match | 165 contacts → |
“The Mushroom Group is one of the world’s most iconic music and entertainment collectives.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | 300 Entertainment300ent.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | New York, NY, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 156 contacts → |
“300 Entertainment is an Independent American Record Label founded by Lyor Cohen, Roger Gold, Kevin Liles and Todd Moscowitz.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Independent music distributors: dataset insights
September 16, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
2,519 records in the displayed employee bands.
13 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
How this company list was built
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RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
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- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
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Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Independent music distributors by location
14 lists · largest firstEvery Independent music distributors list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Independent music distributors based in the United States1,117
- Independent music distributors based in the United Kingdom409
- Independent music distributors based in Germany167
- Independent music distributors based in France166
- Independent music distributors based in India153
- Independent music distributors based in Canada107
- Independent music distributors based in Italy100
- Independent music distributors based in the Netherlands99
- Independent music distributors based in Spain85
- Independent music distributors based in Australia81
- Independent music distributors based in Sweden48
Cities
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for independent music distributors?
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How many independent music distributors did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 2,532 matching company records, 33,577 tracked contacts and 9,390 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 independent music distributors worldwide. Snapshot: September 16, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/independent-music-distributors.
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