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Top 25 Music licensing services companies worldwide

Name: Music licensing services companies worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 2,730 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 2,730 music licensing services companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 33,294 professional contacts across them, including 10,048 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers music licensing services companies 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 20, 2026. Country and city lists for music licensing services companies 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.

How to read this list RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

2,730Companies

33,294Contacts tracked

10,048Verified emails

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The 25 largest music licensing services companies worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 2,730 music licensing services companies worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to music licensing services companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Broadcast Music, Inc. BMI	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	2,561 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Celebrating over 80 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) is a global leader in music rights management…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	ASCAP	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	1,534 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more than 1.1 million songwriters, composers and music publishers, and represents…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Sony Music Publishing	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,451 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Sony Music Publishing (“SMP”), we believe every voice matters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	BMG	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,177 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2008, BMG reimagined the relationship between music companies, songwriters, and artists by offering fairer contracts, greater creative freedom, and unparalleled…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Concord	Partial evidence	Nashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	826 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CONCORD is the world’s leading independent music company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Copyright Clearance Center CCC	Partial evidence	Danvers, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	781 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, has been dedicated to advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation since its inception in 1978.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Epidemic Sound	Indirect evidence	Stockholm, SwedenHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	698 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Epidemic Sound is the soundtracking partner for global brands, platforms, and professional creators.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	PRS For Music	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	684 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PRS for Music represents the rights of songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK and around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	GEMA	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	666 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Musik bringt uns kleine Glücksmomente und große Gefühle.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	PPL	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	588 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As a leader in global rights management, PPL ensures those who invest their time, talent and money to make recorded music are compensated where it is used in public by businesses…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Kobalt Music	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	538 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kobalt is one of the world’s largest, most innovative music companies, using technology to power creative freedom, transparency, ownership and control for artists, songwriters…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	ICE	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	441 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ICE Services is a music technology company built by rightsholders, for rightsholders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	SOCAN	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	400 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SOCAN is a rights management organization that links more than four million songwriters, composers and music publishers worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	SAMRO	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	330 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) is a leading regional copyright administration business, dealing primarily with the administration of music Performing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	SESAC	Strong evidence	United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	321 contacts →
	Strong evidence “SESAC Performing Rights drives efficiency in licensing for music users and enhances value for its affiliated writers, publishers, and composers by providing timely, efficient…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Soundexchange	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	259 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SoundExchange is the premier music tech organization on a mission to power the future of music.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Audio Network	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	248 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Audio Network is the music company for broadcasters, brands and content creators, breaking down boundaries to deliver music seamlessly across the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Bmat Music Innovators	Partial evidence	Barcelona, SpainHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	241 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Born in Barcelona in 2006, BMAT was founded by engineers who believed that music and data should play in harmony.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Bumastemra	Partial evidence	Hoofddorp, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	237 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Your music.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	KODA	Indirect evidence	Copenhagen, DenmarkHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	231 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Koda er en musikrettighedsorganisation, som har mere end medlemmer bestående af komponister, sangskrivere og musikforlag.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Warner Chappell Production Music	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	204 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Warner Chappell Production Music (WCPM) is a global leader within the production and custom music industry with over 35 years of experience and success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	HFA Rumblefish	Strong evidence	n/a	51-200	196 contacts →
	Strong evidence “HFA is the nation’s leading provider of rights management, licensing and royalty services for the music industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	PPL PRS LTD	Partial evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	187 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At PPL PRS, we believe music has the power to inspire, connect and create memorable experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	The Mechanical Licensing Collective	Partial evidence	Nashville, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	173 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Mechanical Licensing Collective is helping songwriters #ConnecttoCollect The MLC Community Guidelines The MLC’s social media platforms were created to be constructive and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	APM Music	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	163 contacts →
	Partial evidence “APM Music is the premier production music library, offering an extensive catalog of high-quality tracks tailored for film, TV, video games, sports content, agencies, brands, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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: music licensing services companies. 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 music licensing services companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of music licensing services companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name music licensing services companies. 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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Music licensing services companies worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

30.2%Verified-email coverage

12.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

9.1%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

2,117

11-50

470

51-200

103

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

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 music licensing services companies, 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: Every country. Country and city lists for music licensing services companies are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “music licensing services companies”. 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 music licensing services companies), 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 music licensing services companies, 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, 10,048 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 20, 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.

Music licensing services companies by location

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Every Music licensing services companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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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 music licensing services companies, 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 music licensing services companies are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 2,730 music licensing services companies 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?

Broadcast Music, Inc. BMI, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most music licensing services companies?

The United States leads with 811 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (376) and Germany (96). Every music licensing services companies list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most music licensing services companies?

London leads with 248 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (183) and New York (108).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 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.