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Top 25 Independent music labels based in the United States

Name: Independent music labels based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 1,641 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,641 independent music labels headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 14,006 professional contacts across them, including 2,645 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers independent music labels headquartered in the United States, 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.

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 HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest independent music labels based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,641 independent music labels based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to independent music labels: 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	Atlantic Records	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	1,275 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Atlantic Records was founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, both avid music fans and record enthusiasts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Empire	Strong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	568 contacts →
	Strong 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 20, 2026
3	CD Baby	Indirect evidence	Portland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	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 20, 2026
4	RCA Records	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	426 contacts →
	Strong 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 20, 2026
5	Virgin Music Group	Strong evidence	Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	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 20, 2026
6	Symphonic Distribution	Strong evidence	Tampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	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 20, 2026
7	Create Music Group	Strong evidence	Hollywood, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	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 20, 2026
8	Epic Records	Partial evidence	Culver City, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	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 20, 2026
9	300 Entertainment	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	156 contacts →
	Strong 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 20, 2026
10	Independent CO	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	134 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Rhino Entertainment	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	110 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1978, Rhino continues to set the standard for excellence in the reissue business it pioneered in both the physical and digital worlds with an emphasis on flawless sound…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Ultra Records	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	106 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ultra Records has been known to push electronic music’s boundaries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Secretly Group	Strong evidence	Bloomington, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	101 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Secretly Group is a leading independently owned music company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	OWSLA	Partial evidence	Encino, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	94 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OWSLA is a record label and creative firm founded by Sonny "Skrillex" Moore and co-founded by Tim "Bitvargen" Smith, Kathryn Frazier, and Clayton Blaha.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	SUB POP Records	Strong evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	91 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in 1988, Sub Pop Records is a medium-sized independent record label based in Seattle, WA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Fearless Records	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	89 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1994, FEARLESS RECORDS is one of the world’s leading independent rock labels.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	TOP Dawg Entertainment	Strong evidence	Carson City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	89 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Top Dawg Entertainment is an American independent record label founded in 2004, by chief executive officer Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Epitaph Records	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	86 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Epitaph Records is an independent music label founded in Los Angeles by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	ADA Music	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	83 contacts →
	Partial evidence “More than ever, music travels – crossing boundaries of geography, genre, and context.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Nuclear Blast Records	Partial evidence	Culver City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	79 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since its inception in 1987, Nuclear Blast have signed and developed some of the most renowned, respected and influential artists in the world of extreme music.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	VP Records	Partial evidence	Jamaica, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	78 contacts →
	Partial evidence “VP Records, based in Jamaica, NY, is a pioneering force behind the international growth of reggae music.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Mnrk Music Group	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MNRK Music Group is among the largest independent music companies worldwide, operating in all major music markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	YEP ROC Music Group	Strong evidence	Hillsborough, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	71 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Yep Roc Music Group is home to independent record labels Yep Roc Records, Studio One Records, and Riff City Sounds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Redeye Worldwide	Strong evidence	Hillsborough, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	64 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Based in Hillsborough, NC (near Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill), Redeye began in 1996 by focusing on the rich independent music of the southeast and providing the artists that made up…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	10k Projects	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	63 contacts →
	Strong evidence “TenThousand Projects (10k) is an independent record label based in Los Angeles.” 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: independent music labels. 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 labels.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of independent music labels, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name independent music labels. 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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Independent music labels based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

18.9%Verified-email coverage

8.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

13.9%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,295

11-50

278

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,641 companies.

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 labels, 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.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “independent music labels”. 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 labels), 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 labels, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
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, 2,645 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.

Independent music labels by metro

Independent music labels in Los Angeles228
Independent music labels in New York192
Independent music labels in Nashville66
Independent music labels in Atlanta51
Independent music labels in Miami49
Independent music labels in Chicago39
Independent music labels in San Francisco32
Independent music labels in Brooklyn31

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 labels, 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 labels are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,641 independent music labels headquartered in the United States 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?

Atlantic Records, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most independent music labels?

Los Angeles leads with 228 headquartered companies, followed by New York (192) and Nashville (66).

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 2,645 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,641 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 20, 2026.

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About this data

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.