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Top 25 Independent music labels based in Nashville, United States
RevenueBase identified 66 independent music labels headquartered in Nashville, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 597 professional contacts across them, including 143 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.
This list covers independent music labels headquartered in Nashville, 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.
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The 25 largest independent music labels based in Nashville, United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Third Man Records was launched by Jack White in Detroit, MI in 2001, and in 2009 opened its current Nashville, TN location, which houses a record store, novelties lounge…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Thirty Tigers: independent music marketing/distribution and artist management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 39 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded on 08/08/08, Triple 8 Management has grown operations to encompass more than 30 full-time staff.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Independent record label, promoting music with integrity since 1998.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Upstate Sound Music Group is a Grammy-winning publishing and artist development company built on transparency, community, and purpose.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Red Street Records team is uniquely comprised of industry experts, successful artists, and world-class musicians.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 16 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Average Joes Entertainment is a Nashville-based entertainment company, launched with flagship artist Colt Ford in the fourth quarter of 2008.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Riser House Entertainment is a full-service label, management and publishing company founded by Jennifer Johnson and chairman Matt Swanson.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, Oh Boy Records is an independent American record label located in Nashville, Tennessee, that was founded in 1981 by Grammy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Underneath the Black River Entertainment umbrella is a family of state-of-the-art recording studios, a multi-GRAMMY award-winning publishing company, a management company, and a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Empowering independent artists with transparent label services, fueled by revolutionary technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “RRM strives to be the ultimate resource for both established and developing independent artists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “One Riot is a boutique publisher and record label with offices in Los Angeles, Nashville and New York City.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Easy Eye Sound is a record label owned by Dan Auerbach in Nashville, TN.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 2018, Cake Records is undoubtedly cemented in the core of Nashville’s music lineage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Lighthouse Entertainment is a music-centric management, marketing, and distribution company based in Nashville, TN.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Vere partners with artists and labels to create a stronger relationship with ADA and assist with the marketing and overall release of a product.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Music wholesaler and distributor specializing in vinyl records.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Zugzwang Records is a recording studio and independent record label based out of Nashville Tennessee.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Like You Mean It Records proudly champions distinctive music and serves as a home for the people who make it through community, cooperation, and an unwavering commitment to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Me and the Machine Records was founded to provide a global voice for imaginative and self-motivated individuals who are not afraid to push the boundaries of their own creativity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Making music since 2005.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Most distributors stop at delivery.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Label, management, publishing Artists: Emma White” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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 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 Nashville, United States at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Nashville, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Nashville, over 66 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 Nashville, 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 Nashville 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, 143 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 in the United States
- 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 Nashville, United States?
RevenueBase identified 66 independent music labels headquartered in Nashville, 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?
Third MAN Records, headquartered in Nashville, 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 143 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 66 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.
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