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Top 25 Independent music publishers based in New York, United States

Name: Independent music publishers based in New York, United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 74 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 74 independent music publishers headquartered in New York, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 6,768 professional contacts across them, including 1,914 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers independent music publishers headquartered in New York, 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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6,768Contacts tracked

1,914Verified emails

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The 25 largest independent music publishers based in New York, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 74 independent music publishers based in New York, 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 publishers: 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	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	2,561 contacts →
	Strong 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	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	1,534 contacts →
	Strong 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	Primary Wave	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	141 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2006 by music industry veterans, Primary Wave is a full-service music shop with expertise in film, television, gaming, advertising, branding, licensing, special…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Downtown Music	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	131 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Downtown Music is now proudly part of Virgin Music Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Reservoir Media Management, INC	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Reservoir is an independent music company based in New York City and with offices in Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto, London, and Abu Dhabi.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	The Music Sales Group	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Spirit Music Group	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	73 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Spirit music was founded in 1995 by a group of music industry rebels who wanted to return music publishing to its hard driving, entrepreneurial, service-and-results-oriented roots.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	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
10	Downtown Music Publishing	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	64 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since the foundation of Downtown Music Publishing in 2007 and Songtrust in 2011, publishing has been at the core of Downtown’s mission, and as the landscape transformed, Downtown…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Abkco Music & Records, INC	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ABKCO Music & Records, Inc, is one of the world’s leading independent entertainment companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Carl Fischer Music Publishing	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For over 140 years, Carl Fischer Music has been a leader in educational music publishing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Influence Media Partners	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Influence Media Partners (“Influence Media” or “Influence”) is a music and entertainment company that is committed to transforming the music industry by partnering with artists…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	ONE Publishing	Indirect evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “One Publishing is the publishing arm of ONErpm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	TRO Essex Music Group	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Independent music publishers since 1949, TRO Essex Music Group has one of the most active and diverse catalogs in the music industry, representing music from every genre.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Bank Robber Music	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bank Robber Music, is a boutique music licensing company which exclusively represents over twenty of today's finest independent record companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Music Services	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Music Services, a division of SESAC Music Group, provides a suite of technology, distribution, licensing and administration services to independent music publishers and record…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Royalty Solutions Corp	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ROYALTY SOLUTIONS IS A ROYALTY PROCESSING & LICENSING SERVICE OUR MISSION: to provide comprehensive and accurate royalty processing and licensing for record labels and music…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	IDM Musicpublishing International	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IDM MusicOne, an international rights clearance agency from NYC since 1992, with an established Music Publishing branch in NYC, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Poland,Hungary…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Raleigh Music Group	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Raleigh Music Group is a global music publishing company headquartered in Times Square NYC.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	The Practice Worldwide	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Practice Worldwide is an innovative global music production and publishing company headquartered in New York City with offices in Chicago specializing in custom music…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Ultra Music Publishing	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2004, Ultra publishing is one of the most successful independent publishing companies worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Hacate Entertainment Group LLC	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hacate Entertainment Group is a music publishing and rights clearance company based in Oslo, Norway with a sister business in New York City.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Arcade Songs	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Rare Behavior	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rare Behavior is a music production company specializing in writing, producing, and licensing original songs and score for television, film, commercials, and gaming.” 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 publishers. 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 publishers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of independent music publishers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name independent music publishers. 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 publishers based in New York, United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

28.3%Verified-email coverage

91.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

112.2%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for New York, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for New York, over 74 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 publishers, 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 New York, United States whose own description of what they do matches “independent music publishers”. 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 publishers), 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 publishers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside New York 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, 1,914 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 publishers by metro in the United States

Independent music publishers in Los Angeles83
Independent music publishers in New York74
Independent music publishers in Nashville51

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 publishers, 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 publishers are there based in New York, United States?

RevenueBase identified 74 independent music publishers headquartered in New York, 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?

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

Which city has the most independent music publishers?

Los Angeles leads with 83 headquartered companies, followed by New York (74) and Nashville (51).

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 1,914 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 74 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.