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Top 25 Independent record labels based in New York, United States

Name: Independent record labels based in New York, United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 249 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 249 independent record labels headquartered in New York, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 18,255 professional contacts across them, including 5,533 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers independent record labels 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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The 25 largest independent record labels based in New York, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 249 independent record labels 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 record 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	Sony Music Entertainment	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	8,270 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Warner Music Group	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,090 contacts →
	Indirect 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 20, 2026
3	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
4	The Orchard	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	796 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Orchard is a full-service music distribution company operating in 47 cities worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	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
6	BAD BOY Entertainment	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	419 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bad Boy Entertainment is an award-winning, globally celebrated music, media, and entertainment company founded by Sean "Diddy" Combs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Republic Records	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	304 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, Republic Records is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	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
9	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
10	Downtown Artist & Label Services	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	103 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As part of Downtown, Downtown Artist & Label Services is now proudly part of Virgin Music Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Reservoir Media Management, INC	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Partial 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
12	MOM POP Music	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	98 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Currently home to: Alan Palomo / Neon Indian, Ashe, Beach Bunny, Caamp, Courtney Barnett, Del Water Gap, FKJ, Frances Forever, Goth Babe, Jai Wolf, Madeon, Magdalena Bay, Maya…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	ADA Music	Indirect evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	83 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “More than ever, music travels – crossing boundaries of geography, genre, and context.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Mnrk Music Group	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Partial 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
15	ATO Records	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ATO Records (According To Our Records) is a record label committed to artists and building their careers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Crush Music	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Headquartered in New York City and Los Angeles, CRUSH MUSIC is full service music company run by two former musicians, Jonathan Daniel and Bob McLynn.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Better Noise Music	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BETTER NOISE MUSIC is a content company that creates books, films, documentaries, theatrical productions, tours and television that provide opportunities to reach audiences in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Alamo Records	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Alamo was founded by music veteran, Todd Moscowitz in 2016 and is home to some of today's most promising artists; Blackbear, Smokepurpp, WifisFuneral, Richy Samo, 03 Greedo, Lud…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Records, LLC	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Strong evidence “RECORDS is an independent and entrepreneurial record label subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Arista Recordings	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Arista records remains synonymous with some of the most influential artists in history.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	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
22	Glassnote Entertainment Group	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Glassnote Records is the proud home to Grammy Award winning Phoenix, Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum selling Mumford & Sons, Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Artist House	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Artist House is a high-touch music artist incubator and accelerator.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Deep Root Records	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Deep Root Records is a music production company founded by music lover and entrepreneur Ajamu Kambon and Producer/Dj Francis Mercier.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Tuff City Records	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Strong evidence “New York City-based label, Tuff City Records specializes in licensing and releasing rare and unreleased hip-hop, blues, funk, soul, R&B, latin and jazz on both vinyl and CD.” 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 record 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 record labels.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of independent record labels, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name independent record 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 record labels based in New York, United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

30.3%Verified-email coverage

73.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

131.3%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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183

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1,001-5,000

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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 249 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 record 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 New York, United States whose own description of what they do matches “independent record 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 record 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 record labels, 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, 5,533 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 record labels by metro in the United States

Independent record labels in Los Angeles327
Independent record labels in New York249
Independent record labels in Nashville106
Independent record labels in Atlanta70
Independent record labels in Miami64
Independent record labels in Chicago45
Independent record labels in Brooklyn38
Independent record labels in San Francisco31
Independent record labels in Austin29
Independent record labels in Seattle25

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 record 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 record labels are there based in New York, United States?

RevenueBase identified 249 independent record labels 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?

Sony Music Entertainment, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most independent record labels?

Los Angeles leads with 327 headquartered companies, followed by New York (249) and Nashville (106).

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 5,533 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 249 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.