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Top 25 Music distribution companies based in the United States

Name: Music distribution companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026 711 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 711 music distribution companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 15,173 professional contacts across them, including 4,890 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers music distribution companies 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 15, 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 15, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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15,173Contacts tracked

4,890Verified emails

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The 25 largest music distribution companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 711 music distribution companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to music distribution 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	Warner Music Group	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,090 contacts →
	Partial 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 15, 2026
2	Distrokid	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	n/a	1,163 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DistroKid provides musicians, managers, and record labels with online tools and services that are innovative, easy-to-use, and affordable.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
3	Concord	Partial evidence	Nashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	826 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CONCORD is the world’s leading independent music company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
4	The Orchard	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	796 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Orchard is a full-service music distribution company operating in 47 cities worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
5	Empire	Strong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
6	Unitedmasters	Strong evidence	Brooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	556 contacts →
	Strong evidence “UnitedMasters is a new music industry alternative that provides independent artists with premium music distribution services, a suite of tools to help them directly connect with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7	Tunecore	Partial evidence	Brooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	515 contacts →
	Partial evidence “TuneCore-owned by Believe, one of the world’s leading digital music companies-is the leading development partner for self-releasing artists to build their audiences and careers…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
8	CD Baby	Indirect evidence	Portland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
9	Virgin Music Group	Partial evidence	Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	340 contacts →
	Partial 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 15, 2026
10	Symphonic Distribution	Strong evidence	Tampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
11	Create Music Group	Partial evidence	Hollywood, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	266 contacts →
	Partial 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 15, 2026
12	Independent CO	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	134 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
13	Disc Makers	Partial evidence	Pennsauken, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	120 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Disc Makers, your music is our business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
14	Rhino Entertainment	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
15	Downtown Artist & Label Services	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
16	SUB POP Records	Indirect evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	91 contacts →
	Indirect 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 15, 2026
17	Devolver Digital	Indirect evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	86 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Purveyors of fine digital entertainment wares from independent artists worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18	ADA Music	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	83 contacts →
	Partial evidence “More than ever, music travels – crossing boundaries of geography, genre, and context.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
19	Mnrk Music Group	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
20	Redeye Worldwide	Partial evidence	Hillsborough, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	64 contacts →
	Partial 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 15, 2026
21	DIY Media Group	Indirect evidence	Pennsauken, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	59 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DIY Media Group is on the cutting edge of helping musicians, authors, and artists to monetize, distribute, and promote their creative work both online and off.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
22	Secretly Distribution	Strong evidence	Bloomington, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Supporting great independent music is at the core of Secretly Distribution’s DNA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
23	Parma Recordings, LLC	Indirect evidence	North Hampton, NH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PARMA Recordings is the parent organization of the Navona, Big Round, Ravello, and Ansonica label imprints.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
24	Cinq Music Group	Strong evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A data-driven record label, music distribution, and rights management company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
25	MVD Entertainment Group	Strong evidence	Pottstown, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MVD Entertainment Group is a full service music and movie distribution firm, exclusively representing thousands of audio and visual products for DVD, Blu-ray, CD, vinyl, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 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 distribution 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 distribution companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of music distribution companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name music distribution 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 distribution companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026

32.2%Verified-email coverage

21.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

14.1%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

520

11-50

131

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 711 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 music distribution 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.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “music distribution 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 distribution 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 distribution companies, 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, 4,890 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 15, 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 distribution companies by metro

Music distribution companies in Los Angeles100
Music distribution companies in New York81
Music distribution companies in Miami28
Music distribution companies in Nashville27

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 distribution 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 distribution companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 711 music distribution companies 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?

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

Which city has the most music distribution companies?

Los Angeles leads with 100 headquartered companies, followed by New York (81) and Miami (28).

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 4,890 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 711 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 15, 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.