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Top 25 Music labels based in the United Kingdom

Name: Music labels based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 805 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 805 music labels headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 6,115 professional contacts across them, including 1,439 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers music labels headquartered in the United Kingdom, 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 music labels based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 805 music labels based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to 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	Drummer	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	340 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	PIAS	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	305 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PIAS] is a family of iconic record labels.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	AWAL	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	267 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AWAL offers a modern approach to the traditional recording business, providing artists all the resources and expertise of a global label, while allowing them to retain ownership…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Audio Network	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	248 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Audio Network is the music company for broadcasters, brands and content creators, breaking down boundaries to deliver music seamlessly across the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Beggars Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	162 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Privately held companies with multiple offices in UK and in most major areas across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Parade	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	114 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Artist management company based in London and New York.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Rough Trade	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	113 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rough Trade is a leading independent music retailer, first opened in London, UK in 1976.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Defected Records	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	103 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Defected Records is an independent British record label specialising in house music recordings, compilation albums, an internationally syndicated radio show, events, publishing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Ninja Tune	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	93 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Formed in 1990 by Matt Black & Jon More (Coldcut)” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	BPI British Phonographic Industry	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	70 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BPI promotes recorded music in the UK & worldwide and champions the rights and interests of over 500 record labels and associate members, including independents across the UK and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Rehegoo Music Group	Partial evidence	Uk \| Italy \| Poland, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	57 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rehegoo is an International dynamic group, born to produce and distribute independent artists' music across digital platforms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Modest Management	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Modest!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Cooking Vinyl	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cooking Vinyl is a UK based independent record company, founded in 1986 by former manager and booking agent Martin Goldschmidt and business partner Pete Lawrence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	XL Recordings	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	49 contacts →
	Partial evidence “XL Recordings (or simply XL) is a British independent record label founded in 1989 by Richard Russell, Tim Palmer and Nick Halkes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Cutting Edge Media Music	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cutting Edge Media Music is the leading international full service provider of music for the film, television and advertising industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Escape Records	Indirect evidence	Cardiff, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The team behind Wales’ biggest events and festivals, including Inside Out, Colour Clash and Escape Festival, have announced a major evolution for the company: Escape Records.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	MUTE	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mute was founded by Daniel Miller in 1978, and since then has signed and developed some of the world’s most influential recording artists – including Goldfrapp, Liars, Moby, M83…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Bibliotheque	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	39 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bibliotheque Music is a young, innovative and independent music library and label, born out of our combined experience as music publishers, supervisors and composers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Horus Music	Strong evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Horus Music is an enterprising global music distribution and label services company; we work with artists and labels to help them achieve their goals and ambitions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Seven 7 Management LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Seven 7 Management is a full service Global Management Company based in London specialising in Music management, Global touring, Asset Creation, Digital Strategy, Branding…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Kartel Music Group	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a Global Independent Music Services company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Cherry RED Records	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1978, Cherry Red Records is one of the UK's leading independent record labels.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Poseidon Music LTD	Partial evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a British music production company, creating and marketing intensely beautiful records, live experiences and soundtracks for film & television.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Enhanced Music	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Responsible for some of contemporary dance music’s most loved releases and with a roster of talent that spans Billboard-charting headliners through to tastemaker-tipped…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Blue Raincoat Music	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We manage Artists.” 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: 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 music labels.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of music labels, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name 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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Music labels based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

23.5%Verified-email coverage

7.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

56.3%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

649

11-50

117

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 805 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 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 Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “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 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 music labels, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom 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, 1,439 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.

Music labels by metro

Music labels in London453

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 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 music labels are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 805 music labels headquartered in the United Kingdom 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?

Drummer, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most music labels?

London leads with 453 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (24) and Bristol (16).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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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.