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Top 25 Music royalty management companies based in the United States

Name: Music royalty management companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 1,278 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,278 music royalty management companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 26,478 professional contacts across them, including 8,765 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers music royalty management 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 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

1,278Companies

26,478Contacts tracked

8,765Verified emails

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The 25 largest music royalty management companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,278 music royalty management companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to music royalty management 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 20, 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 20, 2026
2	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
3	ASCAP	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	1,534 contacts →
	Partial 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
4	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
5	Concord	Partial evidence	Nashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	826 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CONCORD is the world’s leading independent music company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	The Orchard	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	796 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Orchard is a full-service music distribution company operating in 47 cities worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Warner Chappell Music	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	747 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We lead with curiosity, collaboration, and commitment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Kobalt Music	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	538 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kobalt is one of the world’s largest, most innovative music companies, using technology to power creative freedom, transparency, ownership and control for artists, songwriters…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Tunecore	Partial evidence	Brooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
10	RED Light Management	Partial evidence	Charlottesville, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	452 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Coran Capshaw founded Red Light Management in 1991 in Charlottesville, VA, while helping Dave Matthews Band grow organically from local club favorite to one of the most renowned…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Orfium	Partial evidence	Malibu, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	427 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Find, use, track and monetize music content across all channels.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	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
13	Symphonic Distribution	Partial evidence	Tampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	285 contacts →
	Partial 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 20, 2026
14	Create Music Group	Partial evidence	Hollywood, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
15	Soundexchange	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	259 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SoundExchange is the premier music tech organization on a mission to power the future of music.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Peermusic	Indirect evidence	Berkeley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	258 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “peermusic was founded over 95 years ago by renowned visionary Ralph S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Epic Records	Partial evidence	Culver City, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	235 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A Sony Music Entertainment Company, Epic Records has launched the careers of GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum artists and influential icons since its foundation back in 1953…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Fbmm Flood Bumstead Mccready & Mccarthy	Partial evidence	Nashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	174 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1990, FBMM is an internationally recognized and award-winning entertainment business management firm with offices in Nashville, New York City and Los Angeles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	The Mechanical Licensing Collective	Indirect evidence	Nashville, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	173 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Mechanical Licensing Collective is helping songwriters #ConnecttoCollect The MLC Community Guidelines The MLC’s social media platforms were created to be constructive and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	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
21	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
22	Global Music Rights	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	126 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Global Music Rights represents today's greatest and most popular music creators in the public performance licensing of their catalogs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Position Music	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	119 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For the latest Position Music happenings -> https://linktr.ee/Position_Music Position Music is an independent company that works in this new era of the music industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	VYDIA	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	111 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Vydia is an end-to-end music technology platform and services company that provides labels with the infrastructure and tools to power their business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	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

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 royalty management 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 royalty management companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of music royalty management companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name music royalty management 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 royalty management companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

33.1%Verified-email coverage

20.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

21.6%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

941

11-50

255

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 1,278 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 royalty management 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 royalty management 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 royalty management 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 royalty management 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, 8,765 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.

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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 royalty management 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 royalty management companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,278 music royalty management 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 royalty management companies?

Los Angeles leads with 276 headquartered companies, followed by New York (189) and Nashville (107).

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 8,765 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,278 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.