42 Trending Musician Businesses [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 18th, 2023

Become A Musician

A musician writes, records, performs, markets, and sells original songs, albums, and merchandise. As a musician, you can build your business by creating music and connecting with fans.

With the rise of social media, music streaming, home recording technology, and direct fan access, indie musicians can build profitable artistry-driven businesses themselves.

To start, hone your craft and find your unique creative niche. Master your instruments, produce demos of songs showcasing your style, and play small local venues to build an early following.

You can leverage platforms like Instagram and TikTok to share your music as you build out a catalog of content. Also, release songs on major streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music so fans globally can listen, save, and share your work. Sell merchandise like t-shirts, hoodies, and posters on your own website to generate additional income from your growing following.

By perfecting your sound and engaging possible fans through social media, streaming, performances, and direct outreach, you can build a thriving long-term business around your artistic passion and originality.

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Interested in case studies of a successful musician? Check out our full list of success stories.

1. kennesaw

Where they're located: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Website traffic: 1.65M/month

2. Billie Eilish

Happier Than Ever | Album Out July 30

Where they're located: ميرنكني, Anjouan, Comoros
Website traffic: 530K/month

Learn more about starting a musician:

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Other resources

-> Musician tips

4. Music Industry How To

Where they're located: Ngambé-Tikar, Centre, Cameroon
Website traffic: 420K/month

5. Interstate Music

Cascio Interstate Music has been around to equip every musician in any genre for over 75 years. Music is always changing, & Interstate Music is here for it.

Where they're located: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

6. Soundplate.com

Record Label & Music Technology Company. Submit music to Spotify playlists & discover new sounds.

Where they're located: London, UK
Current team size: 5

7. Welcome to Music Reports!

Music Reports serves individuals and organizations seeking expertise and solutions in music rights licensing, administration, royalty accounting, and software development and hosting.

8. MTT

9. The Music Fund

The Music Fund is a revolutionary approach to funding artists.

Where they're located: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

10. Music Entrepreneur HQ

Tired of music business ideas you can't apply career? Sick of music marketing strategies that don't work? Music Entrepreneur HQ is the next-level resource.

11. Musicians Union

The Musicians' Union is a trade union representing around 32,000 musicians working in the UK across all sectors of the music business

Website traffic: 120K/month

12. Performer Magazine The Musician's Resource

Performer Mag provides musicians info on Music Business, Recording How To, Performing How To, Instruments and Gear, New Music and Video, & getting reviewed.

Where they're located: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

13. Smart Music Business

Teaching artists how to market, promote and making a full time living with their music

14. Music Banter

Music Banter is a dicussion forum for music.

Website traffic: 60K/month

15. College Music Society Home

The College Music Society promotes music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and diversity and interdisciplinary interaction. A consortium of college, conservatory, university, and independent musicians and scholars interested in all disciplines of music, the Society provides leadership and serves as an agent of change by addressing concerns facing music in higher education.

Where they're located: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

16. St. Louis Music

St. Louis Music is one of the largest general distributors of musical instruments and accessories in North America.

Where they're located: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

17. New Country 923

St. Louis' Country Music Radio

Where they're located: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

18. Music Canada

Music Canada is a passionate advocate for music and those who create it.

Where they're located: Arlington, Texas, USA

19. Cleveland Institute of Music

The Cleveland Institute of Music is an independent conservatory of music in Cleveland, OH. CIM empowers the world’s most talented classical music students to fulfill their dreams and potential by offering extensive experiential opportunities to foster the practical skills necessary for a seamless transition into a professional career.

Where they're located: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

20. Ari Herstand

Home page of Ari Herstand, a songwriter artist from Los Angeles. Ari Herstand is a Los Angeles based musician. He is focusing on reclaiming himself as an artist - while continuing to empower other musicians to have successful careers of their own. He

21. Music Covid Relief

MusicCovidRelief is a resource brought to you by the U.S. Music Community to help music professionals access information and applications to receive benefits made available by the CARES Act

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

22. Buzz Media Group

From Jacksonville events to local. IwantaBUZZ have all of the latest buzz worthy trending news stories and events from Jacksonville. Visit our site now.

Where they're located: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

23. Louisiana Music Factory

Where they're located: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

24. smblondon

SMB: The School of Music Business. Fast track to music industry success with our expert led, online music business courses for all. Rated 'Excellent' on Trustpilot.

25. Estefan Enterprises Inc.

Where they're located: Miami, Florida, USA

26. Music Health Alliance

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

27. Music Business Empowerment Conference

Where they're located: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

28. Jacksonville Web Design

Jacksonville Web Design - Ocean Web Design provides practical and affordable web sites in the Jacksonville, North Florida & Southeast Georgia Areas.

Where they're located: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

29. The Music Business Made Easy

The Music Business Made Easy is here to empower you to handle your music's business! Free music business tips, tutorials and more!

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31. New Orleans Musicians Union

The New Orleans Musicians Union site offers member lookup, music business resources, band search, events calendar, musician hiring, and joining information.

Where they're located: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

32. New Orleans Musicians' Clinic & Assistance Foundation

Where they're located: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

33. Cutting Edge Conference

Where they're located: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

34. Music Business Toolbox

Master the independent music industry by learning to release and market your own music with the resources from a music industry expert!

35. The Academy

The Academy Music Business teaches musicians music business, artist development, audio engineering, and more. $57million so far for independent musicians.