42 Trending Recording Artist Businesses [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 18th, 2023

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1. Buy Beats

Sell your beats using the most advanced beat store in the world. Sell on unlimited websites including Soundclick and Facebook

Website traffic: 440K/month

2. SoundExchange

We're the premier digital performance rights organization in the world, with a mission to support, protect and propel the music industry forward.

Where they're located: Washington D.C., Washington, D.C., USA
Website traffic: 180K/month

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4. Warner Records

We are Warner Records - Born in the California sun, at home everywhere on Earth

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Website traffic: 200K/month

5. Atlantic Records

Over 60 years of recorded music history from Aretha Franklin & Led Zeppelin to Bruno Mars & Ed Sheeran.

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA
Website traffic: 290K/month

6. Website Hosting

Where they're located: Washington D.C., Washington, D.C., USA
Website traffic: 260K/month

7. Redideo Studio

Redideo is a multidisciplinary artist working in both the commercial and fine art world who currently lives in San Diego, California.

Where they're located: San Diego, California, USA

8. RIAA

Where they're located: Washington D.C., Washington, D.C., USA
Website traffic: 160K/month

9. Legacy Recordings

Sony Music Entertainment’s Legacy Recordings produces and curates the world’s preeminent catalog of historic music reissues and new releases from recording legends.

10. Interscope Records

Interscope | Geffen | A&M Records

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA
Website traffic: 70K/month

11. Recording Connection Audio Institute

Learn audio engineering and music producing in famous recording studios under the private instruction of legendary audio engineers, music producers and studio owners.

Where they're located: San Jose, California, USA
Website traffic: 60K/month

12. ArtistPR.com – Get your music heard

ArtistPR is a great platform that works to promote indie artists. We provide independent musicians with the best marketing resources and services to boost the fan base and sales.

Where they're located: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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Website traffic: 110K/month

14. Epic Records

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA

15. Unsigned Only

16. Recording Magazine

Recording Magazine: The Magazine For the Recording Musician, learn how to make better audio recordings, read reviews of the latest audio products.

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Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

18. Platt College San Diego

Platt College in San Diego is a top digital media design school. Earn a degree in Graphic Design, Web Design, 3D Animation, and Digital Video Production!

Where they're located: San Diego, California, USA

19. Universal Nashville

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

20. MusicContracts.com

MusicContracts.com: Created by law firm for instant download.

Where they're located: Columbus, Georgia, USA

21. Columbia Records

The Official Website of Columbia Records

22. Sony Music Nashville

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

23. Artist Publishing Group

24. NARIP

NARIP is the biggest music business network in the world, now with nine chapters in major cities. Get connected. Stay connected.

25. Drag City

Drag City: making records since the second death of "Paul McCartney," also covered up. In it for the music, hoping you will use it. The power and the poverty, in one good right jab - what's left? Glass houses, people - not to mention glass jaws! A home to bands that actually smells like home - and don't forget, this is the 21st century, you shit where you live! Come for the records, stay for the sinister intimations of inescapable truth in life and business, all half-articulated, of course. You keep getting older, they just stay the same. Home to Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, The Howling Hex, Bill Callahan, Black Bananas, Ty Segall, Six Organs of Admittance, Silver Jews, OM and Joanna Newsom, among many, many, MANY other amazing bands and artists!

26. Rounder Records

ROUNDER RECORDS is one of the world's most historic Americana and bluegrass record labels. Along with respected label SUGAR HILL, Nashville-based Rounder continues to raise the bar for high-quality roots-based music, with critically acclaimed offerings from iconic artists Gregg Allman, Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Rush, Vince Gill’s Time Jumpers, as well as promising talents Sierra Hull, I’m With Her, Ruston Kelly, Pokey LaFarge, The SteelDrivers, and Susto, to name a few.

27. Maine College of Art

At MECA you will develop a rigorous studio practice, use your head, heart, & hands, and become a working artist for life. Unlock Your Full Potential.

Where they're located: Portland, Oregon, USA

28. Graphic Recording and Meeting Facilitation with Sunni Brown

Learn to take better notes with this online course.

Where they're located: Seattle, Washington, USA

29. RAC

30. Nashville Musicians Association

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

31. Sun Record Company

Where Rock & Roll Was Born! The home of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Billy Lee Riley, Sam Phillips, Jack Clement, and

Where they're located: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

32. Demo My Song®

Do you write songs or lyrics? Demo My Song will co-write and produce original music with you and distribute to iTunes, Spotify and more. Let's make art!

Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

33. Omnisound Studios

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

34. Boston Music Awards

The official website of the Boston Music Awards. Celebrating Boston music since 1987. Photos, latest news, and events. #BMA2020

Where they're located: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

35. AARC

AARC is the non-profit US royalty collective protecting the worldwide hometaping (private copy), rental, and lending rights for featured recording artists and sound recording copyright owners residing all over the world.

36. CSP Music Group

Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

37. CRUSH Walls 2020

Where they're located: Denver, Colorado, USA

38. Recording Studio

A small Hill Country recording studio running Pro Tools, for musicians on a budget. Just a short drive from Austin and San Antonio, TX.

Where they're located: San Antonio, Texas, USA

39. ImageThink

Globally-renowned graphic recording firm based in NYC. 10 years of experience unleashing creativity and inspiring innovation from SXSW to the United Nations. See our story on Forbes, Inc and MSNBC.

Where they're located: San Francisco, California, USA

40. Seunghee Lee (Sunny)

Uncompromising in both talent and tenacity multi-faceted clarinetist Seunghee Lee (aka Sunny Kang) has been recognized worldwide for her exquisite musicianship. Top 30 Under 30!

Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA

41. Mýa – Official Website of Grammy Winning Recording Artist Mýa

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