This article showcases our top picks for the best United States based Music Based companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Music Based industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top United States Music Based Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Warner Music Group
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Warner Music Group is a music company with the interests of recording and publishing music and artist services.
Pandora
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Pandora provides internet radio and recommendation services.
Neon Music Network
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Neon Music Network is a music-video streaming service
TuneIn
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From live sports & local radio to news, music & podcasts, TuneIn is one of the most widely used streaming audio platforms in the world.
iHeartMedia
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iHeartMedia is a mass media company that provides a range of multiplatform advertising and marketing opportunities.
YouTube
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YouTube is a video-sharing platform, allows users to upload, view, and share videos, including movie and music clips and amateur content.
Concord Music Group
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Concord is an independent label group.
WME
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William Morris Endeavor (WME) is primarily a talent agency representing artists across every entertainment sector.
OneOf
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OneOf is a new green NFT platform built specifically for the music community.
Sonos
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Sonos is a wireless multi-room music system enabling users to play music anywhere in the house and control it using a smartphone.
Royal
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Royal is a developer of an NFT-based music platform used to allow buy ownership in songs.
Napster
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Napster enables users to discover, listen, and share music files with others.
Genius
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Genius is an online media platform that brings music intelligence to the masses.
Slip.stream
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Slip.stream is a music platform that helps music creators avoid risk of copyright strikes.
Pond5
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Pond5 is the world’s largest, most vibrant video-first content marketplace that helps filmmakers fulfil their creative vision.
Stem Disintermedia
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Stem Disintermedia helps creators, artists, and musicians collect digital revenue and enables them to track and share their earnings.
Universal Music Group
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Universal Music Group offers music recording, publishing, and merchandising services worldwide.
Smule
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Smule develops music-making apps that connect people online.
Barstool Sports
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Barstool Sports is a digital sports, entertainment and media brand that delivers content across multiple platforms.
Kobalt
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Kobalt is a music services company that offers alternative to traditional music business models.
FITE
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FITE is a direct-to-consumer digital live sports streaming service for sports and entertainment.
Bose
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Bose is is a research company that develops sound solutions for entertainment, home audio, aviation, and automotive industries.
Pearpop
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Pearpop the marketplace for social collaborations between the teeming hordes of musicians, craftspeople, chefs, clowns, diarists.
Songtradr
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Songtradr is the world’s first data-powered, full stack, music licensing platform.
Songfinch
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Songfinch is a platform to buy custom songs from professional artists.
88rising
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88rising is a record label, management company, and producer of digital content catering to the Asian millennial market.
STX Entertainment
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STX Entertainment is a global media company that creates, produces, distributes, finances and markets film, television and digital media.
AuDIGENT
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Audigent is a next-generation DMP and a first-of-a-kind “data agency” comprised of exclusive entertainment, sports, and lifestyle audiences.
Medrhythms
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Medrhythms utilizes sensors, music, and software to develop evidence-based, neurologic interventions to measure and improve walking.
Patreon
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Patreon is an online platform connecting musicians and other artists with their fan base.
Beats Electronics
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Beats Electronics offers premium consumer headphones, earphones and speakers, software technology and streaming music subscription services.
StoryBlocks
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StoryBlocks is a subscription-based video and audio stock that provides unlimited download access to its users for royalty free content.
Aaptiv
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Aaptiv is a digital health company that combines scientific programming, empathetic trainers, and uplifting music to improve members health.
Medallion
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Medallion is a company in the media and entertainment industry.
BeatStars
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BeatStars is a social music marketplace and distribution company with over 300,000+ users.
Topgolf Entertainment Group
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Topgolf Entertainment Group operates as a technology-enabled global sports and entertainment community.
Mixhalo
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Mixhalo is a real-time audio platform that delivers an immersive experience for live events.
Whistle
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Whistle is a global sports and entertainment company that creates, curates, and distributes positive brand safe original content.
Fourthwall
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Fourthwall is all about artists, it is a service that allows creators to easily create their website where fans can help target them.
Mandolin
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Mandolin is a digital platform designed to help artists, venues, and fans connect through live music.
Reverb.com
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Reverb.com is a provider of an online marketplace intended for new, used, and vintage music gear.
Streann Media
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The most innovative & interactive, All-In-One, Video & Audio OTT streaming platform in the world for content providers!
BeatBread
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BeatBread is a platform that provides funding to musicians while allowing them to choose their partners and retain complete ownership.
Mood Media
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Mood Media is a digital marketing firm focusing on the customer experience.
Chartmetric
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Chartmetric is a modern approach to tracking, measuring, and analyzing music data for music makers, labels, and marketers.
Songkick
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Songkick is a ticketing vendor and online database of concerts for music enthusiasts.
Vampr
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Vampr is a social-professional network which helps creatives find people to collaborate with, create new music and monetize their work
Complex
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Complex is an online magazine that features articles about music, styles, pop culture, sports, and sneakers.
Sounder.fm
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Sounder.fm is a platform that helps audio creators manage, market, and measure their audio content.
Backtracks
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Backtracks helps podcasts, audio content creators, and brands know and grow their audiences.
Output
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Output develops innovative software and gear for musicians, composers, producers and sound designers.
Splice
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Splice provides a technology platform for music creators that streamlines the process of creating and sharing music.
Guitar Center
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Guitar Center, Inc. operates a chain of guitar and amplifier stores.
Merchbar
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Merchbar is an operator of an online marketplace used to be used for selling music band merchandise.
Audiomack
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Audiomack is music sharing and discovery made easy.
Unblocked
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Unblocked focuses on transforming the future of music and entertainment.
Audioshake
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AudioShake uses AI to help artists and labels open songs up to new revenue opportunities.
Castbox
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Castbox is a global podcast platform that enables anyone to easily find, access, create and enjoy spoken audio content.
tonebase
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tonebase gives you access to educational content produced by the world’s greatest musicians and music educators.
Relativity Media
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Relativity Media is focused on producing and distributing content in the United States and internationally.
Triller
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Triller is an AI-powered music video app that enables anyone to make professional videos, effortlessly.
Pied Piper
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Pied Piper offers a middle-out compression solution making data storage problems smaller.
ICM Partners
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ICM Partners is one of the world’s largest talent and literary agencies, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C.
SaveLive
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SaveLive is a venture aimed a throwing a financial lifeline to at-risk music venues.
Radiate
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Radiate is a mobile app that connects people going to the same music festival as one another.
Stationhead
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A social radio platform for hosts, listeners, and friends to connect with music streaming and live talk.
Soundways
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Innovative Software Solutions for Sound Engineers and Audio Device Manufacturers
Soundmint
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Soundmint is a generative platform for music NFTs.
Trubify
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Award-winning disruptive music streaming platform with innovative artist revenue streams to create a unique, intimate interactive experience
Soundstripe
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Soundstripe offers unlimited, royalty-free music, stock video, and sound effects for use in videos, podcasts, and other media projects.
Breakr
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Breakr connects artists and influencers to break new music through the culture.
Encore Music Technologies
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Encore is an interactive live music mobile-based platform aiming to help artists monetize their connections with fans.
TakeLessons
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TakeLessons is an ed-tech company with a robust, engaging learning platform and community for lifelong learning.
LiveXLive
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LiveXLive is the world’s first premium live music streaming network.
Tribe XR
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Tribe XR is a virtual world where DJs and Musicians can learn, play and perform.
Orfium
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Award winning, high growth music tech company providing software solutions that maximize the commercial value of global copyrights
Reservoir Media
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Reservoir Media is an independent music company.
Discogs
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Discogs is a user-built database containing information on artists, labels, and their recordings.
Laylo
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Laylo helps creators connect with and monetize their super fans through live ticketed digital experiences.
Trala
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Trala is a developer of a music education application used to teach users to play the violin.
UnitedMasters
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UnitedMasters is a technology platform that gives musicians an alternative to exploitative record label deals.
WEVR
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WEVR is a developer of a technology platform used to offer virtual reality content.
Rockbot
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Rockbot is a streaming media platform for businesses including TV, background music, mobile app and digital signage applications.
Moises
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Music-tech platform offering musicians and producers a suite of AI tools such as audio separation, pitch/beats/chord detection and mastering
Superfly
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Superfly is an entertainment company and creative agency with offices in New York City, San Francisco and Chicago.
Rally
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Rally is Mass Mobility as a Service: technology and model innovations for the business of buses.
AiMi
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Not a playlist. Not radio. Aimi is an entirely new listening experience. Just press play.
Vydia
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Powering the business of music with technology, infrastructure, and services
Symphonic Distribution
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Symphonic Distribution is a digital music distribution company that provides a wide portfolio of music services.
Songclip (Audiobyte)
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Songclip is the first Social Music API, offering a SaaS technology platform for integrating licensed music on social and digital platforms.
Rapchat
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Rapchat is democratizing music creation by enabling anyone to record and share songs from their phone.
Royalty Exchange
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Royalty Exchange operates as a marketplace for buying and selling music royalties.
IndieFlow
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IndieFlow – an all-in-one workflow management platform for independent musicians and teams.
geojam
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Geojam is the ultimate social media platform for music.
Muzik
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Creators of The Worlds First Smart headphones designed to connect artists, fans, and brands like never before.
Mayk
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Mayk provides a virtual music studio designed to help people make original songs for streaming or social media.
RCRDSHP
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RCRDSHP is a digital collectibles platform for electronic music.