Welp MagazineThis article showcases some of the most popular players operating in the Music space. Our analysts selected these companies because they excel in one of the following categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Market Position
- Market domination
- Market leader
- Strong market competitor
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SEMRush.
This list may include both state and private ventures providing the most value within the Music industry.
Top Music Companies
Last.fm
Last.fm is an online music catalogue providing users with personalized recommendations based on their taste in music.
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WhatHi-Fi
What Hi-Fi is the world’s independent guide to buying and owning hi-fi and home entertainment products.
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NME
The world’s number one source of music news, reviews, features, photos and video.
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Mixcloud
Mixcloud is an online long-form audio platform providing content such as radio shows, podcasts and DJ mixes.
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Arsenal Football Club
Arsenal Football Club is a multi media production company representing a diverse & exciting international talent roster including Director.
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Shazam Entertainment
Shazam Entertainment is an app that identify any music playing around you.
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music tech drinks
Official WebSummit parallel networking event for the music tech industry
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Resident Advisor
RA is an online music magazine and community platform that’s dedicated to showcasing electronic music, artists and events across the globe.
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WhoSampled
WhoSampled provides a large database of music samples, song remixes and cover songs, for everyone to listen.
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Gear4music.com
Gear4music.com is a UK-based online retailer of musical instruments and equipment.
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Classic FM
Classic FM is an online radio station which offers listeners diverse selections of classical music.
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Official Charts
Poptastic breaking news from the certified geeks of the UK’s Official Charts Company,
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Listal
Listal is a social network that allows its users to list, rate, review, tag, and add images and videos to entertainment products.
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Ents24
Ents24 is a live entertainment website covering live music, comedy, theatre and shows.
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Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a magazine and operates digital television and radio station company located in London.
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Ko-fi
The friendly way for creators to get support from fans of their work
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Sound On Sound
Sound On Sound is a music audio recording and production technology magazine.
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Justin Guitar
Justin Guitar is a website developed by Justin Sanderco
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Zavvi
Zavvi, an entertainment retail chain that provides its users with entertainment items, including games, Blu-ray, DVDs, music, and much more.
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HMV Group
HMV group is a British entertainment retailing company operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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ATG Tickets
ATG Tickets is a theatre ticketing website to book shows and events across London and the UK.
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Focusrite
Focusrite is a global music and audio products group supplying hardware and software products used by professional and amateur musicians.
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Professional Music Technology
Professional Music Technology is an award-winning musical instrument and equipment retailer.
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Festicket
Festicket is a marketplace to discover and book music festival tickets, accommodation, transfers and extras.
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Mixlr
Mixlr, a platform for social live audio, allows people to broadcast and engage with fans, friends and listeners in real-time.
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Cheeky Promo
Cheeky Promo helps musicians, music startups and music businesses to connect through music via social media.
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Cheeky Ventures
We help people create music startups
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Skiddle
Skiddle is a web platform that helps users to buy tickets for live musical events, clubs and festivals.
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Flat
Flat is an online and collaborative music score editor.
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Global
Global is a media and entertainment company that operates commercial radio stations.
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MusicTech
MusicTech is the world’s most practical music recording and production magazine.
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Dawsons Music
Dawsons Music is the old retailer of musical instruments in the UK.
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7digital
7digital is the global leader in B2B end-to-end digital music solutions.
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Pretty Green
Named after a track by The Jam, Pretty Green provides simple, classic clothing with a modern twist.
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Barbican
Barbican is a world-class arts and learning organization supporting art forms, including dance, film, music, theatre, and visual arts.
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Novation
The popular Bass Station and Drum Station analogue synths followed this.
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DJ Mag
DJ Magazine is a publication that features the latest news and reviews on dance music.
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Ditto Music
Ditto Music is an online music record label services and digital distribution company serving artists and labels.
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Music Business Worldwide
MBW is a free, in-depth news, insight and analysis platform for the international music industry.
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FACT Magazine
FACT was founded in 2003 as a British bi-monthly music and youth culture magazine.
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Spitfire Audio
Spitfire Audio is a British music technology company producing high quality virtual instruments and sample libraries.
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Academy Music Group
Academy Music Group is the owner and operator of nationwide live music and club venues.
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Audio Network
Audio Network offers an online portal that enables content creators to download music and use them in film, TV, and video production.
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Universal Production Music
Universal Production Music is a music composer and production company.
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Bax Music
Bax Music is an online music store.
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Wide Angle Software
Wide Angle is a software company which develops popular media management software and apps used by consumers around the world.
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Music Gateway
Music Gateway is a b2b business platform connecting the professionals across the creative industries to work together through projects.
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Warp Records
Warp’s artists create groundbreaking music, videos and cinema; Aphex Twin, Shane Meadows, Grizzly Bear, Boards of Canada.
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Norman Records
UK record store selling vinyl records, CDs and tapes.
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Pure
Pure is a digital radio manufacturer and engineering firm.
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CLASH
Clash is a music and fashion magazine that features articles about culture, film, and technology.
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Bleep.com
Bleep – We sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world.
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RouteNote
RouteNote is a user driven music distribution service. The site connects indie artists with major online retailers and makes their music
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RepostExchange
RepostExchange is A platform which helps music creators organically boost their engagement on SoundCloud.
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Linn
Linn designs and makes the best music systems in the world.
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Tastebuds
Tastebuds is the best place to meet new people who share your taste in music.
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Gigantic Tickets
Gigantic Tickets is an event ticket seller providing face value tickets for concerts, festivals, and events.
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Boiler Room
Boiler Room is an online platform that enables its users to live stream and archive musical shows.
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MusicAlly
Music Ally provides publications, consulting, research, events, and training to the music and technology industries.
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Music Week
Music Week is a trade paper for the UK record industry.
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Zoom UK
Zoom is mainly developing and distributes electronic musical devices.
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Watershed
Watershed is a cultural cinema and diversity center that supports artistic visions and creative collaborations.
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Radio Lingua
In fact most of the audio content of our basic courses is available on iTunes, on Soundcloud and on Stitcher Radio.
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Uncut
Uncut is privately held magazine that publishes and focuses on music, but also includes film and books sections.
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ROLI
ROLI is a London-based music technology company that produces musical instruments and software products.
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Absolute Radio
Absolute Radio is a UK-based radio station and media presence whose charter is to play classic album tracks.
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Gigwise
Gigwise is a music website that provides music news, photos, interviews, and video sessions.
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Music Glue
Global commerce platform powering online stores for artists. Tickets, music and merchandise.
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BIMM
BIMM offers musical education services.
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The Beatles
The Beatles is the online platform that provides information, news, articles, and other categories related to the Beatles Band.
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Dummy
Dummy is a music discovery brand centred around the online music.
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Sofar Sounds
Sofar Sounds is a global community hosting curated, secret performances in more than 400 cities around the world.
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This Is My Jam
This Is My Jam is an archive of the music community which is a home of two million carefully hand picked songs.
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Extreme Music
Extreme Music is a music company offering music production and music licensing services.
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Defected Records
Defected Records is a UK record label specialising in house music recordings, events, artist booking and management.
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Studio Spares
Studiospares Ltd are one of the leading Pro-Audio suppliers in the UK .
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Pressparty
Press Releases And Official News From The Music And Entertainment Industry.
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Soundplate Clicks
Soundplate is a record label and music technology company.
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Slicethepie
Slicethepie is a web-based artist financing engine that raises money for artists to record music albums.
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Sony Music U.K
Sony Music U.K is a record label with a varied lineup of artists.
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MN2S
MN2S work with a diverse array of music artists, DJs, celebrities, sports personalities, voice over artists and independent record labels.
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FATdrop
FATdrop is a U.K.-based company that promotes pre-release music management tools.
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Your Guitar Academy
YGA is the central hub for learning guitar online or with a private guitar tutor near you!
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PPL
PPL licenses recorded music played in public or broadcast on the radio or TV.
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The Musicians Union
The MU only represents musicians. We are your union.
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AWAL
AWAL is a digital marketing and distribution company that enables artists and labels to be in control and release music globally.
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WeGotTickets Limited
WeGotTickets is a small group of music lovers created a ticketing system
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itcher
itcher, an entertainment discovery application, providing community powered recommendations around movies, tv shows, books, music, and games
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EmuBands
EmuBands is a platform for music artists to distribute their music.
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UK Radioplayer limited
UK Radioplayer limited is a radio streaming service for customers in the UK.
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Playlists.net
Playlists.net is a music discovery platform to enable users to discover and enjoy music library of 150,000 high quality playlist.
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Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune is an independent record label based in London, England,
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Gardners
Gardners offers a complete portfolio of books, eBooks, music and film to retailers across the globe.
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Meridian Audio
Meridian Audio designs, engineers, and manufactures audio and video home entertainment systems.
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Pirate Studios
Pirate Studios is the music technology company.
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Great Scores
Great Scores is a digital sheet music website.
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DW Music
DW Music is a musical instruments provider.
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Original 106 FM
Original 106 FM delivers quality music over the last five decades and news updates to the people of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
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Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes is the largest specialist classical music publishing company in the world.
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aptX
aptX provides industry-leading audio compression solutions to the broadcast, professional audio, and consumer electronics industries.
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Digital Radio
Digital Radio is a digital radio company.
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