The Best Places to Work in the Music Industry, 2026

Top organizations

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Organization	Score
Live Nation Entertainment Beverly Hills, CA 10000+ employees	4.2
Ticketmaster Beverly Hills, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.1
Universal Music Group Santa Monica, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.0
Sony Pictures Entertainment Culver City, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	3.9
Music & Arts Frederick, MD 5001 to 10000 employees	3.8
Guitar Center Westlake Village, CA 10000+ employees	2.3
Sirius XM Radio New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.6
Spotify Stockholm, Sweden 5001 to 10000 employees	4.3
Loeb & Loeb LLP Los Angeles, CA 501 to 1000 employees	4.3
Sony Music Publishing New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	3.9
WME (William Morris Endeavor) Beverly Hills, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	2.9
Univision Communications Inc. Miami, FL 1001 to 5000 employees	2.8
Symphonic Distribution Tampa, FL 51 to 200 employees	4.8
Nettwerk Music Group Vancouver, Canada 51 to 200 employees	4.6
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) Nashville, TN 51 to 200 employees	4.5
The Orchard New York City, NY 201 to 500 employees	4.2
The Recording Academy Santa Monica, CA 51 to 200 employees	4.1
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Miami, FL 51 to 200 employees	3.4
Events.com La Jolla, CA 51 to 200 employees	3.4
Music Business Association Nashville, TN 2 to 10 employees	4.9
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) New York City, NY 2 to 10 employees	4.9
Bright Antenna Records Mill Valley, CA 2 to 10 employees	4.8
The Syn (Syndicate) New York City, NY 11 to 50 employees	4.7
Big Picture Media Brooklyn, NY 2 to 10 employees	5.0
Music Business Association Nashville, TN 2 to 10 employees	5.0
Bright Antenna Records Mill Valley, CA 2 to 10 employees	5.0
The Orchard New York City, NY 201 to 500 employees	5.0
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) New York City, NY 2 to 10 employees	5.0
The Syn (Syndicate) New York City, NY 11 to 50 employees	5.0
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Miami, FL 51 to 200 employees	5.0
Empire Distribution, Records and Publishing San Francisco, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
Nettwerk Music Group Vancouver, Canada 51 to 200 employees	5.0
Symphonic Distribution Tampa, FL 51 to 200 employees	4.9
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) Nashville, TN 51 to 200 employees	4.8
AEG Los Angeles, CA 10000+ employees	4.7
Sirius XM Radio New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.7
Loeb & Loeb LLP Los Angeles, CA 501 to 1000 employees	4.6
Sony Pictures Entertainment Culver City, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.5
Concord \| Independent Music Nashville, TN 501 to 1000 employees	4.4
Kobalt Music New York City, NY 501 to 1000 employees	4.4
Sony Music Publishing New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.3
Live Nation Entertainment Beverly Hills, CA 10000+ employees	4.2
Downtown Music New York City, NY 501 to 1000 employees	4.2
The Recording Academy Santa Monica, CA 51 to 200 employees	4.1
Universal Music Group Santa Monica, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.1
Ticketmaster Beverly Hills, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.1
Spotify Stockholm, Sweden 5001 to 10000 employees	4.1
Big Picture Media Brooklyn, NY 2 to 10 employees	5.0
Bright Antenna Records Mill Valley, CA 2 to 10 employees	5.0
Music Business Association Nashville, TN 2 to 10 employees	5.0
The Orchard New York City, NY 201 to 500 employees	5.0
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) New York City, NY 2 to 10 employees	5.0
SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
The Syn (Syndicate) New York City, NY 11 to 50 employees	5.0
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) Nashville, TN 51 to 200 employees	4.8
Sirius XM Radio New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.8
Nettwerk Music Group Vancouver, Canada 51 to 200 employees	4.7
Univision Communications Inc. Miami, FL 1001 to 5000 employees	4.7
Symphonic Distribution Tampa, FL 51 to 200 employees	4.7
Loeb & Loeb LLP Los Angeles, CA 501 to 1000 employees	4.6
Kobalt Music New York City, NY 501 to 1000 employees	4.4
The Recording Academy Santa Monica, CA 51 to 200 employees	4.1
SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
Sirius XM Radio New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.7
Music Business Association Nashville, TN 2 to 10 employees	4.6
Bright Antenna Records Mill Valley, CA 2 to 10 employees	4.6
Music & Arts Frederick, MD 5001 to 10000 employees	4.4
The Syn (Syndicate) New York City, NY 11 to 50 employees	4.3
Big Picture Media Brooklyn, NY 2 to 10 employees	4.3
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) Nashville, TN 51 to 200 employees	4.3
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) New York City, NY 2 to 10 employees	4.1
Symphonic Distribution Tampa, FL 51 to 200 employees	4.1
Music Business Association Nashville, TN 2 to 10 employees	5.0
Big Picture Media Brooklyn, NY 2 to 10 employees	5.0
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) New York City, NY 2 to 10 employees	5.0
The Syn (Syndicate) New York City, NY 11 to 50 employees	5.0
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Miami, FL 51 to 200 employees	5.0
SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
Empire Distribution, Records and Publishing San Francisco, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
Bright Antenna Records Mill Valley, CA 2 to 10 employees	4.9
Nettwerk Music Group Vancouver, Canada 51 to 200 employees	4.8
Loeb & Loeb LLP Los Angeles, CA 501 to 1000 employees	4.7
Symphonic Distribution Tampa, FL 51 to 200 employees	4.7
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) Nashville, TN 51 to 200 employees	4.7
The Orchard New York City, NY 201 to 500 employees	4.5
Concord \| Independent Music Nashville, TN 501 to 1000 employees	4.4
Sirius XM Radio New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.4
AEG Los Angeles, CA 10000+ employees	4.3
Universal Music Group Santa Monica, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.2
The Recording Academy Santa Monica, CA 51 to 200 employees	4.2
Kobalt Music New York City, NY 501 to 1000 employees	4.2
Live Nation Entertainment Beverly Hills, CA 10000+ employees	4.0
Bright Antenna Records Mill Valley, CA 2 to 10 employees	5.0
Music Business Association Nashville, TN 2 to 10 employees	5.0
Nettwerk Music Group Vancouver, Canada 51 to 200 employees	5.0
Symphonic Distribution Tampa, FL 51 to 200 employees	5.0
Big Picture Media Brooklyn, NY 2 to 10 employees	5.0
The Syn (Syndicate) New York City, NY 11 to 50 employees	5.0
SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) Nashville, TN 51 to 200 employees	4.9
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) New York City, NY 2 to 10 employees	4.9
Ticketmaster Beverly Hills, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.9
Downtown Music New York City, NY 501 to 1000 employees	4.9
Spotify Stockholm, Sweden 5001 to 10000 employees	4.9
The Recording Academy Santa Monica, CA 51 to 200 employees	4.8
Sirius XM Radio New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.7
AEG Los Angeles, CA 10000+ employees	4.7
Live Nation Entertainment Beverly Hills, CA 10000+ employees	4.5
Concord \| Independent Music Nashville, TN 501 to 1000 employees	4.4
Kobalt Music New York City, NY 501 to 1000 employees	4.3
Loeb & Loeb LLP Los Angeles, CA 501 to 1000 employees	4.3
Music & Arts Frederick, MD 5001 to 10000 employees	4.3
The Orchard New York City, NY 201 to 500 employees	4.3
Sony Music Publishing New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.2
Universal Music Group Santa Monica, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.1
Symphonic Distribution Tampa, FL 51 to 200 employees	5.0
Big Picture Media Brooklyn, NY 2 to 10 employees	5.0
SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
Empire Distribution, Records and Publishing San Francisco, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) New York City, NY 2 to 10 employees	4.9
Nettwerk Music Group Vancouver, Canada 51 to 200 employees	4.9
Music Business Association Nashville, TN 2 to 10 employees	4.9
Bright Antenna Records Mill Valley, CA 2 to 10 employees	4.9
Downtown Music New York City, NY 501 to 1000 employees	4.7
Spotify Stockholm, Sweden 5001 to 10000 employees	4.7
Sirius XM Radio New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.7
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) Nashville, TN 51 to 200 employees	4.7
Ticketmaster Beverly Hills, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.7
AEG Los Angeles, CA 10000+ employees	4.6
Kobalt Music New York City, NY 501 to 1000 employees	4.5
The Recording Academy Santa Monica, CA 51 to 200 employees	4.5
The Syn (Syndicate) New York City, NY 11 to 50 employees	4.4
Live Nation Entertainment Beverly Hills, CA 10000+ employees	4.3
Sony Music Publishing New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.2
Concord \| Independent Music Nashville, TN 501 to 1000 employees	4.2
Loeb & Loeb LLP Los Angeles, CA 501 to 1000 employees	4.1
Music & Arts Frederick, MD 5001 to 10000 employees	4.1
Universal Music Group Santa Monica, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.0
The Syn (Syndicate) New York City, NY 11 to 50 employees	5.0
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Miami, FL 51 to 200 employees	5.0
Spotify Stockholm, Sweden 5001 to 10000 employees	5.0
SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
Ticketmaster Beverly Hills, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.9
Music Business Association Nashville, TN 2 to 10 employees	4.9
Downtown Music New York City, NY 501 to 1000 employees	4.8
Nettwerk Music Group Vancouver, Canada 51 to 200 employees	4.8
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) New York City, NY 2 to 10 employees	4.7
Bright Antenna Records Mill Valley, CA 2 to 10 employees	4.7
Live Nation Entertainment Beverly Hills, CA 10000+ employees	4.6
Sony Pictures Entertainment Culver City, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.6
Sirius XM Radio New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.6
The Orchard New York City, NY 201 to 500 employees	4.5
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) Nashville, TN 51 to 200 employees	4.5
Loeb & Loeb LLP Los Angeles, CA 501 to 1000 employees	4.5
AEG Los Angeles, CA 10000+ employees	4.4
Concord \| Independent Music Nashville, TN 501 to 1000 employees	4.4
Big Picture Media Brooklyn, NY 2 to 10 employees	4.4
Symphonic Distribution Tampa, FL 51 to 200 employees	4.3
Universal Music Group Santa Monica, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.3
The Recording Academy Santa Monica, CA 51 to 200 employees	4.2
Sony Music Publishing New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.2
Bright Antenna Records Mill Valley, CA 2 to 10 employees	5.0
Music Business Association Nashville, TN 2 to 10 employees	5.0
Big Picture Media Brooklyn, NY 2 to 10 employees	5.0
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) New York City, NY 2 to 10 employees	5.0
SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
The Syn (Syndicate) New York City, NY 11 to 50 employees	4.9
Nettwerk Music Group Vancouver, Canada 51 to 200 employees	4.8
Symphonic Distribution Tampa, FL 51 to 200 employees	4.7
Kobalt Music New York City, NY 501 to 1000 employees	4.5
Sony Pictures Entertainment Culver City, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.5
Univision Communications Inc. Miami, FL 1001 to 5000 employees	4.5
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) Nashville, TN 51 to 200 employees	4.5
Sirius XM Radio New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.5
Loeb & Loeb LLP Los Angeles, CA 501 to 1000 employees	4.4
Music & Arts Frederick, MD 5001 to 10000 employees	4.3
Live Nation Entertainment Beverly Hills, CA 10000+ employees	4.1
Spotify Stockholm, Sweden 5001 to 10000 employees	4.1
AEG Los Angeles, CA 10000+ employees	4.0
Big Picture Media Brooklyn, NY 2 to 10 employees	5.0
Bright Antenna Records Mill Valley, CA 2 to 10 employees	5.0
Music Business Association Nashville, TN 2 to 10 employees	5.0
SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
The Syn (Syndicate) New York City, NY 11 to 50 employees	5.0
Empire Distribution, Records and Publishing San Francisco, CA 201 to 500 employees	5.0
Symphonic Distribution Tampa, FL 51 to 200 employees	4.9
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) New York City, NY 2 to 10 employees	4.9
Nettwerk Music Group Vancouver, Canada 51 to 200 employees	4.8
Loeb & Loeb LLP Los Angeles, CA 501 to 1000 employees	4.6
Sirius XM Radio New York City, NY 1001 to 5000 employees	4.6
Kobalt Music New York City, NY 501 to 1000 employees	4.5
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) Nashville, TN 51 to 200 employees	4.5
Spotify Stockholm, Sweden 5001 to 10000 employees	4.4
Concord \| Independent Music Nashville, TN 501 to 1000 employees	4.3
Live Nation Entertainment Beverly Hills, CA 10000+ employees	4.3
The Recording Academy Santa Monica, CA 51 to 200 employees	4.3
The Orchard New York City, NY 201 to 500 employees	4.2
AEG Los Angeles, CA 10000+ employees	4.2
Ticketmaster Beverly Hills, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.2
Universal Music Group Santa Monica, CA 5001 to 10000 employees	4.0
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Miami, FL 51 to 200 employees	4.0

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