NAICS 512230 · Information
Music Publishers: Business Name Ideas
48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 886 U.S. business locations broken down by state.
What this industry covers
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions in accordance with law and promoting and authorizing the use of these compositions in recordings, radio, television, motion pictures, live performances, print, or other media. Establishments in this industry represent the interests of the songwriter or other owners of musical compositions to produce revenues from the use of such works, generally through licensing agreements. These establishments may own the copyright or act as administrator of the music copyrights on behalf of copyright owners. Publishers of music books and sheet music are included in this industry.
Businesses classified here include
- Music book (i.e., bound sheet music) publishers
- Music book (i.e., bound sheet music) publishers and printing combined
- Music copyright authorizing use
- Music copyright buying and licensing
- Music publishers
- Music, sheet, publishers and printing combined
- Publishers, music
- Sheet music publishers
- Sheet music publishers and printing combined
- Song publishers
- Song publishers and printing combined
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 512230), U.S. Census Bureau.
Name ideas for music publishers
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U.S. business numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
Top states for music publishers
- California 286 locations
- New York 153 locations
- Tennessee 105 locations
- Florida 54 locations
- Texas 31 locations
- Georgia 25 locations
- Washington 23 locations
- Illinois 16 locations
- New Jersey 16 locations
- Massachusetts 14 locations
All 35 states
- Arizona (8)
- California (286)
- Colorado (6)
- Connecticut (3)
- Delaware (3)
- District of Columbia (3)
- Florida (54)
- Georgia (25)
- Hawaii (5)
- Illinois (16)
- Indiana (3)
- Iowa (3)
- Louisiana (5)
- Maryland (7)
- Massachusetts (14)
- Michigan (10)
- Minnesota (8)
- Missouri (6)
- Nevada (13)
- New Jersey (16)
- New Mexico (4)
- New York (153)
- North Carolina (11)
- Ohio (6)
- Oklahoma (3)
- Oregon (6)
- Pennsylvania (6)
- South Carolina (4)
- Tennessee (105)
- Texas (31)
- Utah (5)
- Virginia (9)
- Washington (23)
- Wisconsin (9)
- Wyoming (4)