$401.9M
Music Industry Contribution to State GDP
Economists Inc.6,240
Jobs Supported
Economists Inc.601
Music Establishments
A2IM/Economists Inc./NIVA763
Royalty Recipients
SAG-AFTRA/SoundExchange6,891
Songwriters
ASCAP/BMI/GMR/SESACKansas has a rich musical heritage which boasts a profound cultural footprint in the state.
Among them? Rock supergroup Kansas is from -- you guessed it -- Kansas, and "Home on the Range" was written in and about Kansas in the 1870s and is now Kansas's official state song. In the early 1900s, Kansas hosted a vibrant jazz scene, rocketing local talents Charlie Parker and Nora Holt to stardom. Rock star Melissa Etheridge, R&B phenom Janelle Monae, and country icon Martina McBride also hail from the Sunflower State.

Some
Notable
Musicians
- Janelle Monae
- Kansas
- Melissa Etheridge
- Martina McBride