$2.07B
Music Industry Contribution to state GDP
Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.35,293
Jobs Supported
Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.2,465
Music Businesses
Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.A2IM/RIAA
1,303
Royalty Recipients
SoundExchange11,457
Songwriters
ASCAP/BMIAny proud Minnesotan can tell you
that their state launched the careers of some of music's most influential superstars, including Prince and Bob Dylan. Minnesota has a vibrant folk music scene, a feature of its famous radio show, "Prairie Home Companion," and is home to Sound 80, the first recording studio to engineer and release a digital recording. It boasts a rich tradition of jazz, blues, indie rock, and Scandinavian music, and is known for "the Minneapolis Sound," a mixture of funk, rock, pop and R&B.

Some
Notable
Musicians
- Bob Dylan
- Dr. Demento
- Morris Day
- Owl City
- Paul Westerberg
- Prince
- Soul Asylum
- The Andrews Sisters
- The Jayhawks
- The Replacements