$2.8B
Music Industry Contribution to State GDP
Secretariat44,068
Jobs Supported
Secretariat6,345
Music Establishments
A2IM/Secretariat/NIVA7,628
Royalty Recipients
SAG-AFTRA/SoundExchange48,834
Songwriters
ASCAP/BMI/GMR/SESACNew Jersey can thank legends like Frank Sinatra,
Sarah Vaughan, Whitney Houston, Bon Jovi, and Bruce Springsteen for putting it on the musical map, but the state is no less important to music in America today. Home to countless venues, festivals, and events, and teeming with eager talent, New Jersey can boast its musical bona fides for generations to come.
Some
Notable
Musicians
- Bon Jovi
- Bruce Springsteen
- Dionne Warwick
- Frank Sinatra
- Gloria Gaynor
- Ice-T
- Lauryn Hill
- Patti Smith
- Paul Simon
- Queen Latifah
- Sarah Vaughan
- Sugarhill Gang
- SZA
- The Fugees
- The Misfits
- The Shirelles
- Whitney Houston
- William "Count" Basie