$4.98B
Music Industry Contribution to state GDP
Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.118,389
Jobs Supported
Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.7,281
Music Businesses
Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.A2IM/RIAA
3,714
Royalty Recipients
SoundExchange34,158
Songwriters
ASCAP/BMIRich in jazz, rock, and its own Philly Soul,
Pennsylvania has produced some of the biggest and most influential names in music. Billie Holiday, Bill Haley & His Comets, Patti LaBelle, Hall & Oates, The Roots, Christina Aguilera, P!nk, and many more – Pennsylvania’s contributions to America’s musical heritage is incalculable.

Some
Notable
Musicians
- Billie Holiday
- Christina Aguilera
- Erroll Garner
- Hall & Oates
- Jim Croce
- Joan Jett
- Live
- Mac Miller
- P!nk
- Patti LaBelle
- Perry Como
- Poison
- Taylor Swift
- Todd Rundgren
- Will Smith
- Wiz Khalifa