$677.29M
Music Industry Contribution to state GDP
Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.16,333
Jobs Supported
Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.1,220
Music Businesses
Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.A2IM/RIAA
1,566
Royalty Recipients
SoundExchange16,449
Songwriters
ASCAP/BMIMusic flows through the veins of every South Carolinian,
as the state boasts James Brown, Chubby Checker, and Dizzy Gillespie as natives. The birthplace of beach music, the state is also rich in bluegrass, roots rock, jazz, and alternative.

Some
Notable
Musicians
- Band of Horses
- Darius Rucker
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- Iron & Wine
- James Brown
- Josh Turner
- Lee Brice
- The Marshall Tucker Band
- Toro y Moi