$811.3M
Music Industry Contribution to State GDP
Economists Inc.18,594
Jobs Supported
Economists Inc.1,443
Music Establishments
A2IM/Economists Inc./NIVA2,651
Royalty Recipients
SAG-AFTRA/SoundExchange21,537
Songwriters
ASCAP/BMI/GMR/SESACMusic 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