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# Fast Company Names 10 Most Innovative Music Companies 2017
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/fast-company-names-10-most-innovative-music-conpanies-2017/
- Published: 2017-02-24T10:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-02-24T10:28:00.000Z
- Description: Fast Company has named its Most Innovative Companies of 2017 and 10 made Music 's Most Innovative list. They include only one music streamer, one record label, one that has. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/02/fast-company-names-10-most-innovative-music-conpanies-2017.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Major Labels, Music Business, Music Tech, Apple Music, Beyonce, Desiigner, Drake (musician), Facebook, GOOD Music, Instagram, OVO Sound, Spotify, The Fader, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![image from www.fastcompany.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb097ccb6c970d-150wi "image from www.fastcompany.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb097ccb6c970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Fast Company has named its Most Innovative Companies of 2017 and 10 made Music 's Most Innovative list. They include only one music streamer, one record label, one that has very little to do with music and a heavy emphasis on companies that empower musicians.

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**10 Most Innovative Music Companies**

**1\. Spotify**For using data to find the right tunes**2\. Parkwood Entertainment**For making "Lemonade" out of a fractured landscape**3\. Bandcamp**For defying the death of downloads**4\. OVO Sound**For making Drake an early winner of the streaming wars**5\. Songkick**For personalizing concert listings**6\. Kobalt**For sniffing out artists' royalties across the web**7\. Instagram**For becoming BFFs with pop stars**8\. Atlantic Records**For racking up the gold (and platinum)**9\. Moog Music**For finding digital relevance for analog synths**10\. ReplyYes**For using chatbots to sell vinyl recordsMore info @ [Fast Company](https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies?ref=hypebot.com).

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