| 100% | UNIVERSAL | 9 | ___ Music Group, music label which has been associated with artists like Rihanna and Imagine Dragons |
| 73% | SONYMUSIC | 9 | ___ Entertainment, music label which has been associated with artists like Alan Walker and Justin Bieber: 2 wds. |
| 57% | VIRGINRECORDS | 13 | British record label founded by Richard Branson which has been associated with artists like David Guetta: 2 wds. |
| 34% | THECARPENTERS | 13 | Music group with siblings as members with hit songs like "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun": 2 wds. |
| 33% | SOUL | 4 | I'm a music genre with artists like Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin |
| 33% | EDM | 3 | I'm a music genre with artists like David Guetta and Tiesto: Abbr. |
| 32% | DEAN | 4 | Ester ___, music producer who has worked with Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, and Rihanna |
| 32% | PET | 3 | Smart ___ door, 2024 innovation for furry pals launched by Pawport which is compatible with apps like Alexa and Google Assistant |
| 31% | TURKEYTROT | 10 | Dance to ragtime music in which birdlike movements are made with the shoulders and upper body |
| 31% | BANJO | 5 | Stringed guitar variant that is often associated with bluegrass and folk music |
| 31% | KINGSOFLEON | 11 | Music group with siblings as members with hit songs like "The Bucket" and "Use Somebody": 3 wds. |
| 30% | ENYA | 4 | Ireland's biggest selling solo artist with hits like "May It Be" and Only Time" |
| 30% | ALTERNATIVE | 11 | ___ rock, style of music that was popularized in the 90s and has sub-genres like emo and post-grunge |
| 30% | DIRESTRAITS | 11 | Music group with siblings as members with hit songs like "Sultans of Swing" and "Money for Nothing": 2 wds. |
| 29% | PAUL | 4 | ___ McCartney, English musician who was a member of the Beatles before having a successful solo career with hits like "Ebony and Ivory" |
| 29% | RICHARD | 7 | ___ Rodgers, composer with works like "Oklahoma!' and "The Sound of Music" who was the first person to win the EGOT |
| 28% | BRASSBAND | 9 | Music group associated with collieries |
| 28% | PRONOUNGODS | 11 | People who are awesome with words like "she" and "them"? |
| 28% | SEVENWONDERS | 12 | With 51-Across and 15-Down, group in which [see circled letters] is the only one still largely intact |
| 28% | EUROS | 5 | What marks and francs have been replaced with |
| 28% | ANDY | 4 | Artist associated with Mao and Marilyn |
| 28% | TREASURERS | 10 | Group associated with checks and balances |
| 28% | ROMANTICISM | 11 | Literary and artistic movement of the late 18th- and 19th-centuries with which Felix Mendelssohn, Percy Shelley and Eugene Delacroix are associated |
| 27% | EMO | 3 | Music genre associated with sensitivity and introversion |
| 27% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | Victor Hugo's novel which was also adapted into a movie starring Anne Hathaway and has a sentence with 823 words: 2 wds. |
| 27% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | American singer who has made hits like "You Belong With Me," and is currently dating British actor Joe Alwyn: 2 wds. |
| 27% | AKON | 4 | Artist with hits like "Smack That" and "Right Now" |
| 27% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish group with songs like "Fernando" and "Dancing Queen" |
| 27% | SWIMMING | 8 | Sport with which Michael Phelps is associated |
| 27% | DRAKE | 5 | Singer of 15-Across, 28-Across, and 38-Across who was honored with the Artist of the Decade Award at the 2021 "Billboard" Music Awards |