Word Inc

Name

Word Inc

Legal name

Word Entertainment LLC

Website

https://wordmusic.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Word Inc (Word Entertainment LLC), a Curb Company subsidiary, publishes and licenses choral music, hymnals, worship charts, and children's musicals to churches, religious organizations, and music education programs through royalty and membership-based distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Church and Choral Music Publishing

NAICS

Music Publishers (51223), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Worship & Liturgy Publishing (Liturgical Texts, Missals, Service Books, Hymnals) (MPAJAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Print Music Publishing (Sheet Music, Scores, Educational Repertoire) (MPAIABAG), Faith-Based Media, Publishing & Broadcasting (Radio, TV, Digital, Press) (BPAGAJAI)

Keywords

• Church music publishing
• Choral sheet music
• Worship resources
• Children's musicals
• Hymnal publishing

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Music Publishing and Sales: WordMusic.com operates under Word Entertainment LLC, distributing choral music, children's musicals, worship charts, and hymnals through its Word Music Publishing and Word Music & Church Resources divisions.

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Word Inc publishes and distributes church and choral music content through its Word Music Publishing and Word Music & Church Resources divisions, including choral music, children's musicals, worship charts, and hymnals. Distribution reaches churches, religious organizations, and music education programs primarily through the Word Choral Club membership platform and affiliated Word Entertainment channels. The company functions as part of the broader Word Entertainment LLC ecosystem, a Curb company, which also encompasses a record label group, film, and distribution operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Word Entertainment Umbrella entertainment company offering music, films, and distribution services as part of a comprehensive entertainment platform under Word Entertainment LLC.
• Word Music & Church Resources Division focused on church music resources and spiritual content, providing choral music, children's musicals, worship charts, hymnals, and Word Choral Clubs access for religious communities and worship organizations.
• Word Choral Clubs Subscription or membership program offering choral music resources and materials for churches and choral groups.
• Choral Music Sheet music and arrangements for choral performances, distributed through Word Choral Clubs and direct sales to churches and choral programs.
• Children's Musicals Musical productions and resources designed for children's choirs and youth groups in church and school settings.
• Worship Charts Arrangements and charts for worship music, providing lead sheets and orchestration materials for church worship teams.
• Hymnals Published hymnals and songbooks for church congregations, containing lyrics and music notation for worship services.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Hope Publishing Company: Long-established publisher of hymnals, choral octavos, and worship resources directly comparable to Word Music & Church Resources in product mix and church customer base.
• Shawnee Press: Choral and worship music publisher with overlapping sheet music, hymnals, and church choir catalog aimed at the same worship-leader buyers as Word.
• Lorenz Corporation: Independent publisher of choral octavos, anthems, and handbell music targeting churches, closely matching Word's choral resources product line.
• Brentwood-Benson Music Publications: Specializes in choral anthems, worship collections, and children's musicals for church use, directly overlapping with Word's choral, worship charts, and children's musicals offerings.
• Integrity Music: Worship music publisher and record label providing songs, hymnals, and resources for churches, comparable to Word's publishing and worship charts business.
• Daywind Music Group: Southern gospel and church choral music publisher and distributor with overlapping worship and choral product lines targeting the same faith-based customer base.

Emerging players

• PraiseCharts: Digital-first worship chart and chord-chart subscription platform serving modern worship teams, representing the digital-native direction Word's worship charts product could evolve toward.

Broad incumbents

• Alfred Music: Major sheet music and educational music publisher with choral and sacred titles, competing for the same church choir and school music budgets as Word.
• Hal Leonard Corporation: Largest print music publisher globally, with deep choral and worship catalogs and broader educational and trade music coverage, representing the dominant incumbent in Word's category.

Others

• Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI): Dominant church music licensing body enabling congregations to reproduce copyrighted worship songs, representing both a complementary channel and a competitive force against individual hymnal and chart publishers like Word.

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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