18 Best Music Crime Podcasts

1. DISGRACELAND

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You know the myths. You've seen the biopics. But if you're the kind of music fan who craves the rest of the story—the stuff they buried or cleaned up for streaming and theaters—this is your podcast. DISGRACELAND is the award-winning show that reveals the deeply human, highly dramatic, true crime fueled chaos behind legendary musicians like Amy Winehouse, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, the Grateful Dead, Blondie, and more...MORE Host Jake Brennan
Producer/Network Double Elvis Productions
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 14.9KFacebook 102.1KTwitter 7.9KInstagram 225.5K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry

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Have I got a story for you! Award winning Music Historian and host of the chart topping Ongoing History of New Music Podcast Alan Cross unleashes his next amazing podcast. In every episode Alan Cross takes you inside unbelievable true stories of crime, murder, scandal, strange deaths, unexplainable events, and the general mayhem from the music industry through the decades.There is a lot of bad behavior that needs to be talked about. It's a one-of-a-kind podcast featuring true crime stories from the world of music.MORE Host Alan Cross
Email ****@alancross.ca
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Dr. Jody Carrington, Ozzy Osbourne
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 398 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. King Slime: The Prosecution of Young Thug and YSL

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On May 9, 2022, Atlanta police raided the mansion of Jeffery Lamar Williams, known across the globe as Young Thug. An 88-page indictment alleges that the rapper and 27 co-defendants participated in organized gang activity, committing crimes ranging from assault and armed robbery to murder. Music journalist Christina Lee and crime and politics reporter George Chidi team up to tell the full story of the craziest trial in Atlanta and hip hop's history. MORE Hosts Christina Lee, George Chidi
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 251 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Dead and Gone

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Despite the Grateful Dead's ethos of peace and love and communal music, there is a darkness that surrounds the band. Across five decades, a string of unexplained accidents, murders and disappearances have befallen some of the band's most dedicated fans; affectionately known as 'DeadHeads.' Some were last seen on their way to Grateful Dead concerts, others simply vanished or were tragically murdered while attending shows. Hosted by Payne Lindsey (Up and Vanished) and Jake Brennan (Disgraceland), DEAD AND GONE Season 2 dives deep into the DeadHead subculture, investigating four of these tragi..MORE Hosts Payne Lindsey, Jake Brennan
Producer/Network Tenderfoot TV
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 4K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Death By Music Podcast

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This show is for the morbidly curious music fan - it's a combination of true crime and music history. Death By Music Podcast covers death in the music industry, from overdoses to plane crashes to cold-blooded murder. NEW EPISODES MONTLY! MINI episodes every Monday - topical music stories with a bit of off-topic chit chat. 100 archived mini episodes are available on our Patreon! Go to www.patreon.com/deathbypodcastteam for a $5/mo bonus content!MORE Hosts Alex Motteler, Cassie Gardener, Jake
Producer/Network Death By Podcast Team
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 27Facebook 710Instagram 436 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Murder on Music Row from The Tennessean

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'Murder on Music Row' is a podcast produced by The Tennessean, which is part of the USA Today Network. It is a deep-dive narrative that covers one case per season, and includes murder, music and nostalgia from police investigations in Nashville, TN. Season 1 focused on the execution-style 1989 murder of Cash Box Magazine chart director Kevin Hughes. Season 2: 'The Skull at the End of the Rainbow' focuses on the life and 1998 murder of Nashville icon David 'Skull' Schulman, who owned and operated Skull's Rainbow Room for 50 years...MORE Hosts Keith Sharon, Kirsten Fiscus
Producer/Network The Tennessean
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 101 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Music & Murder

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Music & Murder is a true crime and music podcast. It intertwines real actual true crime murder cases, while showcasing some great music. The host Michael D Keeney is a total dick, and uses profanity, and talks very graphically about gory details that depict the crime scene or scenes that are featured on each episode. The dick, I mean, the host, is a criminology graduate student, and a professional recording artist and song writer for ASCAP. Most episodes are about murders that involve musicians, but not all of them, and most are about murderers that kill in a serial manner...MORE Host Michael D Keeney
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 22 Avg Length 82 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Crime In Music

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Hello Again, and Welcome to Crime In Music! Every other week, we'll bring you a true-crime podcast about people in & around the Music Business and their mis-adventures in Law-Breaking! We talk about such things as: #CrimeHistory #MurderMystery #MusicHistory #truecrime #MusicBusiness #CrimeInMusic If you like that sort of thing, Check Us Out, Hit Subscribe & Tell a Friend! Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.MORE Hosts Brian Kinsley, Benjamin Ruppel
Producer/Network CrimeInMusic.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 3.6/5Apple Reviews 32Facebook 288Twitter 225Instagram 145 Avg Length 85 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Dragonfly: Brett Cantor Murder Mystery

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Step inside the shadowy world of the 90s music industry with Casefile Presents.We go behind the velvet ropes to explore the dark side of the Hollywood club scene and the nightlife king and queen pins who ruled it. In this world, secrets trade hands like currency; among the most compelling is who murdered Brett Cantor.The tragic death of Brett Cantor sent shockwaves throughout the entertainment industry...MORE Producer/Network Casefile Presents
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 3.3/5Apple Reviews 198 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Record Crimes

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Dive into the criminal side of the music industry with musicians Alyssa D'Angelo and Clarisse Barbier. Join us each week for episodes covering the fraudulent, absurd, and downright disturbing cases that surround the music we know and love today.MORE Hosts Lys dangelo, Clarisse Barbier
Producer/Network Alyssa D'Angelo and Clarisse Barbier
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Twitter 25Instagram 123 Avg Length 93 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

11. DEAD NOTES

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Where music ends… and mystery begins.A cinematic true crime podcast exploring the haunting intersections of fame, legacy, and sudden death in the music world. From John Lennon to Kurt Cobain, each episode revisits the final days of legendary artists — unraveling the mysteries that still echo after the last note fades.Hosted by Ben Cooper. From CooperVille Productions.MORE Email ****@hotmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

12. Herb and Legends

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What was the cause of Bob Marley's death? Who really killed his band mate Peter Tosh? Lean in close and listen to what the corporate media outlets only hint at, what popular shows dance around but never fully illuminate. Join Henry K host of the #1 Music History podcast Rootsland on the new series Herb and Legends where we are not just exploring murders and connecting missing pieces, we are capturing cultural mythology, oral traditions that ripple through recording studios and streets corners like late night ghost stories. It's a murder mystery meets Music history .MORE Host Henry Karyo
Producer/Network Henry K
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Amjad Masad
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Decades Of The Axe

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A musical true crime journey; examining a murder spree that shaped a music genre, moved across the Atlantic and left over 50 victims in its wake. And, it all happened over a hundred years ago!MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. The Hip Hop Files

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'The Hip Hop Files explores music history and the true crime and gangster stories that shaped it. From Tupac and Biggie to DMX, Big L, and beyond, we uncover the real stories behind hip hop's legends — their rise, their struggles, and the crimes that shook the culture. Part music history, part true crime podcast, this is where hip hop's past meets the streets.'MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. Musical Murders

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?️ 'Behind the music lies a darker tune...' ?Welcome to Musical Murders, the true crime podcast that delves into the haunting intersection of music and murder. From rock legends who lived fast and met tragic ends to the shocking cases of musicians who crossed a deadly line, we uncover the stories behind the headlines.Each episode takes you deep into the lives, mysteries, and crimes that shocked the world—and left their mark on music history. Tune in... if you dareMORE Producer/Network Sinister Somnolence
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Who Killed The Radio Star

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Who Killed The Radio Star is a comedy show where each week Steve n' Tyler discuss stories of true crime, tragedy, high strangeness, and conspiracy BUT only from within the music world. From the weird antics of famous musicians to the completely bizarre conspiracy theories behind your favourite albums, we get into all of it.Welcome to Who Killed The Radio Star.MORE Hosts Steve, Tyler
Producer/Network whokilledtheradiostar
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Instagram 3.2K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Vinyl Crimes: Music, Scandal & Obsession

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the darkest corners of music history are filled with frauds, feuds, and forgotten crimes. In Vinyl Crimes , each episode uncovers a real case that rocked the industry — from stolen identities to vanished Grammys. Everything they didn't tell you… plays here.MORE Email ****@podlatino.com
Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

18. Murders to Music: Crime Scene to Music Scene (Streamline Events and Entertainment)

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Come on a ride along with a Veteran Homicide Detective as the twists and turns of the job suddenly end his career  and nearly his life; discover how something wonderful is born out of the Darkness. Embark on the journey from helping people on their worst days, to bringing life, excitement and smiles on their best days.MORE Producer/Network Aaron...DJ, Musician, Superhero
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 35 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact