Searchable database of UK limited companies: https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/ in case anyone wants to check if their fictional company has a real life namesake. I don't know if the USA or other countries have equivalents. There is a Merrick Music in the UK but I don't know if it's the same one that the OP found as it only has UK companies.
Some company names are so common that it's unlikely to be a problem with copyright.
Some company names are so common that it's unlikely to be a problem with copyright.