Music Industry

Music Industry or Music Business, branch of commercial trade dealing with the production and sale of musical recordings, music publishing, and related merchandise.

For information on:

• initial growth of the music publishing industry, see American Music: Late 19th and Early 20th Century;Irving Berlin
• how the music industry influences mainstream musical tastes, see Popular Music: 1955 to Present
• concert tours and promotion, see Marlene Dietrich; Madonna; Liza Minnelli; Oscar Peterson; Bruce Springsteen; The Who; Lester Young; Marian Anderson; The Grateful Dead
• music videos that promote specific songs or artists, see Music Television
• recording and distribution of music, see Sound Recording and Reproduction: Commercial Recording and the Music Industry; Rhythm-and-Blues Music: Origins
• music charts as a barometer of sales and popularity, see Chuck Berry; Garth Brooks; James Brown; Whitney Houston; Herbie Hancock; B. B. King; Elton John; Bette Midler; Paul Simon; Rap
• independent music industry in which musicians record for small companies to create their own labels, see Elvis Presley; Motown Record Company, L.P.
• music executives, see Quincy Jones; David Geffen
• legal background, see Copyright
• selected companies, see DreamWorks SKG; Motown Record Company, L.P.; Sony Corporation; Time Warner Inc.; Universal Studios Inc.
• types of music in the industry, see Popular Music; Rhythm-and-Blues Music; Rock Music
• music industry awards and honors, see Grammy Awards; Juno Awards; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum