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The main branches of the music industry are the live music industry, the recording industry, and all the companies that train, support, supply and represent musicians. The recording industry produces three separate products: compositions (songs, pieces, lyrics), recordings (audio and video) and media (such as CDs or MP3s , and DVDs ).
Warner Music Group Corp., [6] commonly abbreviated as WMG, is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City.It is one of the "big three" recording companies and the third-largest in the global music industry, after Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME).
The world's largest recorded music markets are listed annually by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The ranking is based on retail value (rather than units) each market generates respectively per year; retail value generated by each market varies from year to year.
In 1983, CBS expanded its music publishing business by acquiring the music publishing arm of MGM/UA Communications Co. [27] CBS later sold the print music arm to Columbia Pictures. [28] By 1987, CBS was the only "big three" American TV network to have a co-owned record company. [29]
Today, the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) unveiled the second edition of its Music Industry Action Report Card (MIARC) which observes dozens of organizations in multiple categories — labels ...
At the time of its acquisition by Universal Music in 2012, it was the fourth largest business group and record label conglomerate in the music industry, and was one of the "Big Four" record companies (now the "Big Three").
Large Drops in the Live Music and Concert Industries. The live music industry saw a 75% decline in 2020, according to Goldman Sachs. Up to 85% of live music revenue will be lost in the United ...
Credit - Photo-Illustration by TIME; Getty Images (5) O n Friday, Beyoncé will release Cowboy Carter, the much anticipated album that signals the beginning of the second part of a three-act ...