Genres
It's the most popular music genre globally.
Pop
These are companies that sign artists, finance recordings, market the music, and coordinate distribution.
Record labels
This is the length of time that the copyright on a song composition usually lasts.
Life of the author + 70 years
This kind of consumer drives the bulk of front-end revenue in the music business.
Individual consumers (buying tickets, cds, etc)
___% of revenue that Spotify pays to rights holders in royalties.
70%
This genre makes up 28% of on demand streamed music, making it the most popular genre to be streamed.
R&B and Hip Hop
This type of licensing for recordings that pair with ads and games is on the rise.
Sync
The are two common music copyrights.
Musical work and song recording
These agencies ensure songwriters get paid for reproductions of their works.
Mechanical Rights Agencies
This is a name for artists who are hired to play on records but are not part of the regular touring band.
Session musicians
This is the most popular genre for live concerts with the widest age range of fans.
Rock
The “Big Three” major record labels.
Universal Music Group, Sony, Warner
This music platform doesn't have to pay royalties to artists for songs played.
Radio
This promoter reported concert revenues of $19 billion in 2023 just from the concerts division.
Live Nation
Physical media, like CDs are still popular in this country.
Japan
Dating back to the 1970s, this music genre is popular in Europe and in the festival scene
EDM
As of Q4 2024, what percentage of worldwide music subscribers did Spotify have?
32%
This act prevents online content creators from using copyrighted materials without owner permission.
DCMA
In many countries outside the U.S., similar neighboring rights societies collect when recordings are played on radio/TV or in public.
These societies ensure performers and labels get a share of those revenues.
Sound Recording Rights Collectives
By 2018 __% of consumers in major markets were listening via on-demand streaming.
86
This growing genre accounts for about 8% of music industry revenue.
In this distribution system, independent labels and artists rely on aggregators (TuneCore, CD Baby, DistroKid, Ditto, etc.) or services provided by companies like Believe Digital or AWAL to place their music on streaming/download platforms.
Digital Realm
This country has issued guidelines requiring AI generated content to be labelled.
China
The IFPI (for record labels globally), RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and local music rights federations are what kind of organizations?
Copyright Administration and Anti-Piracy Organizations
By 2022, ___% of global recording revenues came from independent artists in the “artist direct” segment.
33