Streaming Giants
The Big Labels
Touring/ Agencies
Music History
Charts
100

This video platform is a major competitor in the music streaming market, offering both music and video content.

What is YouTube?

100

The big 3 music labels. 

What is Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, and Warner Music Group?

100

This clause, often written into artist contracts, requires the promoter to provide specific hospitality amenities like catering and accommodations.

What is a rider?

100

The 1969 music festival that became synonymous with the counterculture movement, featuring performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and The Who.

  1. What is Woodstock?

100

This 2020 single by The Weeknd spent 90 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record for the longest-charting song in the chart's history.

What is "Blinding Lights"?

200

In 2023, this streaming platform launched "Artist Reactions," allowing creators to upload video responses to fan questions alongside their music.

What is SoundCloud?

200

This legendary hip-hop label, co-founded by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin in 1984, was pivotal in the careers of artists like LL Cool J and Beastie Boys.

What is Def Jam Recordings?

200

This company is the largest promoter of live concerts and tours globally.

What is Live Nation?

200

This 1980s genre, originating in Detroit and Chicago, heavily influenced the development of electronic dance music, with its use of synthesizers and drum machines.

What is house music (or techno)?

200

This song from the Frozen II soundtrack became the first Disney song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1993.

What is "Let It Go"?

300

This streaming platform, created by a group of artists including Kanye West and Jack White, markets itself as "artist-owned" and places an emphasis on exclusive content.

What is Tidal?

300

This major music company, one of the “Big Three,” acquired EMI’s music division in 2012, making it the largest music label in the world by market share.

What is Universal Music Group (UMG)?

300

Some artists are now opting for this innovative concert model, where instead of traditional tours, they perform multiple shows in one city. 

What is a residency tour model?

300

This Beyoncé album changed the music industry by being released without any prior promotion, debuting as a surprise drop.

What is Beyoncé (self-titled album)?

300

In 2021, this pop star broke the record for the most simultaneous entries on the Billboard Hot 100 by a female artist, with all 18 tracks from her album charting. 

Who is Olivia Rodrigo?

400

What does Spotify pay per stream?

What is $0.003 to $0.005 per stream? 

400

This subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment is credited with launching the careers of Adele and Beyoncé.

What is Columbia Records?

400

Highest-grossing tour of all time? Artist and amount of money? 

What is Taylor Swift ($1.04 billion)?

400

This movement, which began on the internet in the mid-2000s, combines pop culture references, irony, and lo-fi production, and is exemplified by artists like PC Music and 100 gecs.

What is hyperpop?

400

This Drake single, released in 2016, spent 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a defining track of his career.

What is "One Dance"?

500

Despite fierce competition, this platform launched in China in 2013 and now holds the largest share of the Chinese music streaming market.

What is Tencent Music?

500

This pioneering label founded by Berry Gordy was known for developing stars like Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, and Marvin Gaye in the 1960s and 1970s.

What is Motown Records?

500

In response to the growing demand for flexible pricing, many artists have adopted this pricing model, where ticket prices adjust based on demand.

What is dynamic pricing?

500

Michael Jackson's first solo album?

What is "Got to Be There"? 

500

This band holds the record for the most #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, with 20 chart-topping singles between 1964 and 1970.

Who are The Beatles?

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