The music business is one of the most complex, infamous, and influential systems on earth! To state that there are a lot of moving parts is an understatement.
How The Music Business Works has been written to explain how all of those moving parts work together.
Our goal is to compile and share the most exhaustive guide on the subject that exists.
| 1 | What are Music Industry Consent Decrees? | Read |
| 2 | What is an Exploration Audit? | Read |
| 3 | The Team | Read |
| 4 | Types of Music Releases | Read |
| 5 | Copyright Registration | Read |
| 6 | Music Industry Contracts | Read |
| 7 | What is On-Demand Music Streaming? | Read |
| 8 | What is Non-Interactive Music Streaming? | Read |
| 9 | A Glossary of Music Industry Terms | Read |
| 10 | What is Music Distribution? | Read |
| 11 | Major vs. Indie | Read |
| 12 | How Does the Music Modernization Act Work? | Read |
| 13 | What are Print Rights? | Read |
| 14 | What are Lyric Rights? | Read |
| 15 | What is a Digital Download? | Read |
| 16 | What are Neighboring Rights? | Read |
| 17 | What is Work for Hire? | Read |
| 18 | What is a Master-Use License? | Read |
| 19 | What is Synchronization Licensing? | Read |
| 20 | What is a Public Performance License? | Read |
| 21 | What is a Mechanical License? | Read |
| 22 | What Is SoundExchange? | Read |
| 23 | What is Music Reports? | Read |
| 24 | What is The Harry Fox Agency? | Read |
| 25 | What is a Record Label? | Read |
| 26 | What is a Music Publisher? | Read |
| 27 | What is a Recording Artist? | Read |
| 28 | What is a Songwriter? | Read |
| 29 | What is a Sound Recording? | Read |
| 30 | What is a Composition? | Read |
| 31 | What is an ISWC? | Read |
| 32 | What is an ISRC? | Read |
| 33 | Organizations and Advocacy Groups of the Music Business | Read |
| 34 | The YouTube Guide for the Music Business | Read |