Music industry
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| - | he '''music industry''' refers to the business industry connected with the creation and sale of [[music]]. It consists of [[record company|record companies]], [[record label|labels]] and [[Music publisher (popular music)|publishers]] that distribute recorded [[music]] products internationally and that often control the [[copyright|rights]] to those products. Some music labels are "[[independent label|independent]]," while others are subsidiaries of larger [[corporation|corporate]] entities or international [[multinational corporation|media groups]]. | + | The '''music industry''' refers to the [[business]] [[industry]] connected with the [[creation]] and [[sale]] of [[music]]. It consists of [[record company|record companies]], [[record label|labels]] and [[Music publisher (popular music)|publishers]] that distribute recorded [[music]] products internationally and that often control the [[copyright|rights]] to those products. Some music labels are "[[independent label|independent]]," while others are subsidiaries of larger [[corporation|corporate]] entities or international [[multinational corporation|media groups]]. |
| The world music market is currently dominated by the "[[big four]]" record groups, [[Sony BMG]], [[EMI]], [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] and [[Warner Music|Warner]], each of which consists of many smaller companies and labels serving under different regions and markets. | The world music market is currently dominated by the "[[big four]]" record groups, [[Sony BMG]], [[EMI]], [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] and [[Warner Music|Warner]], each of which consists of many smaller companies and labels serving under different regions and markets. | ||
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The music industry refers to the business industry connected with the creation and sale of music. It consists of record companies, labels and publishers that distribute recorded music products internationally and that often control the rights to those products. Some music labels are "independent," while others are subsidiaries of larger corporate entities or international media groups.
The world music market is currently dominated by the "big four" record groups, Sony BMG, EMI, Universal and Warner, each of which consists of many smaller companies and labels serving under different regions and markets.
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