industri musik atau bisnis musik menjual komposisi, rekaman dan pertunjukan musik.
di antara banyak orang dan organisasi yang beroperasi di dalam industri ini adalah para musisi yang menggubah dan mempertunjukkan musik-musiknya; perusahaan dan profesional yang menciptakan dan menjual musik rekaman (misalnya penerbit musik, produser, studio, teknisi, label rekaman, toko musik daring dan ritel, organisasi hak pertunjukan); pihak yang menampilkan pertunjukan musik langsung (agen bakat, promotor, panggung musik, kru jalan); para profesional yang membantu musisi dengan karier mereka (manajer bakat, manajer bisnis, pengacara hiburan); pihak yang menyiarkan musik (radio satelit dan siaran); jurnalis; pengajar; produsen instrumen musik; dan lain-lain.
pada akhir abad ke-19 dan awal abad ke-20, industri musik didominasi oleh penerbit musik lembaran.
pada pertengahan abad, rekaman telah menggantikan musik lembaran sebagai pemain terbesar dalam bisnis musik: dalam dunia komersial orang-orang mulai membicarakan "industri rekaman" sebagai sinonim dari "industri musik".
sejak 2000, penjualan musik rekaman jatuh bertahap,
sementara musik langsung semakin populer.
tiga "label perusahaan besar" mendominasi musik rekaman  universal music group (setelah membeli emi pada november 2011), sony music entertainment,sony corporation announced october 1, 2008 that it had completed the acquisition of bertelsmanns 50% stake in sony bmg, which was originally announced on august 5, 2008.
ref: dan warner music group  masing-masing terdiri dari perusahaan-perusahaan dan label kecil yang melayani wilayah dan pasar tertentu.
industri musik langsung didominasi oleh live nation, promotor dan pemilik panggung musik terbesar di dunia.
live nation adalah bekas anak perusahaan clear channel communications, yang merupakan pemilik terbesar stasiun radio di amerika serikat.
perusahaan penting lainnya dalam industri musik adalah creative artists agency (perusahaan manajemen dan bakat) dan apple inc. (pemilik toko musik terbesar di dunia, itunes store).
organisasi industri musik
academy of country music aka acm
alliance of artists and recording companies aka aarc
american association of independent music aka a2im
american federation of musicians aka afm
american federation of television and radio artists aka aftra
american society of composers, authors and publishers aka ascap
asosiasi industri rekaman indonesia aka asiri
association of independent music aka aim
australian recording industry association aka aria
billboard magazine, terkenal karena billboard hot 100
british phonographic industry (bpi)
broadcast music incorporated aka bmi
canadian recording industry association (cria)
country music association
federation of the italian music industry (fimi)
gesellschaft fr musikalische auffhrungs- und mechanische vervielfltigungsrechte (gema) di jerman
harry fox agency (cabang laba dari nmpa)
indian music industry (imi)
international federation of the phonographic industry (ifpi)
irish recorded music association (irma)
latin academy of recording arts &
mechanical-copyright protection society (mcps)
national academy of recording arts and sciences (naras)
national association of recording merchandisers (narm)
national music publishers association (nmpa)
philippine association of the record industry (pari)
prs for music
recording artists' coalition aka rac
recording industry association of america (riaa)
recording industry association of japan (riaj)
recording industry association of new zealand (rianz)
recording industry of south africa (risa)
society of european stage authors &
daftar label rekaman dan
daftar musisi terlaris
music directory canada (buku)
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federal trade commission press release regarding price fixing
antitrust settlement in nevada price-fixing case
songwriter janis ian's critique of the record industry's policies
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music downloads: pirates- or customers?.
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