Music industry

The music industry is the industry that creates, performs, promotes, and preserves music.

History

In the 19th century the music industry was dominated by sheet music publishers. In the United States, the music industry arose in tandem with the rise of blackface minstrelsy. The group of music publishers and songwriters which dominated popular music in the United States was known as Tin Pan Alley. In the early 20th century the phonograph industry grew greatly in importance, and the record industry eventually replaced the sheet music publishers as the industry's largest force.

Related Topics:
19th century - Sheet music - United States - Blackface - Minstrelsy - Tin Pan Alley - 20th century - Phonograph - Record industry

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The advent of file sharing technologies may change the balance between record companies, song writers, and performing artists. Bands such as Metallica have fought back against p2p programs such as the infamous Napster. MP3s

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