Western Illinois University: Macomb Campus

Related Websites for Music Business

Artist Management/Concert Promotion

• APAP, Association of Performing Arts Presenters
• ATA, Association of Talent Agents
• CAMI, Columbia Artists Management Inc.
• CAA, Creative Artists Agency
• Clear Channel Entertainment
• Concert Ideas College Talent Buyer/Booking Agency
• Concerts West
• House of Blues Concerts
• ICM, International Creative Management
• IEBA, International Entertainment Buyers Association
• IMA, Independent Managers Association
• IMG Artists, International Management Group
• Live Nation
• NACA, National Association for Campus Activities
• NAPAMA, North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents
• NCOPM, National Conference of Personal Managers
• Ticketmaster
• WMA, William Morris Agency

Arts Administration

• AAAE, Association of Arts Administration Educators
• Artslynx International Arts Resource
• CNM, Center for Nonprofit Management
• DANCE/USA
• GuideStar, National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
• ICSOM, International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians
• NEA, National Endowment for the Arts
• NYFA, New York Foundation for the Arts
• ASOL, American Symphony Orchestra League
• Opera America
• Symphony Orchestra Institute
  

Copyright

• US Copyright Offices
• US Patent & Trademark Office
• Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University Libraries)
• Copyright Website (Includes "Famous Copyright Infringements")
• Columbia Law Library (Music Copyright Infringement Online Archive)

Licensing

• ASCAP
• BMI
• CCLI, Church Copyright Licensing International
• SESAC
• Harry Fox Agency
• SoundExchange (licenses, collects, and distributes digital public performance revenue for sound recording copyrights)

Music Education & Music Business

• Sony ATV Music Publishing
• AMC, American Music Conference
• MENC, Music Educators National Conference

Music Products Industry

• AIMM, Alliance of Independent Music Merchants
• NAMM, International Music Products Association
• SBA, U.S. Small Business Administration

The Recording Industry

• AES, Audio Engineering Society
• AFIM, Association for Independent Music
• BDS, Broadcast Data Systems
• CJR, Columbia Journalism Review (Who Owns What)
• Future of Music Coalition
• Gracenote (charts most played albums on the internet)
• IFPI (represents the recording industry worldwide)
• MPG, Music Producers Guild
• NARAS, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
• NARIP, National Association of Record Industry Professionals
• NARM, National Association of Recording Merchandisers
• RAC, Recording Artists' Coalition
• Record Production
• RIAA, Recording Industry Association of America
• SoundScan
• SPARS, Society of professional Audio Recording Services
• The "Big 4"
  • EMI Music Group
  • Sony BMG Music Entertainment
  • Universal Music Group
  • Warner Music Group

Songwriting/Publishing

• NMPA, National Music Publishers Association
• MPA, Music Publishers Association
• SGA, Songwriters Guild of America
• EMI Music Publishing
• Warner Chappell Music Publishing 
• Universal Music Publishing 
• Sony/ATV Music Publishing

The Trades

• Billboard
• HarmonyCentral.com
• Hits Daily Double
• MMR
• Music Inc.
• Music Trades
• Music & Sound Retailer
• MusicPlayer.com
• Pollstar

Unions and Guilds

• AFM, American Federation of Musicians
• AFTRA, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
• AGMA, American Guild of Musical Artists
• AGVA, American Guild of Variety Artists
• Actors’ Equity Association (Equity)
• SAG, Screen Actors Guild
• Dramatists Guild

Miscellaneous

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Inflation Calculator
• JobWeb - Career Development & Job Search Advice
• Nashvillehasjobs.com
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Career Information EntertainmentCareers.Net
• Random Interview Question Generator