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Industry Guide: Entertainment

Sources for researching the entertainment industry

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Emily Treptow

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Subjects: Business, Economics

Industry Overviews

Statista
Publishes a detailed Industry Dossier on the music industry

Statista collects data from a broad range of government and commercial sources. Data can be downloaded in Excel or pre-formatted for PowerPoint. Statista also includes reports from market research companies.
IBISWorld

IBISWorld has market research and analysis on over 700 industries.
Mintel Academic

Market research on U.S. consumer markets.

Data & Statistics

Detailed statistics on sales are be difficult to find. These trade associations are the most widely cited sources.

Statista

Statista collects data from a broad range of government and commercial sources. Data can be downloaded in Excel or pre-formatted for PowerPoint. Statista also includes reports from market research companies.

Trade Associations

Reference Sources

This Business of Music : The Definitive Guide to the Music Industry
Books on the music industry
Search the Library Catalog for more books on the music business

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Includes some journals on music that aren't covered by business databases.

The database covers musicology, ethnomusicology, theory, analysis, composition, instruments and voice, performance practice and notation, liturgy, dance, aesthetics, criticism, music therapy and education, and iconography.

Subjects: Business, Economics
Updated: Aug 5, 2025 3:31 PM
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