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Nielsen Audio
http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/solutions/capabilities/audio.html

In 2013, Nielsen acquired radio-rating firm Arbitron, creating a global information and measurement company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence, and mobile measurement.

Nielsen: How We Measure Music Sales
http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/solutions/measurement/music-sales-measurement.html

Nielsen compiles data from more than 39,000 retail outlets globally to help record labels, publishers, artists, artist management, and performance rights organizations understand what albums, singles, and music videos people are buying, and where they’re buying them.

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
www.ifpi.org

IFPI represents the recording industry worldwide with some 1400 members in 66 countries. It is also the recording industry’s most authoritative source of market research and information, providing a comprehensive range of global industry statistics.

Music Business Plays to Big Data’s Beat
http://www.wsj.com/articles/music-business-plays-to-big-datas-beat-1418603548

Universal’s Artist Portal allows users to track and compare artists’ sales, streaming, social media buzz and airplay globally in real time, while offering insight into the driving factors for spikes and dips in each metric.

Next Big Sound
https://www.nextbigsound.com/industryreport/2015summer

Armed with data, artists and their teams can make the more informed business decisions that will result in a sustainable middle class of musicians, and a more profitable music industry.