Music Business Handbook and Career Guide
Web Resources
Click on the following links. Please note these will open in a new window.
Recording Industry Association of American (RIAA)
The RIAA is the trade organization of music labels. Their members manufacture and distribute 85% of recordings produced and sold in the United States.
http://www.riaa.com
Trade Magazines
Everyone in the music industry regularly reads at least two or three of these publications
Billboard
http://www.billboard.com/ - /
Downbeat
http://www.downbeat.com/
Electronic Musician
http://emusician.com/
Keyboard
http://www.keyboardmag.com/
Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/
Modern Drummer
http://www.moderndrummer.com/
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html
OffBeat
http://www.offbeat.com/
Pro Sound
http://www.prosoundnews.com/
Rolling Stone
http://www.rollingstone.com/
Variety
www.variety.com