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Resources for Musicians
affected by COVID-19, from the
Artist Rights Alliance

We Are Music

Investing in great artists and protecting their creative freedom is at the heart of our work. Our members work tirelessly to find new artists, help them reach their potential in the business and connect to fans.  We support record labels by recognizing excellence through the Gold & Platinum Program, protecting music copyrights, providing tools for parents and helping music creators maintain production standards.

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Music News

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FACTS & RESEARCH

U.S. Sales Database

Explore our interactive database of year-end shipment and revenue statistics.
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U.S. Sales Report

Continued strong growth to more than 60 million paid subscriptions drove the U.S. music industry to its fourth consecutive year of double digit growth
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Streaming Was 3/4 of U.S. Music Industry in 2018
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Rebooting the Record Label

The modern record label consists of dedicated, experienced teams who partner with artists to bring fans the world’s best music. While the core functions of finding, developing and breaking the next music star have not changed, how that’s done today is dramatically different, thanks in part to the advent of music streaming services. It takes a coordinated global team to support and nurture an artist’s vision. We are #LabelsAtWork.

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Investing in Music

Did you know that record companies are the biggest investors in music, spending more than $4.5 billion on discovering and marketing in 2015?  Read on to learn about labels’ global investment in discovering, nurturing and promoting today’s most popular artists.

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MusicFuels.com

Music and musicians help power the Internet

Musicians are some of the most-followed people worldwide on social media. Music labels help make that happen, working tirelessly to find new artists, help them reach their potential and connect to fans. See how music powers social media.

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Parental Advisory Label

We provide record companies and artists with labeling tools to help guide parents with making educated content decisions for their children, while nurturing a passion for music.

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