IBISWorld coverage includes Musical Groups & Artists in the US, Music Publishing in the US, and Independent Label Music Production in the US. Consult IBISWorld for all reports on the music industry.
All You Need to Know about the Music Business, 10th by
Covers all the business aspects of the music industry
The Economics of Music, Second Edition by
"The Economics of Music provides a concise and rigorous presentation of the economics of the music business. It highlights the economic principles that govern a business that is an economic good protected by copyright law. The core sectors of the industry – publishing, recording, live music – are examined and how they operate together through a myriad of licensing arrangements."
The Art of Music Production, 4th by
The second part of the book "focuses on the job's practical aspects, including training, getting into the business, and--most importantly--the musical, financial, and interpersonal relationships producers have with artists and their labels."
Itake-Over: The Recording Industry in the Digital Era by
"iTake-Over: The Recording Industry in the Digital Era sheds light on the way large corporations appropriate new technologies related to recording and distribution of audio material to maintain their market dominance in a capitalist system."
This Note's for You : Popular Music + Advertising = Marketing Excellence by
SJU faculty author. This book takes the reader behind the curtain of some of the best popular music in advertising campaigns of all time.
Super Sonic Logos: the power of audio branding by
SJU faculty author.
Who's Buying Entertainment, 12th by
"The 12th edition of Who’s Buying Entertainment is based on unpublished data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2014 Consumer Expenditure Survey—you can’t get these data online. It examines how much Americans spend on amusing themselves by the demographics that count: age, income, high-income households, household type, race and Hispanic origin, region of residence, and education."
Business basics for musicians : the complete handbook from start to success, 2nd by 
Rock Brands: Selling Sound in a Media Saturated Culture by
Rock Brands is "an edited collection that explores how different genres of popular music are branded and marketed today."
What They'll Never Tell You about the Music Business, Third Edition by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
3651 Household Audio and Video Equipment
3652 Phonograph Records and Prerecorded Audio Tapes and Disks
3695 Magnetic And Optical Recording Media
3931 Musical Instruments
5731 Radio, Television, and Consumer Electronics Stores
5735 Record and Prerecorded Tape Stores
5736 Musical Instrument Stores
7929 Bands, Orchestras, Actors, and Other Entertainers and Entertainment Groups
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
339992 Musical Instrument Manufacturing
451140 Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
451220 Prerecorded Tape, Compact Disc, and Record Stores
5122 Sound Recording Industries
51221 Record Production
51222 Integrated Record Production/Distribution
51223 Music Publishers
51224 Sound Recording Studios
51229 Other Sound Recording Industries
517110 Music program distribution, cable or satellite
711130 Musical Groups and Artists
711310 Music festival managers
711410 Talent agents
