Music Industry 101 Quiz: MCQ! Trivia
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- 1.How many major labels are there right now?
- A.
3
- B.
5
- C.
4
- D.
6
- 2.What does A&R mean?
- A.
Artist Relations
- B.
Artist and Repertoire
- C.
Association of Radio
- D.
Artist and Record manager
- 3.How long does normal copyright last?
- A.
30 years
- B.
Author's life plus 30 years
- C.
Author's life plus 70 years
- D.
100 years
- 4.What is an all-rights deal?
- A.
The record label gets a portion of all forms of income
- B.
The artist grants publishing rights to a publishing company
- C.
The artist grants rights to heirs in their will
- D.
The artist gives a manager control of their career
- 5.How much does an artist manager typically make?
- A.
15-20% of the artist's income
- B.
$50,000-$100,000
- C.
3-5% of the artist's income
- D.
12-15% of the artist's income
- 6.What is a radio promoter?
- A.
They sell ads on the radio station
- B.
They get people to listen to the radio station
- C.
They promote the artist's music to radio stations
- D.
They get rights for the radio station to play the artist's music
- 7.What organization certifies gold and platinum records?
- A.
NARAS
- B.
RIAA
- C.
NARM
- D.
CMA
- 8.During what quarter is it thought to be most difficult to launch a new artist?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- 9.How much does a producer typically make?
- A.
12-15% of the artist's income from record sales
- B.
3-5% of the artist's income from record sales
- C.
15-20% of the artist's income from record sales
- D.
5-10% of the artist's income from record sales
- 10.What is a mechanical royalty?
- A.
Money a songwriter gets for public performance
- B.
Money paid to a writer for a song reproduced on a CD, ringtone, mp3, etc
- C.
Money paid to a label for a song reproduced on a CD, ringtone, mp3, etc
- D.
Money paid to a performer for public performance
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