Research Guides: Music Business Research Guide: Data, Statistics, & Trends

Concert & Event Attendance

Below are a number of websites that compile information on ticket sales, attendance at conferences, ticket prices, etc.

Billboard Boxscores
Gross sales from recent concerts recorded by Billboard.
Average Ticket Prices (Pollstar)
Average ticket prices for current concerts from Pollstar.
Broadway Grosses (Playbill)
Provides information on weekly grosses of Broadway shows including comparisons across weeks, average ticket prices, seats sold, number of performances, etc.

Artists Revenue Streams (Future of Music Coalition)
Research project from the Future of Music Coalition to define and describe revenue streams for artists.
IFPI Digital Music 2014 Report
Includes facts & figures, global best sellers, social media usage, descriptions of the current economy for digital music, etc.
IFPI Global Statistics
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is an non-profit organization that represents the interests of the recording industry. IFPI collects and publishes key statistics about the music market and industry.
IFPI Investing in Music 2012 Report
A report detailing how record companies find, nurture and market talent.
Nielsen Entertainment's U.S. Music Industry Year-End Review: 2013
Includes sales, record company market share, and top song and record data through the end of 2013.
RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)
Provides information on the industry including industry research, sales and shipment numbers, and discussion around key issues affecting the industry such as piracy.

The Nielsen Company
Nielsen is a market research company that specializes in consumer research, specifically what they watch, listen to, and buy. They offer some free market research reports.
BillboardBiz
Provides chart information and news for the music industry.

Music Industry Data (Music ID)
Music industry Data/Music ID is an inter-disciplinary research tool for music courses, entertainment industry business studies, film & media studies, cultural studies, humanities including modern history and statistics departments. The resource links all the data that exists on music, industry trends and commercial facts. This data is presented in Relative Pitch Graphs, which tell the story of the impact of music on society and cultures.