Research Guides: Music Business: Company Information & General Industry Information

Company Resources

Hoovers
Hoovers contains public and private company profiles. Includes key executive profiles, industry coverage, and detailed company fact sheets.
Business Market Research Collection
Contains public and private company profiles.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage allows users to research companies, industries, and funds (mutual funds & ETFs), as well as to access financial news and directories, and financial education materials.

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Pitchbook
Research and analyze companies, deals, funds, investors and service providers across the entire private investment lifecycle.

Users should be directed straight to the PitchBook interface after the Duo push. If not, follow the steps below based on the screen you see:

If prompted with Choose how to sign in: select 'New York University'.
If prompted with Sign In to PitchBook: select 'Sign in with SSO' and enter your NYU email (NetID@nyu.edu).

Users must always use NYU Libraries' link to log in.

Daily download and print limits are restricted to 10 rows, with a monthly maximum of 25 rows. Screen capture is prohibited. For bulk data access, please go to PitchBook via WRDS. If you do not have a WRDS account, please refer to the WRDS guide for more information.

Why can't I find any information on my company?

Many companies in the music business are subsidiaries of other companies or private companies. Information on private companies, and even subsidiaries/divisions of public companies, can be challenging. Private companies generally do not have to report their financials, and subsidiary/division information is usually reported under the parent company's name. Information on private companies is usually limited to brief information in directories, news, trade publications and magazines. Try searching an article database for any mentions of company news, financials or business models.

Not finding what you're looking for? Find more information and resources on the Company and Industry Information Guide.

Multi-Industry Databases

eMarketer
eMarketer contains research on marketing in a digital world including marketing trends and consumer behavior.

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First Research
Provides industry profiles and metrics. Type "music" in the search box to get started.
IBISWorld
IBIS World is a comprehensive collection of industry market research.

Requires NetID and password on and off-campus.

Not finding what you're looking for? The full list of industry resources is available on the NYU Business Library industry page.