Smarterer Test Answers - General Music Industry Knowledge

What is a record label?

The security protection stickers on CD packaging.
A company that owns, distributes, markets, and sells musical recordings.
A company that prints and sells labels for vinyl records.
The best selling music company.

The content of which of the following video sites is exclusively music related?

MTV
Vimeo
YouTube
Dailymotion
VEVO

What does EDM stand for?

Essential Digital Music
Everyone's Daily Mantra
Energy Dance Music
Electro Dance Magazine
Electronic Dance Music

In what order were the following music formats popularized?

vinyl, cassette, 8 track, CD, MP3
8 track, cassette, vinyl, MP3, CD
cassette, CD, Vinyl, 8 track, MP3
MP3, CD, cassette, 8 track, vinyl
vinyl, 8 track, cassette, CD, MP3

What is the RIAA?

Rights Insurance Alliance of America
Recording Innovation Association Of America
Recording Industry Arts Agency
Recording Industry Association Of America

Which of the following is a major label?

Subpop
Mute
Glassnote
Universal
Ultra

Which of the following awards is voted on by music industry members?

Billboard Music Awards
The Grammys
American Music Awards
BET Music Awards
MTV Music Awards

What is the Hot 100?

The top 100 most popular music artists.
People Magazine's 100 sexiest music artists.
Billboard Magazine's official list of best-selling singles.
Billboard Magazine's official list of best-selling albums.

Which of the following is not an online music store?

iTunes
Beatport
Uniqlo
Amazon
CDBaby

Who is Rick Rubin?

Sony Music Chief Executive Officer
An EDM world famous DJ
An award winning record producer
Guitarist on Aerosmith

Managers commission is typically what percentage of an artist's royalty base, such as record deals, concert tours, movie appearances, and corporate sponsorships (gross income)?

15%-20%
5%-10%
25%-30%

What is a radio add?

When you get a free radio with the purchase of a new car.
When you program a button on your car stereo to automatically tune to a radio station.
When a song is being added to the playlist at a radio station.
An advertisement on a radio station.

You can download free royalty free music for videos

Download free royalty free music free
no

What does A&R stand for?

Artists & Recordings
Apples & Raisins
Artists & Repertoire
Accounting & Revenue
Attorneys & Repertoire

Where is the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame located?

Cleveland
Los Angeles
New York
Memphis
Detroit

Which music industry agency is responsible for monitoring radio spins

AAIR
Rolling Stone Magazine
Nielsen BDS
Turner Broadcast

Which of the following tracks music sales?

Soundscan
Arbitron
BDS
Mediabase

Which of the following is not a performance rights society?

SESAC
BMI
ASCAP
NARAS

Which of the following is not a source of revenue for an independent record label?

Merchandise sales.
Music sales.
Licensing income.
Ticket sales.
Video monetization.

Which of the following is not an actual sales certification level?

Gold
Diamond
Silver
Platinum

Which of the following record stores still exists?

HMV
Sam Goody
Amoeba
Virgin Megastore
Tower Records

Which of the following music magazines is no longer in print?

Vibe
Billboard
Filter
Elektro
Rolling Stone

Which of the following is not a music blog?

Popcycles
Brooklyn Vegan
Stereogum
Gorilla Vs. Bear
Pasta Primavera