Masters
The recordings from which other recordings are later going
to be made or duplicated. May refer to a multitrack master, a stereo
master, or a duplicating master.
Oligopoly
An oligopoly is a market form in which a market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers (oligopolists).
Effective competition
A market condition in which it takes more than four films to control 60 percent of the market.
MidThe Big Four
The Big Four:
Universal Music Group (USA based)- 31.71%
Sony Music Entertainment (USA baded)- 25.61%
Warner Music Group (USA based)- 15%
EMI Group (UK based)- 9.55%
Middle of the Road
Pop music aimed at older audience. May specifically refer to recording artists popular in the 1940’s and 1950’s who were not rock, R&B, or country, or a radio format playing recordings by those performers.
One Stop
A kind of distributor that sells all records from all labels to retailers