 A&R– The (artists and repertoire) department is the most glamorous department of a

music label company because it is responsible for finding and discovering new talent.
Those working within this department have to do many tasks including assisting with
song selection, choosing the people that will produce the album and also deciding where
the album will be recorded.

 Art Department–this department is responsible for handling all artwork that goes into
creating an album and its video.

 Artist Development–this is the department who publicizes the artists and drafts a chart
for the career of the artist. This department takes care of the brand development of the
artist individually and as associated with the company.

 Business Affairs–this department takes care of the main business happenings of the
company such as the finance related affairs and accounts. This department ensures that all
business operations run smoothly.

 Legal Department– This department is responsible for formulating all the contracts that
are made between the company and the artist, as well as contracts between the record
label and other companies. It handles all kinds of legal issues that may arise for the
company.

 Marketing Department–it is important for every music business to publicize and market
itself and this is the job of the marketing department. This department makes sure that all
songs, albums and artists get the right kind of limelight.

 Publicity–besides marketing, a publicity department is also needed by music business

companies because the publicity department takes care of ads and promotions in
newspapers, magazines, radio and TV etc.

 Sales–another very important department of a music business company is the sales

department who takes care of the fact that the music created by the company is actually
sold and brought to the shelves.