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Nashville's Music Industry Worth $6.38 Billion
A newly released study of the music industry in Nashville shows a total economic impact of $6.38 billion, according to Belmont University and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. Belmont, a Nashville-based liberal arts university with 4,300 students and a nationally renowned entertainment and music business program, conducted the music industry economic impact study. The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and its Music Associations Task Force commissioned the assessment. Results of the study were announced today. "For the first time in Music City, everyone from policymakers and businesspeople to entertainers and everyday citizens will be able to grasp the true economic value of the music industry," said Dr. Patrick Raines, dean of the college of business and professor of economics at Belmont University. Raines led the study along with Dr. LaTanya Brown, a former economics instructor at Belmont. Findings represent the economic impact of the music industry in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The assessment covered all major music genres, professional organizations, record labels, music performing rights organizations, music venues, music media, travel and hospitality, artist management and booking, and associated businesses. Key findings: Economic Impact--Direct spending by music industry firms in Nashville totaled $2.64 billion. The combined impact of direct and secondary spending totaled $3.96 billion. Music-related tourism accounts for another $2.42 billion in spending, bringing the total economic impact of the music industry in the Nashville MSA to $6.38 billion. According to the report, the cities of Seattle; Austin, Texas; and Memphis, Tenn.; have conducted similar music industry studies, in addition to the state of Georgia. The cumulative direct spending impact for those studies was $3.14 billion. Jobs--The study estimates there are 19,437 jobs directly related to music production. These jobs provide $722 million in annual labor income and pay an average annual wage of $37,200. An additional 19,826 jobs are indirectly created when music industry employees spend their income. Music-related tourism supports an additional 14,995 employees in the Nashville MSA, bringing the total employment impact of the music industry to more than 54,000 jobs. Taxes--Sales taxes collected from core music businesses exceed $24 million annually, with property taxes adding another $45 million to local government treasuries. Accommodation taxes attributable to music-related tourism accounts for another $7 million, bringing the tax revenue generated by the music industry to more than $75 million. Other Statistics--The Nashville MSA is home to more than 80 record labels, 130 music publishers, more than 180 recording studios, 27 entertainment publications and some 5,000 working union musicians. "Nashville is Music City, and to fully leverage the brand, we certainly felt that an economic assessment of this magnitude was long overdue," said Mike Neal, president of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.
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