Music business courses can help you learn contract negotiation, marketing strategies, copyright law, and financial management. You can build skills in audience engagement, digital distribution, and brand development. Many courses introduce tools like social media analytics, music distribution platforms, and project management software that are essential for navigating the industry and executing effective promotional campaigns.

Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Paid media, Target Audience, Data Storytelling, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Budgets, Order Fulfillment, Media Planning, Search Engine Marketing, Google Ads, Social Media Management, Customer Retention, Customer Relationship Management, E-Commerce, Performance marketing, Marketing, Campaign Management
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Agentic systems, Human Resource Strategy, Scalability, Responsible AI, Solution Design, Procurement, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Communications, Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Advertising, Marketing, Marketing Psychology, Brand Strategy, Storytelling
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IESE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Intercultural Competence, Conflict Management, Leadership, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Employee Coaching, Coaching, Organizational Change, Gap Analysis, Performance Management, Expectation Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Management Training And Development, Performance Appraisal, Team Performance Management, Leadership and Management, Employee Performance Management, Accountability, Team Management, Constructive Feedback, Performance Measurement, Adaptability, Professional Development, Leadership, Communication
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Storyboarding, Canva (Software), Prompt Engineering, Copywriting, Generative AI, Content Creation, Marketing Strategies, Blogs, Marketing Psychology, Collaborative Software, AI Enablement, ChatGPT, Online Advertising, MarTech, Graphic Design, Brand Awareness, Artificial Intelligence, Search Engine Optimization, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Editing, Peer Review, Music, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Interactive Brokers
Skills you'll gain: Equities, Investments, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Financial Market, Business Metrics, Risk Management, Portfolio Management, Income Statement, Business Economics, Cash Flows
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Social Studies, Business Strategy, Innovation, International Finance, Financial Market, Global Marketing, World History, Economics, Business Economics, Business Development, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Sustainability, Socioeconomics, Business Ethics, Strategic Partnership, New Business Development, Sustainable Business, Corporate Strategy, Business Modeling
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Scalability, Strategic Sourcing, Business Transformation, Process Improvement, Organizational Change, Overcoming Objections, Workflow Management, Resource Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Market Opportunities, Customer Success Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Leadership, Negotiation, Organizational Leadership, Teamwork, Leadership Development, Leadership and Management, Team Management, Team Building, People Development, Collaboration, Professional Development, Employee Coaching, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Decision Making, Goal Setting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Work Breakdown Structure, Project Planning, Project Management, Planning, Leadership
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months