A distinction is often made between music performed for the benefit of a live audience and music that is performed for the purpose of being recorded and distributed through the music retail system or the broadcasting system.
Ukwahluka kuvame ukwenziwa phakathi komculo owenzelwe izithameli ezibukhoma nomculo owenziwa esitudiyo ukuze uqoshwe futhi usatshalaliswe ngohlelo lokuthengisa ngomculo noma uhlelo lokusakaza.