The music industry is experimenting more and more with the metaverse. Is this the future or a marketing-led tech fantasy?

We catch up on this week’s music publishing news, from key deals and signings to new hires, legislation and more.

The peermusic Neighbouring Rights team discuss the latest developments in this growing sector and delivering a top tier service to their clients.

Alicen Schneider on how the constant creation of new programming is driving sync opportunities but also creating licensing challenges.

We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight.

BMG COO Ben Katovsky on the streaming economy, where growth lies for music publishers, and why we're seeing an “arms race of fairness” among the industry's biggest players.

A look at the historic limitations of music licensing and what it might take for the music industry to get the most from the new wave of social platforms.

We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight.

We catch up on this week’s music publishing news, from key deals and signings to new hires, legislation and more.

Ahead of the RightsTech Summit next month, journalist and industry analyst Paul Sweeting takes a look at recent developments in the rights tech world.

Ben Gilbert assesses the present and future of China's music industry, from royalty collection challenges to innovation in the digital music landscape.

We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight.

The peermusic Neighbouring Rights team discuss the latest developments in this growing sector and delivering a top tier service to their clients.

Alicen Schneider on how the constant creation of new programming is driving sync opportunities but also creating licensing challenges.

BMG COO Ben Katovsky on the streaming economy, where growth lies for music publishers, and why we're seeing an “arms race of fairness” among the industry's biggest players.

CEO Edwin Cox talks us through the evolving production music market, from concerning trends to exciting new opportunities on a global scale.

Westcott Multimedia gives music rights holders access to hyper-targeted programmatic advertising in order to drive recording, publishing, ticketing, and merchandise revenue.

Synchtank client North Star Media reflect on two decades in the music publishing and licensing business and the role of a publisher today.

The Hipgnosis boss on his mission to revolutionize music publishing and change where the songwriter sits in the economic equation.

The former Tempo Music CEO on entertainment IP as an asset class, thinking differently, and putting diversity and inclusion at the forefront of any culture she creates.

PopArabia's Founder and President Spek discusses recent developments in the MENA music industry and opportunities for rights holders.

Emoni Matthews is a woman on a mission to change the face of the entertainment industry, starting with a new conference for Black film and TV professionals.

The Hipgnosis CEO discusses future investments, recent criticisms from the finance community, and pushing forward the agenda of the songwriter.

In the following instalment of SyncLove, advertising music executive Josh Rabinowitz discusses the soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange.

Our comprehensive list of key music industry events / conferences worldwide. Bookmark it now.

Lynden Campbell, Head of Sync at Domino Publishing Co., shares her thoughts and expertise on the app sync licensing market.

HW Fisher's Head of Music Royalty Audits Robert Fowler on the complexities of royalty accounting and why a royalty audit could unlock additional revenue.

Ultra Records' Licensing & Copyright Manager Melanie Lane explains how songwriters can safeguard their music and ensure that their publishing information is listed correctly.

Monica Corton looks at two more platforms that are helping artists to monetize live streamed performances: RoadNation and Stageit.

As the world gradually starts opening up again, here are some of the key areas that are worth the attention of the sync sector.

Monica Corton runs through the best services for monetizing live streamed and on-demand performances, starting with Twitch and Cameo.

A look at several areas the music industry needs to address immediately if we want to come out on the other side of this crisis.

We chat to the Association of Independent Music's Guy Lowman to learn how they transformed the AIM Sync Conference into a virtual event.

Here is a list of ways for music creators and companies to continue doing business and earning money during this uncertain time.

We've put together a list of resources to help anyone in the music industry affected by the COVID-19 crisis, including details of available funding, virtual industry events & more.

Kriss Thakrar takes a deep dive into how the music industry has reacted to major economic crises in the past and what we can learn from this today.

Sampling gets spooky as Synchtank's Kriss Thakrar breaks down some of the scariest horror movie samples in songs.

Music supervisors talk us through the unforgettable music-led moments in movies and television that stood out for them over the past decade.

Looking back at 2019, there were some great examples of recording artists elevating the performance of a film or TV show.

Music supervisors take us behind the scenes of this year's biggest Christmas campaigns, from IKEA to John Lewis, Argos and more...

For this Synchblog Halloween special, we spoke with Rob Lowry about the secrets behind music supervising his acclaimed horror films and television shows.

We chat to Synchtank clients Spirit Music Group, Silva Screen, peermusic, Fox Music, and Music Sales about their 2018 holiday sync successes.

Music supervisor Tiffany Anders has just launched covers focused licensing company Listen Listen Synch, along with music coordinator Taylor Rowley. In honour of the occasion we asked Tiffany to pick her own favourite cover song syncs.

The dissonance between song and action has the power to make a horror movie scene even more terrifying. Here are some of our favourite examples.

Want to know which musical TV moments music supervisors are enjoying in 2018? Check out part 2 of our feature where we ask them to pick their favourite TV syncs of the year so far.

2018 has been a great year for TV, with music playing a huge part in whether a show really works or not. With that in mind, we asked several music supervisors to pick their favourite TV sync placements of the year so far. Here's what they came up with:

Our playlist series spotlighting some of the best songs on TV each month is back! Powered by data from Tunefind, we bring you the 40 most popular TV syncs of each month.

Want to find out what music supervisors are listening to on a daily basis? We've put together a list of our favourite Spotify playlists curated by some of the best in the business. Check them out now: