Tracking production music's impressive growth and the technology solutions that are propelling this sector forward.

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

Why is music clearance becoming increasingly complex and what are the solutions? Eamonn Forde investigates. 

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

Our latest report exposes the disjointed processes behind sync clearance and identifies solutions to key challenges.

Growth in collections were powered by increases in digital as other key revenue streams were more or less flat in 2021.

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.

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

As the media and entertainment landscape continues to evolve, Eamonn Forde explores the impact on sync licensing fees and budgets.

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

How financially secure can the music publishing world allow itself to feel in the streaming age? Eamonn Forde investigates.

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) held its second Annual Membership Meeting this week, sharing key metrics from the last year.

Reservoir has announced the acquisition of the catalog of songwriter and recording artist Louis Prima. The deal includes both publishing and recorded music catalogs.

£211m royalty distribution to PRS for Music members represents a 18% year-over-year increase of £32.5 million

Ralph W. Peer has been named Managing Director, peermusic Australia, expanding his role within the world’s premier independent music publishing firm

PRS for Music are launching an online portal publishing songwriter credits alongside critical links between works and recordings identifiers.

Cyanite has signed a global deal with music giant BMG to unlock new value from its three-million-track catalog.

The MLC's new Distributor Unmatched Recordings Portal (DURP) will allow distributors to see the publicly available data for the unmatched recordings they’ve released.

New report finds that nearly half of all music played on top US broadcast and cable television networks is production music.

This is one of the bigger music publishing takeovers in Germany with a seven figure NPS and selling price in the €10-20 million range.

The venture has an initial $500 million at its disposal, and aims to acquire and manage music rights, including both music publishing and recorded music.

Independent music powerhouse Concord Music has acquired music publishing company Native Tongue and will expand in Australia and New Zealand with the launch of Concord Music Publishing ANZ.

Reservoir announces deals with Arab superstar Mohamed Ramadan and Egyptian label 100COPIES, in conjunction with PopArabia.

Peter Raleigh discusses representing the Elvis catalog and recent placements in an Apple Watch commercial and the Baz Luhrmann Elvis biopic.

Mozaic (FKA Jammber) CEO Marcus Cobb on the company's mission to become the de facto platform for sharing royalties, payments and credits.

Deborah Mannis-Gardner discusses the challenges of clearing music in the metaverse and her mission to future-proof music licensing for new technologies.

In our brand new Client Sync of the Month Deep Dive feature we're spotlighting some of our clients' most exicting placements and delving into the stories behind them.

Blokur Founder and CEO Phil Barry discusses improving music rights infrastructures to capitalise on an "era of golden opportunity" for the industry.

Eric Shaw on pitching legendary songs for advertising opportunities and the most interesting developments across the music publishing sector.

Audoo is helping artists and rights holders get paid more accurately with its tracking and music recognition technology. CMO Alex Futcher tells us more.

Chastan discusses Iconoclast's unique approach, the significance of name, image and likeness rights, and why technology is creating an exciting new era for legacy artists. 

Joel speaks to Meg Berry, a #1 Top 40 singer-songwriter-producer and a functional strength and regenerative fitness expert, consultant and mentor.

In the latest SyncLove episode, Josh Rabinowitz chooses A Clockwork Orange as the highlighted film and soundtrack for discussion.

For Heather Boyd, Vanilla Sky (2001; music supervisor: Danny Bramson) was a “career inspiring” film that “got me interested in sync and music supervision.”

The Erased Tapes Music team discuss the evolution of the company and the challenges and opportunities in today's music publishing landscape. 

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.

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

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.