Analysis

With the social giants finally striking deals for the use of music on their platforms, we examine the current status quo with the likes of Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, and explain why the music industry should proceed with caution.

Big Sync Music‘s chief executive and co-founder, Dominic Caisley chats to singer-songwriter Tom Walker about the impact of a huge sync placement, career highlights so far and his upcoming album.

Ben Gilbert investigates the “embarrassing and uncomfortable” disparity in earnings between men and women working across the business, following recent revelations that Haim shared a festival bill with a male artist that was paid 10 times as much.

We chat to Sync Director Isabel Arissó about the recently restructured Concord Music, getting familiar with new copyrights, sync strategies and trends, and adjusting to new media types and platforms. 

We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, including the latest industry news, advice, and deals.

A closer look at at how Spotify’s direct deals with artists and managers could play out, and how it could improve its relationship with music publishers by following a similar model for writers.

We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, including the latest industry news, advice, and deals.

We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, including the latest industry news, advice, and deals.

As the digital giant confirm a joint bid with their Google paymasters to become heavyweight contenders in the world of subscription streaming, Ben Gilbert takes a look at the headline features, potential disruptive power and reaction from an industry keen to bridge the infamous “value-gap”.

We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, including the latest industry news, advice, and deals.

Ilana Goldstoff, Head of Sync at Sizzer Amsterdam, talks syncing tracks for the likes of Heineken, Volkswagen and Audi at an internationally-operating, multi award-winning music agency.

Is production music finally getting the attention that it deserves? David Weiss chats to the Production Music Association‘s Chairman Adam Taylor about the opportunities this sector brings to songwriters and rights holders in the golden age of video production.