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Who Knew Working In Music Could Involve So Much Data?
Discover why data is the most valuable asset in the 2026 music industry. Learn how clean metadata and automated rights management protect your catalog's value.
Andrea Zuckermann
5 days ago3 min read
Building Smarter Cue Sheets in a Digital World
Learn why cue sheets, metadata, and audio fingerprinting must work together to fix royalty gaps, reduce errors, and ensure accurate music rights payments.
Andrea Zuckermann
Mar 194 min read
Signed, Sealed, Delivered. Why Your Distribution Workflow is the Backbone of Your Music Business.
From fragmented delivery chains, missing metadata, and fulfilling different requirements for different DSPs. How do you adapt the package to meet the specific formatting and delivery requirements of each partner?
Andrea Zuckermann
Feb 193 min read
How To Keep Your Music Supervisor Happy Part 2
Hearing their point of view on the different sectors, juggling projects, and their biggest challenges gave us invaluable insight into how their world works...
Andrea Zuckermann
Nov 28, 20258 min read
Amplifying Our Sound: Welcoming Two New Senior Leaders, Jennifer French (Head of Customer Experience) and Kevin King (Sales Director)
We’re excited to announce a significant expansion of our Synchtank leadership team as we accelerate into our next phase of growth as we hire Jennifer French as Head of Customer Experience and Kevin King as Sales Director.
Synchtank
Nov 7, 20252 min read
Inside India’s Evolving Sync Market with Believe Sync
In this interview, we sit down with Megha Godwani, Head of Sync & Licensing (India), and Pete Beck, Global Head of Sync at Believe.
Meg Adams
Oct 15, 20256 min read
AI, Copyright and the Future of Production Music: A Turning Point for Our Industry
The UK’s AI copyright shift is redefining music value. Discover how production music can adapt through metadata, licensing, and rights control.
William Saunders
5 days ago3 min read
Music Publishing Catch Up: Primary Wave Acquiring Kobalt, Bad Bunny Seeks $465,000 in Legal Fees & More
2026 has already started off to be an interesting year for music publishing so let’s take a look back at Q1 on all the essential news.
Andrea Zuckermann
Mar 269 min read
Welcoming a New Era for Larrosa's MusicTraders: How Their New Division is Reshaping Rights Acquisition
The "gold rush" era of music catalog acquisitions is a well known occurrence in the inustry.
Andrea Zuckermann
Mar 263 min read
8 Useful Music Industry Job Finding Resources
Looking for a new music industry job? We run through 8 of the most useful online resources, from music industry jobboards to LinkedIn groups.
Synchtank
Apr 22 min read
Everything You Need To Know About Music Royalty Audits
Are you being paid what you're owed? Explore the royalty audit process with Y Royalties, from data analysis to settlement, and see how we achieve claims in 95% of cases.
Y Royalties
Mar 125 min read
Imagine This on Mute: The Invisible Power of the Soundtrack
Stop treating music as an afterthought. Discover how sound defines emotional memory, from viral TikToks to iconic ad campaigns, and why audio belongs at the start of your creative process.
Ethan Colding
Feb 263 min read
Synchtank Report - Communication Breakdown: Complexities and Solutions in Music Rights Clearance
Our latest report exposes the disjointed processes behind sync clearance and identifies solutions to key challenges.
Synchtank
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Music Publishing in the Age of The Songwriter Report - Part 4: Digital Drivers of Growth
In the final part of our report, we examine existing & emerging income streams, and how music publishers can capitalize on new opportunities.
Synchtank
Jul 13, 202229 min read
Music Publishing in the Age of The Songwriter Report - Part 3: Economics, Transparency and Equality
Part 3 of our report focuses on the debate around music streaming economics and how songwriters can be more fairly remunerated in the digital age.
Synchtank
Jul 6, 202248 min read
Music Publishing Catch Up: 5.1% Indie Growth, Record PRS Payouts, Landmark AI Deals & more
As we close out the final quarter of 2025, we’re back to our music publishing catch up where we’ve curated the essential news from the last few months.
Andrea Zuckermann
Dec 23, 20257 min read
Publishing Catch Up: Miles Davis Catalog Acquired, Spotify Announces Direct and Global Licensing Deals, BMI Radio Rates Jump 24%, & More.
We are back with this quarter's publishing catch up, with the latest music publishing news, including; acquisitions, signing, funding, facts and figures, new hires, and more.
Meg Adams
Oct 9, 20257 min read
Publishing Catch Up: Songwriters & Publishers Are Making Over $11bn, Warner Chappell Music signs Diplo, Budweiser’s Royalty Loophole Ad, & More.
Q2 2025 has come to a close and we are back with this quarter's publishing catch up, where we collate the latest music publishing news.
Meg Adams
Jul 3, 20258 min read
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The 10 Music Industry Newsletters You Should Subscribe To
Catch up on the latest music industry news, insights and trends - check out these 10 newsletters covering key topics from marketing to sync.
Andrea Zuckermann
Nov 5, 20253 min read
Publishing Catch Up: Dua Lipa Wins Copyright Lawsuit, Spotify Paid Over $4.5 Billion to Music Publishers & More
Back at the end of Q1 2025 with this quarters publishing catch up, where we collate the latest music publishing news.
Meg Adams
Mar 28, 20258 min read
Anticipating the Future of Music and Media: What Lies Ahead in 2024?
We dissect and wrap up expert predictions for the music, media and entertainment industries in 2024 and beyond.
Meg Adams
Jan 10, 20249 min read
2023 in Review: From New Royalty Models to Catalog Sales and Label Services Powering Forward
User-centric payments, marquee catalogue sales, individual artists buying/retaining their own rights and label services powering forward.
Eamonn Forde
Dec 20, 202310 min read
AI of the Storm: Artificial Intelligence and the Music Industry in 2023
We explore the biggest AI and music developments of the year and how the industry is responding to the challenges and opportunities emerging.
Eamonn Forde
Dec 13, 202315 min read
Synchtank Unveils IRIS, a Royalty Accounting and Valuation Software Platform
We’re thrilled to announce the latest addition to our software suite, royalty accounting platform IRIS.
Synchtank
Mar 24, 20203 min read
Music Consultant Interviews Synchtank Founder Joel Jordan
Synchtank Founder and President Joel Jordan chats to Music Consultant about how the platform helps artists, publishers, labels and creators manage their catalogs.
Synchtank
Oct 19, 20171 min read
Synchtank in Music Ally’s Sandbox Magazine
We are delighted to be featured in the latest issue of Sandbox, Music Ally‘s digital music marketing magazine! Hear more about how Synchtank has developed over the years, and what’s next for us in this chat with our founder Joel Jordan, CEO Rory Bernard, and CBO Chris Cass.
Synchtank
Sep 13, 20171 min read
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