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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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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
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
Publishing Catch Up: Shock Decision in Eminem Spotify Lawsuit, Incubator Launched for Indian Songwriters & More
We catch up on the latest music publishing news, including; acquisitions, signing, funding, facts and figures, new hires, legal and more.
Meg Adams
Sep 11, 20246 min read
Publishing Catch Up: Sony Snaps Up Queen Catalog, NMPA Hits Spotify with FTC Complaint, Record Breaking Collections & More
We catch up on the latest music publishing news, including; acquisitions, signing, funding, facts and figures, new hires, legal and more.
Meg Adams
Jun 26, 20244 min read
Publishing Catch Up: NMPA battle against Spotify, Goldman Sachs bumps 2024 forecast, Blackstone set to acquire Hipgnosis & more
We catch up on the latest music publishing news, including; acquisitions, signing, funding, facts and figures, new hires, legal and more.
Meg Adams
May 16, 20245 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: KISS to “Live Forever” Following $300m Pophouse Acquisition, Dua Lipa’s Radical22 Inks WCM Admin Deal & More
The latest music publishing news, from catalog acquisitions to facts and figures, new signings, hires and more.
Emma Griffiths
Apr 4, 20246 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: UMG Strikes a $240m Chord, Kobalt to Raise $267m From Asset Backed Security & More
2024 sees a lot of movement in the music publishing world - the latest news, from deals & acquisitions to facts & figures, new hires...
Meg Adams
Feb 14, 20245 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: MLC Audits DSPs, Snoop Gets Into Production Music, AI Battles Continue
In this month’s music publishing catch-up on the latest publishing news, from acquisitions to facts and figures, new hires and more.
Meg Adams
Jan 18, 20245 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: BMI Sells to New Mountain Capital, NMPA Labels Generative AI “Greatest Risk to the Human Creative Class” and More
In this month’s music publishing catch-up on the latest publishing news, from acquisitions to facts and figures, new hires and more.
Meg Adams
Dec 7, 20235 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Global Music Collections Up 28%, Battle Commences Over AI Lyrics, What’s Next for Hipgnosis?
In this month’s music publishing catch-up on the latest publishing news, from acquisitions to facts and figures, new hires and more.
Meg Adams
Nov 2, 20235 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Independent Music Publishers Propose ‘Ethical’ AI Guidelines, Rights Acquisition Market Heats Up & More
It’s been a busy few weeks for catalog acquisitions, signings, lawsuits, and of course the continued debate around music and AI.
Meg Adams
Oct 12, 20236 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: What’s Going on at BMI, Publishing’s $250m Payday, AI Copyright Developments & More
All things music publishing that happened in August 2023, from deals, acquisitions, signings, lawsuits and much more.
Meg Adams
Aug 24, 20234 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Collections for Songwriters and Publishers Soared in 2022, TikTok and WMG Sign “First of its Kind” Licensing Deal and More
We catch up on the latest music publishing news, from key deals, acquisitions, hires, legislation, the latest reports in music & much more.
Meg Adams
Jul 27, 20235 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Music Publishers Take On Twitter In 250m+ Lawsuit, Sacem Reports Record-Breaking Revenues & More
In this month's music publishing catch-up we look back at the latest news, from key deals and acquisitions to new hires, legislation & more.
Meg Adams
Jun 22, 20235 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: UMG Teed Up to Acquire the Queen Catalog, CRB Confirms Streaming Royalty Rate for Songwriters & More
In this month's music publishing catch-up we look back at the latest news, from key deals and acquisitions to new hires, legislation & more.
Meg Adams
May 31, 20234 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Primary Wave Bets $100m on Indian Music, Independent Music Publishers Represent 27.1% of the Market & More
We catch up on this week’s music publishing news, from key deals and signings to new hires, legislation and more.
Meg Adams
Apr 27, 20236 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: $100m-Backed AMR Songs Launches & Acquires John Sebastian Catalog, Italy’s SIAE Hits Out At Meta After Repertoire Exclusion
We catch up on this week’s music publishing news, from key deals and signings to new hires, legislation and more.
Emma Griffiths
Mar 28, 20235 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Hipgnosis Confirms Justin Bieber Catalog Acquisition, Publishers Talk Innovation at NY:LON Connect & More
We catch up on this week's music publishing news, from key deals and signings to new hires, legislation and more.
Emma Griffiths
Jan 26, 20234 min read
Publishing Catch-Up: Primary Wave Strikes $2bn Deal with Brookfield, New Portals Launch to Improve Music Rights Data & More
We catch up on this week's music publishing news, from key deals and signings to new hires, legislation and more.
Emma Griffiths
Oct 6, 20224 min read
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