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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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Trick or Treat: The Scariest Horror Movie Samples
Sampling gets spooky as Kriss Thakrar breaks down some of the scariest horror movie samples in songs.
Kriss Edward Thakrar
Oct 29, 20256 min read
The 10 Scariest Uses of Songs in Film
It's Halloween and that gives us a great excuse to write about music in scary films (and eat anything containing sugar). Some of the songs are downright creepy in their own right, some were corrupted by the film. Here's our top 10: 1) "Jeepers Creepers" in Jeepers Creepers (2001) A whole film franchise was created around this weird little number, composed in 1938 by Harry Warren with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Essentially there's a monstrous demon called "The Creeper" who pott
Emma Griffiths
Oct 26, 20254 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
How To Keep Your Music Supervisor Happy
In this article we interviewed four music supervisors to hear from their point of view the challenges they face and how we can keep them happy and support their roles, like they support ours every day.
Meg Adams
Oct 2, 202515 min read
Summer, Sports & Sync with Carly Reid from WMG
WMG has had a fabulous summer of syncing music to huge sports moments, so we sat down with Carly Reid to discuss how her and her team have seen such great success in sport this year.
Meg Adams
Sep 25, 20256 min read
Unlocking Sync: Bridging the Gap Between Commercial and Creative
This article delves into the divide between creative and commercial, offering practical strategies for both sides.
Andrea Zuckermann
Sep 16, 20254 min read
Sync Unlocked: Demystifying the World of Fragmented Sync
This article will demystify some of the most frustrating aspects of sync licensing; fragmentation of rights and MFN clauses.
Andrea Zuckermann
Sep 9, 20255 min read
How Sync Pros Get It Done: Tips, Tactics & Tech from UnitedMasters
We have joined forces with UnitedMasters and AIMS to co-host a webinar that you can watch now!
Meg Adams
Aug 20, 20251 min read
Pitch Perfect – 6 Ways to Optimize Your Sync Playlists
We run through some key ways to leverage tools to optimize your playlists and pitches and step up your sync game.
Emma Griffiths
Jul 30, 20253 min read
How to Prep Your Track in the Studio for Sync Success
Preparing your track properly in the studio is a crucial step toward landing placements in film, TV, advertising, and other media.
Sam Rudy
Jul 24, 20253 min read
Pride in Sync: Celebrating Joy with MediaTracks
We attended MediaTracks' “Pride in Sync” event, with a panel centered around trans experiences in music sync - check out the key takeaways.
Andrea Zuckermann
Jul 18, 20254 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
Making Sync Licensing Work: The 5 Essentials
We breakdown the five practical tips to help you navigate sync licensing with confidence and make it a meaningful part of your business.
Emma Griffiths
Jun 24, 20254 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
The Evolution of Sync Music: A Conversation with Travis Terrell from Soundstripe
We speak to Travis Terrell, co-founder of Soundstripe, about his journey, emerging trends, and what’s next for sync music.
Meg Adams
Mar 4, 20254 min read
From Soundtracks to Screen: Insights from Ryan Neill, PrimalHouse Music’s CEO, on Evolving Music Supervision, Creative Challenges, and the Future of Licensing
From falling into the industry straight after college to exploring every aspect of music supervision, Neill shares his experience, challenges and his thoughts on the future of music licensing.
Meg Adams
Feb 13, 20256 min read
2024 Music Sync: An Insider’s Review with Tim Miles, Warner Music
We sat down with Tim Miles, SVP Global Sync at Warner Music, to reflect on the growth, evolution, and challenges in the music sync industry in 2024.
Meg Adams
Dec 18, 20247 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
Turning Guessing Into Knowing: Why a Well-Tagged Catalog Is Key For Good Content Strategies
How to use auto-tagging data on a global catalog basis to derive actionable insights for your content strategy.
Jakob Höflich
Jun 24, 20244 min read
Warner Chappell Music UK’s Andrew Howell on the Current Sync Industry and AI Impact
We spoke with Howell to explore the sync industry and highlight Warner Chappell Music UK's unique qualities.
Emma Griffiths
Jun 21, 20243 min read
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