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AI Stems for a New Era of Social Media Music
Social media is driving explosive ISRC growth as songs splinter into countless remixes and edits. Discover how AI Stems turns that fragmentation into new revenue.
Carmen Mas Franco
1 day ago2 min read
Death by Spreadsheet: Signs Your Music Business Has Outgrown Excel (and What to Do Next)
Managing rights, repertoire, or catalog data in spreadsheets? Learn the telltale signs your organisation has outgrown spreadsheets and needs a more robust solution.
Meg Adams
May 285 min read
Managing Multiple Versions: How to Track Remixes, Edits, and Covers Without Losing Your Mind
Managing a growing music catalog is more than just storing files, it’s about maintaining a "single source of truth". Learn how a centralized asset hub prevents "dark data" and ensures your entire catalog remains discoverable and sync-ready in a fast-paced market.
Andrea Zuckermann
Apr 223 min read
Soundtracking the Future: Production Music's Growing Role in a Shifting Media Landscape
Industry leaders from PRS for Music, MCPS and the Production Music Awards discuss creative excellence in gaming and TV soundtracks, ahead of the 12th annual PMA ceremony.
Meg Adams
Jul 311 min read
Auditing Your Assets: How to Run a Quick "Health Check" on Your Music Rights Data
We sat down with three members of the Synchtank team to get their honest take on what bad data actually looks like in the wild, what it costs, and exactly where to start if your catalog needs attention.
Meg Adams
Jun 410 min read
What Your Artist Manager Wishes You Knew?
In this article we interviewed four artist managers to hear from their point of view the challenges they face, what they wish their partners understood, and how labels, publishers, and production music companies can work better with them every day.
Meg Adams
May 2119 min read
What Is Music Rights Management? The Complete Guide for Catalog Owners
Music rights management explained from copyright ownership and licensing to royalty collection. Everything you need to know, from the team at Synchtank.
Carmen Mas Franco
Aug 1310 min read
What Is Sync Licensing? The Complete Guide
Sync licensing explained - what it is, how sync deals work, who's involved, and how music libraries and publishers can maximise their sync revenue. From the team at Synchtank.
Carmen Mas Franco
Jul 309 min read
Pride In Sync 2026: Lights, Camera, Action on Trans Visibility
"Visibility is nothing without safety." Read Synchtank's key takeaways from the Pride In Sync 2026 panel on supporting Trans+ careers in music and screen.
Andrea Zuckermann
Jul 94 min read
Micro-Licensing: How to Market Your Music Catalog
In this blog we’ll explore the concept of micro-licensing, the involvement of marketing and how this can be a true revenue generator for catalog owners with hundreds and millions of tracks.
Meg Adams
Aug 66 min read
Takedowns: "Restrict, Don't Delete" as a Rights Management Mantra
What does a music takedown really mean? From DSP delisting to sync license expiry, learn why rights management systems must restrict, not delete, historical data.
Carmen Mas Franco
Jul 233 min read
The Remote Catalog: How to Manage a Global Creative Team with a Centralized Asset Hub
Discover how a centralized asset hub transforms remote music management by unifying metadata and accelerating global sync pitching.
Andrea Zuckermann
Jun 253 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, 202228 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, 202247 min read
Music Publishing Catch Up: Pophouse Acquires A Stake in Iron Maiden, US Music Publishing Revenues Hit $7.3B In 2025, Auditing Your Assets & More
From major acquisitions and catalogue deals to global signings, legal developments, investment, market insights, and the latest facts and figures, we've rounded up the essential headlines, along with a selection of thought-provoking reads you may have missed.
Meg Adams
Jul 169 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
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
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What’s Old is New: How Audio Separation Technology is Revitalizing Music Catalog
We explore the diverse applications for audio separation technology, from revitalizing catalog to unlocking lucrative syncs.
Emma Griffiths
Aug 12, 20244 min read
Meta the Devil You Know: Educating Artists About Getting Their Metadata Right
Education around metadata is critical for artists in today's industry, yet huge knowledge gaps persist. We speak to experts to learn more.
Eamonn Forde
Aug 6, 20246 min read
MIDiA Shines the Spotlight on Songwriter Struggles & Sync Priorities
Report offers fresh insight into the harsh realities of surviving as a songwriter today and how the publishing industry can better serve them.
Emma Griffiths
Aug 1, 20242 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
CISAC Annual Report: AI Battles, International Agendas, and ISWC Progress
AI challenges, international agendas, and increased adoption of the ISWC are key talking points in this year's CISAC report.
Emma Griffiths
May 25, 20245 min read
Synchronized Swimmingly?: The State of Sync in 2024
The need for the sector to evolve has always been there, it is just the speed at which it needs to evolve that is changing.
Eamonn Forde
May 1, 202412 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
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
How AI is Revolutionizing Music Discovery and Unlocking More Value From Catalogs
We break down the meaning and importance of AI-powered search and discovery solutions and how anyone working with music can harness them.
Meg Adams
Nov 30, 20234 min read
Reimagining Rights Clearance for the Digital Era
Why rights clearance - an often overlooked yet essential facet of the entertainment industry - urgently needs a digital transformation.
Emma Griffiths
Nov 16, 20233 min read
Sync in 2023: Opportunities, Challenges, Uncertainties and Revisions
There is a lot going on in sync licensing in 2023 - and a lot of forces simultaneously pulling the sector in multiple directions.
Eamonn Forde
Oct 26, 202311 min read
Production Values: Strikes, AI and the Future for Production Music
With the Production Music Conference taking place next week, we check in with key players in the market to understand the evolving challenges and opportunities.
Eamonn Forde
Sep 28, 20237 min read
Independent Music Publishing Sector Valued at €2.8 Billion, Says IMPF
Global music publishing market was worth €7.68bn in 2021, with the independent sector accounting for 27.1% of the total, says IMPF.
Emmanuel Legrand
Apr 20, 202310 min read
The Key Issues at DDEX’s 41st Plenary Meeting
Digital Data Exchange, LLC (DDEX) will be holding its 41st Plenary Meeting in London at the offices of Meta.
Mark Isherwood
Apr 13, 20232 min read
5 Media Industry Trends and Their Impact on Music Licensing and Clearance
We take a look at some of the developing trends across the media and entertainment space and examine their potential impact on music.
Emma Griffiths
Apr 4, 20237 min read
Movie On Up: Action Time For Film Soundtrack Acquisitions
What is behind the recent flurry of activity? And what does investment in film and TV music offer that chart-oriented investments do not?
Eamonn Forde
Mar 14, 202310 min read
Intelligence Test: Techno-Plagiarism and the Battle for Music in a New Age of AI
AI is arguably the hottest topic in the music industry right now. We explore the copyright implications and potential licensing frameworks for AI generated music.
Eamonn Forde
Feb 23, 202311 min read
Growth x Complexity: Tracking Music Publishing's Royalty Admin Challenges
As data volumes continue to explode in the digital age, we examine the evolving royalty admin challenges for music publishers.
Eamonn Forde
Dec 14, 20227 min read
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