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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
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
Apr 93 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
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
6 days ago19 min read
From Detection to Decision: How Cyanite Approaches AI-Generated Music
Explore how Cyanite is navigating the rise of generative AI in music in this interview with Roman Gebhardt.
Andrea Zuckermann
May 79 min read
Scaling Music Licensing in the Creator Economy: A Conversation with Ryan Neill
Learn how Ryan Neill is scaling music licensing for the creator economy. Insights on micro-licensing, metadata, and the evolving sync landscape.
Andrea Zuckermann
Apr 3010 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
Apr 93 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
The Metadata Checklist: Why Metadata Is the Main Stage
If the song is the star, metadata is the stage. In the digital era, clean data is the difference between a viral hit and a lost royalty check.
Andrea Zuckermann
May 132 min read
Licencias de sincronización musical: Los 5 elementos esenciales
Te presentamos cinco consejos prácticos que te ayudarán a gestionar con confianza las licencias de sincronización y a convertirlas en un elemento importante de tu negocio.
Andrea Zuckermann
Apr 164 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
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: 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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Syncing or Rising? How Synchronization Fees Are Evolving
As the media and entertainment landscape continues to evolve, Eamonn Forde explores the impact on sync licensing fees and budgets.
Eamonn Forde
Sep 28, 202212 min read
The "Fifth Wheel": Just How Financially Secure is Music Publishing?
How financially secure can the music publishing world allow itself to feel in the streaming age? Eamonn Forde investigates.
Eamonn Forde
Sep 15, 20227 min read
Licensing, Lawsuits and Revenue Sharing: Meta's Evolving Relationship with the Music Industry
From litigation to expired licensing deals and the announcement of a new revenue share model, it's been an eventful week for Meta.
Eamonn Forde
Jul 28, 20226 min read
NMPA 2022 Annual Meeting: Key Takeaways for Music Publishers & Songwriters
Last night saw the publishing and songwriter community gather in New York for the first in-person NMPA Annual meeting since 2019.
Emma Griffiths
Jun 16, 20225 min read
Know Your Rights: Will Economic Uncertainty Slow Down the Music Catalog Boom?
Higher interest rates, inflation and the war in Ukraine have prompted questions about what happens next in the music catalog market.
Ben Gilbert
May 26, 20228 min read
High Fidelity: How Can Advancements in AI Music Metadata Revolutionize Sync?
Ben Gilbert explores the emergent tools and profiles two AI music metadata companies to assess how this technology can take the industry forward.
Ben Gilbert
May 18, 20228 min read
Client Sync of the Month: Deep Dive - Position Music x Bridgerton
In our brand new Client Sync of the Month Deep Dive feature we're spotlighting some of our clients' most exicting placements and delving into the stories behind them.
Emma Griffiths
May 11, 20223 min read
Web3-Casting: Music Companies Preparing for the Next Revenue Boom
As the major music companies continue to develop their Web3 strategies, Eamonn Forde explores the significant potential for revenue generation and industry growth.
Eamonn Forde
Mar 16, 20227 min read
The Winner Takes It All: What Does Catalog's Dominance Mean for the Future of the Music Business?
Catalog now represents 70% of the US music market. Ben Gilbert explores how this could impact the success of new talent across an evolving industry.
Ben Gilbert
Feb 12, 20228 min read
Revolution Indie Air: Independent Music Publishers Call for a Greater Share of Streaming Revenues
IMPF's Global Market View report examines the independent music publishing sector in 2021 and calls for a re-slicing of the digital pie.
Eamonn Forde
Jan 13, 20228 min read
The Valued Gap: 2021 in Review
A look at the key themes and trends (as well as the deals) that defined the year and that will directly shape what happens in 2022 and beyond.
Eamonn Forde
Dec 13, 20217 min read
Catalog Valuations - Could Artists Be Leaving Millions of Dollars on the Table?
Adrian Ashford, Founder and CEO of MRD Advisors, details the findings from his recent report on music catalog valuations.
Adrian Ashford
Dec 2, 20215 min read
The Lucrative Afterlife of Music Estates - Heirs and Their Struggle Over Termination Rights
Termination rights give authors and their heirs the opportunity to recapture ownership of their copyrights, though the process is often complex and arduous.
Eamonn Forde
Nov 24, 20216 min read
Inquiring Minds: What the DCMS Investigation Into the Economics of Streaming Means for Music Publishing
We take a look at what the report's recommendations mean for songwriters and music publishers, and how the music publishing community has responded so far.
Eamonn Forde
Jul 21, 20219 min read
Film and TV Music Royalties: What's the Score?
We examine the unique challenges associated with administering film and TV music catalogs, from soundtracks to production music cues.
Eamonn Forde
May 11, 20218 min read
The Big Clean Up: How Do We Improve Music Rights Data?
We examine the progress being made with regards to cleaning up music rights data and look at industry-wide solutions and initiatives.
Eamonn Forde
Apr 28, 20219 min read
How Spotify is Upending Music Licensing for Podcasts
We take a look at Spotify's podcasting ambitions and examine what their new music and spoken-word format means for music licensing.
Kriss Edward Thakrar
Oct 30, 202010 min read
Writers' Bloc: Music Licensing in the Age of the Poly-Writer Hit
The new songwriting craft is fast outpacing the industry frameworks designed to support it. We take a look at how processes and structures are trying - and struggling - to play catch up.
Eamonn Forde
Sep 28, 202010 min read
Getting Down With the Kids: Why Children's Music is a Key Investment Area for the Music Business
Eamonnn Forde examines how the pandemic has accelerated the growth of the kids' music sector & speaks to experts to find out what's in store for the future.
Eamonn Forde
Jul 29, 202010 min read
A History of Music Supervision in Advertising
Music consultant Josh Rabinowitz looks at how music-focused roles in advertising have evolved, from jingle writers and music producers to the modern-day music supervisor.
Josh Rabinowitz
Jul 14, 202010 min read
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