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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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Library Assistance: Production Music's $1bn (and Counting) Surge
Tracking production music's impressive growth and the technology solutions that are propelling this sector forward.
Eamonn Forde
Dec 7, 20228 min read
Clear Thinking: Why Music Clearance Remains So Complex and How That Can Be Fixed
Why is music clearance becoming increasingly complex and what are the solutions? Eamonn Forde investigates.
Eamonn Forde
Nov 17, 20228 min read
CISAC's Global Collections Report 2022: Key Takeaways
Growth in collections were powered by increases in digital as other key revenue streams were more or less flat in 2021.
Emma Griffiths
Oct 27, 20223 min read
PRS for Music to Launch Pioneering New Online Portal
PRS for Music are launching an online portal publishing songwriter credits alongside critical links between works and recordings identifiers.
Emma Griffiths
Sep 29, 20222 min read
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
This Fortnight in Music Supervision and Sync (13/05/22) - The Real Life of a Music Supervisor, Behind the Placement of Nas' "Illmatic" in Ozark & More
We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight.
Ben Lowe
May 13, 20224 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
This Fortnight in Music Supervision and Sync (15/04/22) - How to Get a Job as a Music Supervisor, Sony Invests $1 Billion in Epic Games & More
We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight.
Ben Lowe
Apr 15, 20223 min read
Music Catalog Deal Spending Rose 180% in 2021, Says MIDiA Research
According to a new report from MIDiA Research, 2021 saw unprecedented growth in the catalog acquisition market.
Emma Griffiths
Mar 31, 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
Trailer Music Trends and Notes After the Pandemic
Trailaurality take us through the key trends and developments in trailer music as we continue to emerge from a global pandemic.
Trailaurality
Mar 9, 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
Around the World: Charting the Music Industry's Global Deals and Strategies in Emerging Markets in 2021
Record labels, music publishers, distributors and artist service companies continued to explore new territories in 2021.
Ben Gilbert
Dec 15, 20218 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
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