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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
3 days ago5 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
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
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
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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Neighbourhood Watch: peermusic on the Booming Neighbouring Rights Business
The peermusic Neighbouring Rights team discuss the latest developments in this growing sector and delivering a top tier service to their clients.
Eamonn Forde
Sep 14, 202111 min read
The Synchtank Interview - BMG's Ben Katovsky on the DCMS Streaming Inquiry and the Future of Music Publishing
BMG COO Ben Katovsky on the streaming economy, where growth lies for music publishers, and why we're seeing an "arms race of fairness" among the industry's biggest players.
Eamonn Forde
Sep 1, 20216 min read
West One Music Group CEO Edwin Cox on Being Royalty Fair and the Business of Production Music on a Global Scale
CEO Edwin Cox talks us through the evolving production music market, from concerning trends to exciting new opportunities on a global scale.
Emma Griffiths
Jun 30, 20215 min read
The Music Industry in MENA: PopArabia’s Spek on the Region’s Vast Potential
PopArabia's Founder and President Spek discusses recent developments in the MENA music industry and opportunities for rights holders.
Emma Griffiths
Apr 1, 20217 min read
"You Have to Adapt to Survive" - Pond5's Mike Pace Discusses the Evolving Production Music Market
Pond5's Director of Audio Collections Mike Pace talks recent developments in the production music market and the controversy surrounding royalty-free models.
Emma Griffiths
Dec 9, 20208 min read
Money Moves - Barry Massarsky on Data-Driven Catalog Valuations and Drivers of Growth in the Music Investment Market
In this instalment of Money Moves we speak to Barry Massarsky, the economist behind the majority of valuations for the music acquisition and investment market.
Emma Griffiths
Dec 2, 202012 min read
Behind the Launch of ANote Music, the European Marketplace for Investing in Music Royalties
ANote Music co-founder Marzio Schena talks us through the investment platform that aims to "make music royalties globally accessible to all."
Emma Griffiths
Jul 28, 20208 min read
Meet the Team Behind Issa Rae's Growing Raedio Music Empire
We chat to the team behind our client Raedio, the "audio everywhere company" launched by Issa Rae that's changing the game for artists and creators.
Emma Griffiths
Jun 10, 20207 min read
Teenage Dirtbag Turns 20: Behind the Trials and Tribulations of a Cult Classic
Wheatus frontman Brendan Brown discusses the band's enduring cult classic “Teenage Dirtbag” and explains why they have spent years re-creating the song.
Emma Griffiths
May 4, 20208 min read
Innovation in Isolation - How the AIM Sync Conference Went Virtual
We chat to the Association of Independent Music's Guy Lowman to learn how they transformed the AIM Sync Conference into a virtual event.
Emma Griffiths
Apr 5, 20204 min read
Data Mining: Inside the New PRS Royalty Dashboard
PRS's Tim Arber talks to us about the development of the dashboard, how it works, where it fits into the wider marketplace and how it will expand next.
Eamonn Forde
Nov 14, 20197 min read
Cosynd CEO Jessica Sobhraj Talks Empowering and Protecting Creators
We sit down with Cosynd CEO Jessica Sobhraj to discuss their game-changing service for creators, the company's evolution, recent copyright legislation and more.
Emma Griffiths
Aug 13, 20197 min read
A Tale of Soul and Survival: Our Client Malaco Records on Thriving at 50
Malaco's co-founder Tommy Couch, Sr. & Film & TV Licensing Executive Louise Black chat survival, the business of soul & blues, & preserving the Malaco legacy for years to come.
Emma Griffiths
Jul 9, 20196 min read
Building an Independent Powerhouse: A Conversation with Position Music CEO Tyler Bacon
We chat to our client Position Music's President & CEO Tyler Bacon about building a successful business, exploring new directions, & focusing on his main passion: artist development.
Emma Griffiths
Apr 8, 20197 min read
A Conversation with Exactuals' Head of Music Product Chris McMurtry
We chat with Chris McMurtry, Head of Music Product at Exactuals, about how machine learning & AI technologies are helping to fix the industry's enormous data problem.
Emma Griffiths
Mar 5, 20198 min read
The Business Behind The Beats: An Interview With Sample Clearance Expert Deborah Mannis-Gardner
We discuss the art and evolution of music sampling, the business practices involved, exciting new platforms and more with "The Queen of Sample Clearance" Deborah Mannis-Gardner.
Emma Griffiths
Oct 2, 201814 min read
Latin Music In Sync: "Opportunities Are Coming From Everywhere"
We talk to Mayra Cortez, Latin Sync Creative at Universal Music Publishing about opportunities for Latin music in sync, and what's next for a genre of music with such a rich cultural heritage.
Emma Griffiths
Jul 17, 20189 min read
Royalty Exchange CEO Matthew Smith on Revolutionising the Music Royalties Market
We chat to Matthew Smith, CEO of rights marketplace platform Royalty Exchange about how the company is revolutionising the music royalties market.
Emma Griffiths
Oct 20, 20176 min read
Q&A with David Lynch's Music Collaborator Dean Hurley - Part 2: Being Open Creatively and Knowing When to Walk Away
Part 2 of our conversation with David Lynch's longtime musical collaborator and music supervisor, Dean Hurley.
Emma Griffiths
Jul 24, 20178 min read
Q&A with David Lynch's Music Collaborator Dean Hurley - Part 1: Working On and "Protecting the Experience" of Twin Peaks: The Return
Part 1 of our conversation with David Lynch's longtime musical collaborator and music supervisor, Dean Hurley.
Emma Griffiths
Jul 21, 201713 min read
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