Photo Credit: Dave Weatherall For members of the music industry, sync licensing’s far-reaching potential benefits are hardly a secret. But besides affording artists considerable upfront compensation and meaningful exposure, placements are spurring renewed fan interest […]
Photo Credit: Bruna Araujo A new study finds that commercial music accounts for just 7% of US broadcast and cable sync placements. The Production Music Association (PMA) commissioned data company BMAT to produce a new report, […]
EMMYS viewers have slammed some major production issues during Monday’s broadcast noticeable sound and camera problems. The award ceremony has already received plenty of backlash due to a schedule change, too. 1 The Emmys’ production […]
Photo Credit: John Schnobrich Fitbit is removing Mac/PC syncing and music transfer this year. Fitbit is discontinuing support for Mac and PC syncing, and the company will remove the option for users to sync their […]
Reservoir Media (NASDAQ: RSVR) turned in a 14 percent year-over-year revenue jump (excluding acquisitions) during Q2 2022, according to a newly released earnings report, generating $24.3 million in the process. The New York City-headquartered company […]
Photo Credit: SlyDogMania / CC by 3.0 British singer Kate Bush may have earned upwards of $2.3 million in music streaming royalties following her feature in ‘Stranger Things.’ “Running Up That Hill” has charted as […]
Apple’s Music Recognition feature in the iPhone Control Center is now able to sync with the latest version (15.14) of the Shazam app and across Apple devices using the same Apple ID (via MacRumors). According […]
When you think about “signs of progress,” most of them are double-edged swords. Yes, I know that sounds like a cliche. But hear me out: For musicians, the last few years have seen a lot […]
Music supervisors are now using high-powered AI ammo to cut through the noise and hit the soundtrack bullseye—quickly. Enter hyprAUDIO, which is aiming to scale its AI-sync search technology to become the ‘Expedia of sync’. […]
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Music-technology platform Songistry has announced the completion of a $5 million raise and doubled down on plans “to become one of the leading forces in the” sync licensing space. Los Angeles-based […]
An exterior shot of an Apple Store. Photo Credit: Laurenz Heymann From the way placements come to fruition to the number of opportunities available to artists, sync licensing has changed dramatically in recent years. Amid […]
Scene from BMW’s 2022 Super Bowl LVI ad (Photo Credit: BMW) What’s the secret behind great sync matches? Here’s a comprehensive look at the ‘Music Select Methodology (MSM)’ by Joe Belliotti of MassiveMusic North America. […]