This year has seen a lot of developments and a lot of changes for publishers. Here are the three dominant themes that defined 2018 for the business, the repercussions of which will continue to be felt next year and beyond.
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Analysis
- Analysis Interviews
Uncharted Music Supervision Territory: Maggie Phillips on Clearing Homecoming’s Score of Scores
by Emma Griffiths Dec 11, 2018We chat to music supervisor Maggie Phillips about her work on Amazon’s Homecoming, and the many challenges involved in clearing a score of scores.
- Analysis
What’s That Coming Over the Hill: Can Facebook’s New Music App Reinvent Zuckerburg’s Monster?
by Ben Gilbert Dec 06, 2018After a humbling 2018, Mark Zuckerburg is reported to be pushing for a realignment of the embattled digital platform’s original intentions, as a social arena to bring people together rather than push them apart. One way of doing this is through music, as Ben Gilbert explains.
- Analysis
Royalty assent: is the Music Modernization Act going to be a songwriter panacea?
by Eamonn Forde Dec 04, 2018The Music Modernization Act has been hailed as a milestone piece of legislation, but what impact will it really have on the music industry? Eamonn Forde investigates…
We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, including the latest industry news, advice, and deals.
- Analysis
Better Data Than Never: Publishers Finally Get Under the Spotify Bonnet
by Eamonn Forde Nov 25, 2018As Spotify adds Publishing Analytics, Eamonn Forde examines what this might mean for publishers and songwriters moving forward.
- Analysis Interviews
Rostrum’s Sync Manager Emoni Matthews Talks Launching the Drip Library, the Go-To Source For Hip Hop Production Music
by Emma Griffiths Nov 21, 2018We recently sat down with Rostrum Records Sync Manager Emoni Matthews to discuss the process of building and launching the Drip Library, the go-to source for hip hop production music.
We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, including the latest industry news, advice, and deals.
We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, including the latest industry news, advice, and deals.
- Analysis
Writers’ Bloc: How the UK’s Biggest Albums Break Down for Writers in the Streaming Age
by Eamonn Forde Oct 24, 2018Eamonn Forde looks at the streaming performance of the 10 biggest UK albums as identified by the OCC and considers how streaming is impacting on them as both creative and commercial entities.
- Analysis
Technologic: What Happens Next in a Music Business Rewired by Innovation and Disruption?
by Ben Gilbert Oct 23, 2018SiriusXM’s $3.5b acquisition of Pandora indicates a period of consolidation of resources and influence in the power struggle between big tech and the major labels. Ben Gilbert explores the ramifications of the deal and takes a look at how the near future could play out for the music industry.
We run through the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, including the latest industry news, advice, and deals.