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Kate Bush Thanks Stranger Things Fans for Giving ‘Running Up That Hill’ a New Lease on Life

Ashley King
June 5, 2022
Photo Credit: Stephen Luff / CC by 2.0 Kate Bush makes a rare public statement thanking fans after her 1985 hit "Running Up That Hill" sees a huge resurgence in popularity from its use on Stranger Things. Th... Read More...
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Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Two Decades Running

Dylan Smith
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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 recen... Read More...

The Methodology Behind Great Sync: A Breakdown for Brands, Content Creators and Supervisors

Joe Belliotti
May 8, 2022
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 No... Read More...
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Developing Trends in the Music Sync Space — A Worldwide Conversation With Leading Female Music Supervisors

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March 9, 2022
Photo Credit: Caught In Joy Synchronization provides artists and composers with a new way to earn income from their music. But what makes music sync-worthy? The following was created in collaboration with So... Read More...

Social Media Is Transforming Sync — Here’s How I’m Scoring Placements In the Digital Age

Dylan Smith
November 15, 2021
Singer-songwriter Tina Mathieu joined DMN to discuss her sync licensing success, including a newly finalized Suave placement on TikTok. Photo Credit: Olivier Bergeron Having recently placed her music in a Sua... Read More...

Meet the Sync Superstar Behind the Ad for Nissan’s 2023 Z

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Music industry and sync licensing veteran Aaron Saloman, whose music appears in Nissan's 2023 Z ad. Fresh off a major placement in a Nissan Z ad, musician and composer Aaron Saloman joined Digital Music News ... Read More...
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Robyn Cage Discusses Sync Licensing Tips for Beginners on Songtradr

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Photo Credit: Robyn Cage Robyn Cage is hard at work on her third studio album in Utah, but she found the time to speak with Digital Music News about sync licensing. The following was created in collaboration... Read More...

Sync Licensing Is Helping This Tropical Music Star Find Fans on the Global Stage

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Clear water and a pristine stretch of beach as seen from Saona Island, Dominican Republic. Photo Credit: Danu Widjajanto Having recently scored a major placement in the hit sitcom Call Me Kat through music li... Read More...

Here’s How a Volume-Based Sync Licensing Approach Helped These Musicians Score a VRBO Placement

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Photo Credit: Mohd Elle Rodello’s Machine recently scored a VRBO placement through music licensing and distribution platform Songtradr, and the indie duo – consisting of Kolby Knickerbocker and Nathaniel Donn... Read More...

Here’s What Drives Sync Licensing Success — According to a Veteran Creator Fresh Off a Samsung Placement

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Photo Credit: Anh Nhat Ashton Allen’s Future Royalty creative collective just recently scored a major sync placement through music licensing and distribution platform Songtradr. Now, Allen has sat down with D... Read More...
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Composer Eric Dubois scored a major placement via music licensing and distribution platform Songtradr. Photo Credit: Debby Hudson Composer Eric Dubois recently landed a sync deal for a TAZO Tea Company commer... Read More...
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Fitness Apps Are Using Indie Music to Revolutionize Workouts — With Additional Growth and Licensing Opportunities Forthcoming

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The smart-exercise revolution — and its emphasis on music — appears poised to continue even as fitness enthusiasts resume their normal routines. Photo Credit: Jonathan Borba As exercisers traded their gym mem... Read More...
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