🎵 2026 Sync Licensing Guides

How Much Is a Sync Placement Worth in 2026?

Typical 2026 sync rates, rights-holder maps, and clearance posture for 26 of the most-licensed names in music. Built for catalog owners, music supervisors, and rightsholder reps.

Frank Sinatra

Estate
Jazz / Traditional Pop1915–1998
$15K$750K

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Bob Dylan

Living
Folk / Rockb. 1941
$20K$1M

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Stevie Wonder

Living
Soul / R&B / Popb. 1950
$15K$600K

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David Bowie

Estate
Rock / music Pop1947–2016
$25K$800K

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Prince

Estate
Funk / Rock / R&B1958–2016
$30K$1M

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Aretha Franklin

Estate
Soul / Gospel / R&B1942–2018
$15K$500K

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Whitney Houston

Estate
Pop / R&B1963–2012
$20K$600K

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Michael Jackson

Estate
Pop / R&B / Funk1958–2009
$50K$2M

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Elvis Presley

Estate
Rock & Roll / Country / Pop1935–1977
$20K$750K

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Johnny Cash

Estate
Country / Outlaw / Folk1932–2003
$10K$500K

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Fleetwood Mac

Living
Rock / Pop Rockest. 1967
$20K$600K

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Queen

Estate
Rock / Arena Rockest. 1970
$25K$1M

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The Rolling Stones

Living
Rock / Blues Rockest. 1962
$30K$1.5M

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Beyoncé

Living
R&B / Pop / Hip-Hopb. 1981
$50K$1.5M

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Taylor Swift

Living
Pop / Country / Indie Popb. 1989
$40K$1M

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Kanye West

Living
Hip-Hop / R&B / Experimentalb. 1977
$25K$750K

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Drake

Living
Hip-Hop / R&Bb. 1986
$40K$1M

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Kendrick Lamar

Living
Hip-Hop / Conscious Rapb. 1987
$30K$1M

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Billie Eilish

Living
Alt-Pop / Electropopb. 2001
$20K$750K

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The Weeknd

Living
R&B / Synth-Pop / Popb. 1990
$25K$750K

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Adele

Living
Pop / Soulb. 1988
$50K$1.5M

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Ed Sheeran

Living
Pop / Folk-Popb. 1991
$20K$600K

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Bruno Mars

Living
Pop / R&B / Funkb. 1985
$25K$750K

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Bad Bunny

Living
Reggaetón / Latin Trap / Popb. 1994
$25K$750K

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Hans Zimmer

Living
Film Score / Orchestralb. 1957
$10K$500K

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John Williams

Living
Film Score / Orchestralb. 1932
$20K$1M

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