Adele's catalog is sparingly synced — her team approves a handful of high-profile uses per year and declines most. When approved, fees are at the top of the market.
Indicative master + publishing rates for a typical placement. Final fees depend on territory, term, media, exclusivity, scene length, and how front-of-mix the cue is. The rights holder approves a small number of syncs per year and prices accordingly.
Rates shown are illustrative ranges based on 2026 industry comparables for combined master + publishing fees. Actual quotes depend on usage scope and clearance posture. Get a custom sync quote →
Adele's catalog is sparingly synced — her team approves a handful of high-profile uses per year and declines most. When approved, fees are at the top of the market.
Columbia Records / Sony Music (US masters); XL Recordings (UK masters). Universal Music Publishing administers compositions, frequently co-written with Greg Kurstin, Dan Wilson, Paul Epworth, and others.
A sync placement requires both a master-use license (from the recorded-music owner) and a synchronization license (from the song's publisher / songwriters). For Adele, those rights sit as follows.
Sony Music / Columbia (US masters); XL Recordings (UK masters); Universal Music Publishing (compositions)
Columbia Records / Sony Music (US masters); XL Recordings (UK masters). Universal Music Publishing administers compositions, frequently co-written with Greg Kurstin, Dan Wilson, Paul Epworth, and others.
Rights ownership and administration can change. Always confirm current control via the rights holder's licensing department or a music supervisor before quoting a placement.
Adele rarely syncs to advertising; film and prestige TV are the realistic targets. Approval often takes 6–10 weeks.
If you own master rights, publishing rights, or a catalog with sound-alike or genre-adjacent positioning to Adele, MoveMusic runs flat-fee, AI-driven outreach campaigns to sync buyers actively shopping for that profile — music supervisors, ad agencies, library music supervisors, and trailer houses. We do the research, the pitch package, and the buyer outreach. You hold all the rights and approve every placement.
Flat fee. No commission. No exclusivity. We pitch your catalog directly to verified sync buyers looking for this lane. Most campaigns receive their first inbound interest within 14 days.
Start My Campaign See PricingCombined master and publishing fees for a Adele placement typically run $200K–$500K for a featured TV or film use, with major-film placements ranging $200K–$1M+ and TV episode uses at $75K–$400K. National advertising fees go higher — commonly $300K–$1.5M. Final pricing depends on territory, term, media scope, exclusivity, and how prominently the cue features.
Columbia Records / Sony Music (US masters); XL Recordings (UK masters). Universal Music Publishing administers compositions, frequently co-written with Greg Kurstin, Dan Wilson, Paul Epworth, and others.
Plan for 4–8 weeks for a major-artist sync clearance, longer if the catalog is held by an estate or has a selective approval posture. Multi-writer credits add publisher-by-publisher coordination time. Adele rarely syncs to advertising; film and prestige TV are the realistic targets. Approval often takes 6–10 weeks.
Yes — sync buyers regularly need Adele-adjacent music when the original is unavailable, too expensive, or clearance-blocked. MoveMusic packages your catalog against active sync briefs and pitches it to music supervisors, ad agencies, and library music supervisors looking for that specific lane. Flat fee, no commission, you keep all rights.