Stevie Wonder's Motown-era catalog is among the most-licensed soul music in the world, with peak-era recordings (1972–1976) commanding the highest sync fees. Wonder retains an unusually strong personal hand in clearance decisions.
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. This catalog sees frequent, high-volume sync demand — quotes are responsive but rarely discounted.
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 →
Stevie Wonder's Motown-era catalog is among the most-licensed soul music in the world, with peak-era recordings (1972–1976) commanding the highest sync fees. Wonder retains an unusually strong personal hand in clearance decisions.
Universal Music Group (Motown masters); Jobete Music / EMI (now part of Sony Music Publishing) holds many compositions, with Wonder's Black Bull Music co-administering.
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 Stevie Wonder, those rights sit as follows.
UMG / Motown (masters); Sony Music Publishing & Black Bull Music (compositions)
Universal Music Group (Motown masters); Jobete Music / EMI (now part of Sony Music Publishing) holds many compositions, with Wonder's Black Bull Music co-administering.
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.
Wonder personally approves uses; political, alcohol, and tobacco brands are typically declined.
If you own master rights, publishing rights, or a catalog with sound-alike or genre-adjacent positioning to Stevie Wonder, 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 Stevie Wonder placement typically run $60K–$200K for a featured TV or film use, with major-film placements ranging $75K–$400K and TV episode uses at $20K–$150K. National advertising fees go higher — commonly $100K–$600K. Final pricing depends on territory, term, media scope, exclusivity, and how prominently the cue features.
Universal Music Group (Motown masters); Jobete Music / EMI (now part of Sony Music Publishing) holds many compositions, with Wonder's Black Bull Music co-administering.
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. Wonder personally approves uses; political, alcohol, and tobacco brands are typically declined.
Yes — sync buyers regularly need Stevie Wonder-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.