the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, and $23,139 thousand, or 43% of consolidated Music Publishing revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
The overall increase in Music Publishing revenue was mainly driven by acquisitions of catalogs such as Hearts Bluff in January 2020, Shapiro Bernstein in April, 2020, and Bob Crewe in June 2020 which contributed $2,218 thousand, $6,810 thousand, and $545 thousand to revenue growth from fiscal year March 31, 2021 compared to March 31, 2020, respectively. These acquisitions, along with revenue from the existing writer roster, led to an increase in digital revenue of $6,230 thousand or 22%, performance revenue of $2,859 thousand or 21%, mechanical revenue of $577 thousand or 23%, synchronization revenue of $2,999 thousand, or 44%, and other revenue of $483 thousand, or 23%. The increase in digital revenue partially reflects the continued shift to streaming services for music consumption, while the increase in performance, mechanical, synchronization, and other revenue reflects the results of these acquisitions and existing writer roster.
Recorded Music revenues increased by $4,567 thousand, or 51%, to $13,595 thousand for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 from $9,028 thousand for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. U.S. Recorded Music revenues were $4,892 thousand and $3,476 thousand, or 36% and 39% of consolidated Recorded Music revenues for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. International Recorded Music revenues were $8,703 thousand and $5,553 thousand, or 64% and 62% of consolidated Recorded Music revenues for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively.
The overall increase in Recorded Music revenue was driven primarily by the acquisition of Blue Raincoat Music Ltd (its subsidiary Chrysalis Records Ltd) in June of 2019, which contributed $9,884 thousand and $6,617 thousand to Recorded Music revenue from fiscal year March 31, 2021 compared to March 31, 2020, respectively. Digital revenue increased by $3,034 thousand primarily due to this acquisition and because of the continued growth at music streaming services. Physical revenue increased by $2,531 thousand primarily due to this acquisition. Synchronization revenue decreased by $893 thousand primarily due the impact of COVID 19. Neighboring rights revenue decreased by $105 thousand primarily due to the collection of historical royalties from performing rights societies in the Fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
Revenue by Geographical Location
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2021 vs. Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2020
U.S. revenue increased by $6,120 thousand, or 18%, to $40,667 thousand for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 from $34,547 thousand for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. U.S. Music Publishing revenue increased by $3,880 thousand or 13%. This was primarily driven by acquisitions of catalogs, writer signings, and the continued growth in music streaming. U.S. Recorded Music revenue increased by $1,416 thousand or 41%. This was primarily driven by acquisitions, and increases in U.S digital revenue, which increased due to the continued growth in streaming services.
International revenue increased by $12,419 thousand, or 43%, to $41,111 thousand for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 from $28,692 thousand for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. International Music Publishing revenue increased $9,269 thousand or 40%. This was primarily driven by acquisitions of catalogs, signings of writers, and increases in digital revenue, primarily due to growth in streaming. International Recorded Music revenue increased $3,150 thousand primarily due to acquisitions, and the continued growth of music streaming services.