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Music Row: The MLC Launches Free Online Micro-Course & Enhanced Student Ambassador Program
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has launched a free online micro-course and expanded...
Music Row: The MLC Seeking Songwriter Candidate Suggestions For Board Of Directors & Committees
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is seeking suggestions for songwriter candidates for its...
Music Connection: The MLC Receives Overwhelming Support During Register of Copyrights Review
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) hasreceived significant support from a number of...
Billboard: The MLC Partners With Beatdapp to Fight Streaming Fraud
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has partnered with Beatdapp, an independent fraud...
Billboard: Songwriters & Publishers Due Nearly $400M After Final Streaming Royalty Rate Determination
The Mechanical Licensing Collective expects another $10 to $15 million to be added to the total...
Billboard: MLC and DLC Begin First Re-Designation Process Since MMA Passage
This process, which will occur every five years, allows the U.S. Copyright Office to assess the MLC...
Music Row: The MLC Crosses The $1 Billion Milestone
Since beginning payment distribution in April of 2021, The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The...
Creative Industries News: Kris Ahrend (The MLC): ‘Our payout rate in the first year was higher than the industry payout rate during the previous three years’
The MLCwas launched on January 1, 2021 and has been a game changer for the music publishing...
Billboard: The MLC Has Paid Out $1.5B in Streaming Royalties to Songwriters and Publishers
In the Mechanical Licensing Collective’s (The MLC) third annual membership meeting, the...
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