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Music Row: Mechanical Licensing Collective Offers Early Look Into The MLC Portal
On Jan. 1, 2021, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) will begin administering the new blanket...
Record of the Day: The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) Announces Roll Out of its Data Quality Initiative to Vistex, Inc. Customers
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) today announced that it has partnered with Vistex,...
Music Row: Mechanical Licensing Collective Launches Tools For Self-Administered Songwriters, Publishers
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has announced two initiatives developed to help...
Billboard: A2IM Indie Week Dives into Data: Mechanical Licensing Collective, What Numbers Matter Most and More
In the third quarter of this year, the still-being built Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)...
Billboard: NMPA Annual Meeting Celebrates Continued Publishing Growth, Warns of Pre-Pandemic Threats
The National Music Publishers' Association announced its fifth consecutive year of increased...
Music Row: The MLC CEO Kris Ahrend Talks Serving Songwriters, Preparing The Industry’s Next Generation
In January, it was announced that Kris Ahrendhad joined as CEO of the Mechanical Licensing...
Tennessean: 'A giant step forward': Nashville picked for national hub dedicated to getting songwriters paid
A new organization dedicated to ensuring songwriters are paid 100% of the royalties they earn from...
Music Row: Mechanical Licensing Collective To Be Headquartered In Nashville
The Mechanical Licensing Collective has chosen Nashville as the home base for the organization,...
New MusicCovidRelief Website
Have questions about the CARES Act, the recently-passed COVID-19 stimulus bill? The music community...
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