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Take Control of Your Songs: Introducing The MLC’s Songwriter Hub

As a songwriter, your songs are your livelihood — and keeping track of them shouldn’t be complicated. That’s why we built The MLC’s Songwriter Hub, designed to give songwriters with a publisher or administrator visibility and control over their song catalog with The MLC.

What is the Songwriter Hub?

The Songwriter Hub is your direct connection to your songs with The MLC, designed for songwriters whose royalties are managed by a publisher or administrator. The Songwriter Hub gives you an easy way to:

  • Build your catalog – Search all the ways your name appears in The MLC’s database and easily create a catalog of your songs
  • Download your data – Access and download a complete list of your songs any time to check it for accuracy and share it with your team to make sure all your songs are accounted for
  • Submit corrections – Easily submit update requests for details like writer names or IPI numbers directly to The MLC in just a few clicks
  • Suggest matches – Search for unmatched sound recordings and suggest matches to the songs in your catalog using our Matching Tool

…and more!

 

How to Get Started

Getting started is simple:

  1. Sign up to become a user for The MLC Portal.
  2. Once your registration is verified, you will answer a few questions to get access to the Songwriter Hub.
  3. Start building your catalog and exploring all the tools the Songwriter Hub has to offer!

Take Charge of Your Catalog Today

The Songwriter Hub is here to make managing your songs straightforward and transparent. And if you need help along the way, our Support Team (link) is here for you!

👉 Click Here to Get Started

 

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Our mission is to support creators like you with full transparency into the performance of your music. Our member portal helps you see which of your songs have earned royalties, which ones are still being matched, and when payments are made. This openness helps you trust the process and know that your songs are being tracked and paid for fairly.

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