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About The MLC in 60 Seconds

Are you a songwriter, lyricist or composer with music available for streaming on digital platforms? Do you know about The MLC? In this video, you’ll learn about the streaming royalties that music creators can collect and why you should join The MLC for free. Get paid the digital mechanical royalties you deserve every month for streams of your music!

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Four Ways to Get Paid Your Streaming Royalties

When your music is streaming, there are several different royalties that you earn. But how do you know if you should be collecting performance or mechanical royalties or both? Understanding the different royalties that are generated and how to collect them can be complex. We break down four separate ways you can get paid for your streaming royalties and explain the different rights involved and royalties due to creators of both songs and sound recordings.

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The MLC

You’ve probably heard a lot about The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) but what exactly does it do and how will it ultimately change the music industry? The following questions give an overview of the trailblazing organization.

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Connect to Collect

Anyone who wishes to receive digital audio mechanical royalties from The MLC will need to become a Member of The MLC. Becoming a Member of The MLC is how you will Connect to Collect these royalties. The following questions discuss who exactly needs to Connect to Collect on your behalf and how the process works.

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Music Industry Terminology

Like every industry, the music industry often uses its own jargon and terminology. In this section we’ve defined some of the most frequently-used terms that are important to understand as you begin the process of becoming a Member of The MLC.

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Play Your Part

Play Your Part is an initiative that outlines the specific steps you need to take to ensure you receive all of the mechanical royalties you are owed. It all begins with Connect to Collect, which refers to the process of becoming an MLC Member. You Connect by joining The MLC and registering your musical works data, thus positioning yourself to Collect the mechanical royalties you may be owed. Play Your Part continues with maintaining your works data and spreading the word with your peers.

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Royalty Payments

The MLC distributes digital audio mechanical royalties to eligible self-administered songwriters, composers, lyricists, music publishers, administrators and CMOs on a monthly basis. In this section, we cover how The MLC’s overall royalty distribution process works and specifically address the timing and cadence of payments, the royalty rates and terms used by The MLC, the payment options available to MLC Members and more.

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DSP Resources

Click here to find resources designed to help Digital Service Providers (DSPs).

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5 Things You Need to Organize Your Song Data

Make sure you are getting paid all your royalties! It only takes 5 things to create accurate metadata, which ensures you are getting the royalties you deserve. Learn more about capturing the right information so you can get paid!

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The MLC offers a variety of educational webinars for self-administered songwriters, publishers, administrators, CMOs and others, so that all can be informed about The MLC Portal, Membership, how each person can Play Your Part, and more. Check out our upcoming webinars and register today!

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