Data Programs

Bulk Data Access

The Music Modernization Act (MMA) requires The MLC to make its database of musical works available in a bulk, machine/computer-readable format and through a widely available software application. 

Supported by a DDEX technical standard called “BWARM” (Bulk Works and Recording Metadata), the Bulk Data Access program makes it easy to access data from The MLC’s database on musical works, parties, sound recordings, products and releases, and more. This comprehensive and invaluable resource is available to digital service providers (DSPs), music publishers, collective management organizations (CMOs), record labels, metadata companies, and others throughout the industry. 

Learn more about the Bulk Data Access or enroll inside The MLC's Data Access Hub.

Public Search API

Music publishers and administrators, DSPs, CMOs, music technology companies, and others can use The MLC’s Public Search API to retrieve information about musical works in The MLC's database.

Learn more about the Public Search API or enroll inside The MLC's Data Access Hub.

Distributor Unmatched Recordings Portal (DURP)

The Distributor Unmatched Recordings Portal (DURP) enables music distributors, aggregators, and other eligible sound recording distributors to gain visibility into recordings The MLC has been unable to fully match to musical works registered with The MLC. The information about these recordings is derived from monthly usage reports, which are delivered to The MLC by DSPs and contain metadata from distributors. The purpose of offering such an unprecedented view into The MLC's unmatched recordings data via DURP is to encourage distributors to explore ways in which they can help The MLC pay out the associated unclaimed royalties to the appropriate rightsholders.

Learn more about the DURP or enroll inside The MLC's Data Access Hub.

Data Quality Initiative (DQI)

The MLC created the Data Quality Initiative (DQI) to provide a streamlined way for music publishers, administrators, self-administered songwriters, and CMOs to compare large schedules of their musical works data against The MLC’s data. Through the DQI, The MLC provides participants with reports that highlight the discrepancies between the two sets of data so they can more easily address those discrepancies and improve the quality of The MLC's data.

DQI Partner Companies: 

• Blokur
• Music Data Services 
• Simply Royalties
• TuneRegistry
• Verifi Media
• Vistex

To watch various DQI educational webinars, click here.

Learn more about the Data Quality Initiative or enroll inside The MLC's Data Access Hub.