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Broadway World: The MLC Announces Pride Month Roundtable Featuring LGBTQ Music Industry Guest Speakers
June 22, 2021On Thursday, June 24, The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) will host a free webinar:...
Performer Magazine: How to Maximize Your Digital Mechanical Royalties Through The MLC
May 27, 2021As an independent artist, you are probably all too familiar with the issues that have long clouded...
American Songwriter: Songwriter U - Are You Getting All Your Streaming Money?
May 26, 2021As a songwriter myself, I recognize how difficult copyrights, licensing and royalties can be to...
Podcast: And the Writer Is…with Ross Golan Ep. 127: Special Episode w/ Kris Ahrend and Michelle Lewis
May 22, 2021Today we are joined by two highly-influential music creators’ rights advocates. Kris Ahrend began...
The MLC and the Recording Academy® Team Up on Webinar Series
May 4, 2021The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is partnering with the Recording Academy® on a series...
The MLC Teams Up with Data Quality Initiative (DQI) Partners on New Five-Part Webinar Series
April 23, 2021The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has announced a new, five-part webinar series that...
Grammy.com: MLC Distributes First Royalty Payments & You Can Collect Your Share Today
April 23, 2021The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)(opens in a new tab) has completed its first-ever monthly...
Billboard: MLC Collects $40M for January, Makes First Rights Holders Payments
April 19, 2021On Friday, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), which officially launched Jan. 1, made its...
The Mechanical Licensing Collective Completes First Royalty Distribution
April 19, 2021The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has announced the completion of its first-ever...