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Billboard: Kris Ahrend Built and Launched MLC During a Pandemic -- Now the Hard Part Begins
April 2, 2021"We'll have the statement module for royalties ready to launch... in time for the first...
The Mechanical Licensing Collective Announces Three New Leadership Hires
March 29, 2021The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has announced the addition of three new members to...
Music Row: The Mechanical Licensing Collective Expands Leadership Team By Three
March 29, 2021The Mechanical Licensing Collective has added three new members to its leadership team. Kristen...
Music Connection: The Mechanical Licensing Collective: What it is, Why You Should Care, And How to Make it Work for You
March 29, 2021The Music Modernization Act is now in effect, and with it the Mechanical Licensing Collective...
Music Tectonics: $424 Million in Royalties: What the MLC means for the Music Business
March 22, 2021Kris Ahrend joins host Dmitri Vietze on the Music Tectonics podcast to discuss all things MLC....
Billboard: Mechanical Licensing Collective: How to Register and Why It's Important By Chris Eggertsen
February 17, 2021The who, what and how for musicians and publishers looking to utilize the MLC. In Oct. 2018, the...
Music Ally: MLC reveals $424.4m of unmatched US streaming royalties
February 17, 2021Last November, a filing from the newly-created Digital Licensee Coordinator (DLC) in the US – the...
Music Business Worldwide: Spotify, Apple and Others Pay $424.38M in Historical Unmatched Royalties to Mechanical Licensing Collective
February 17, 2021A total of 20 DSPs have transferred a combined $424.38 million in accrued historical unmatched...
Billboard: The MLC Receives Over $424M in Unmatched 'Black Box' Streaming Royalties
February 16, 2021The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) has received a total of $424,384,787 in accrued...