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Nashville Scene: Belmont Data Collaborative Partners With Licensing Collective to Make Sure Artists Get Royalties
October 20, 2021On Nov. 6, 100 Belmont music students will be composing something a little different — code. For...
Music Connection: The MLC Announces 'Junior Music Rights Week'
October 4, 2021The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is collaborating with the Save The Music Foundation...
The Mechanical Licensing Collective and Save The Music Foundation to Present “Junior Music Rights Week” October 11-15
October 4, 2021The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is collaborating with the Save The Music Foundation...
Music Daily: The MLC Announces Pair of Webinars for Hispanic Heritage Month Initiative
September 24, 2021These days it can be close to impossible to make good money in the music industry if you aren’t...
The MLC Teams Up with Partner Organizations on Spanish-Language Initiative for Hispanic Heritage Month
September 17, 2021The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month in September...
The Mechanical Licensing Collective Releases Updated Educator Toolkit
August 4, 2021The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has released the second version of its Educator...
Reuters: MLC CEO Kris Ahrend on connecting copyright owners with streaming royalties
August 4, 2021(Reuters) - The landmark Music Modernization Act changed the landscape of the music industry in...
Music Row: The Mechanical Licensing Collective Releases Updated Educator Toolkit
August 4, 2021The Mechanical Licensing Collective has released the second version of its Educator Toolkit. This...
Billboard: Copyright Office Recommends MLC's Distribution of Pre-2021 Unmatched Royalties Not Occur for 5 Years
July 9, 2021While applauding the new recommendation, songwriter advocacy organizations argue the Copyright...