February has been a very busy month for The MLC team! I’m sure many have you have already heard the big news.
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An Update from CEO, Kris Ahrend

February has been a very busy month for The MLC team! I’m sure many have you have already heard the big news – The MLC received more than $424 million in accrued historical unmatched royalties from 20 digital service providers (DSPs). The transfer of these monies - the first

set of payments The MLC has received on behalf of rightsholders – represents an important milestone envisioned in the landmark Music Modernization Act.    

 

The MLC also received a staggering amount of data related to the unmatched royalties these DSPs transferred – more than 1,800 files containing in excess of 1.3 terabytes of data and nine billion lines of data. The delivery of this data was the culmination of a months-long effort on the part of The MLC to develop and communicate the technical specifications DSPs needed to use when delivering it. DSPs now have until June of this year to deliver to The MLC the rest of the data they are required to deliver under the regulations issued by The U.S. Copyright Offices in connection with their transfers of unmatched royalties.    

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UPCOMING WEBINARS

The MLC Presents: A Webinar for Business Managers & Attorneys with Kris Ahrend & Susan Genco, Azoff Music

Friday, March 12, 2021

12:00 p.m. PT | 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET

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The MLC Presents: Membership Basics for Self-Administered Songwriters with Serona Elton

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

9:00 a.m. PT | 11:00 a.m. CT | 12:00 p.m. ET

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The MLC on Podcasts

Working Musician Podcast: Click here to listen to the episode

Break the Business Podcast: Click here to listen to the episode

 

The MLC in the News

Here is some press coverage The MLC has received over the past month: 

Billboard: The MLC's Kris Ahrend named to Billboard's Change Agent List

Music Ally: Spotify, Apple Music and other DSPs apply for MLC Licenses 

Forbes: Apple, Spotify And Other DSPs Pay $424M In Unmatched Royalties  

Variety: $424 Million Up for Grabs as Music Streaming Services Fill MLC’s Black Box 

Music Business Worldwide: Spotify, Apple and Others Pay $424.38M in Historical Unmatched Royalties

Billboard: Mechanical Licensing Collective: How to Register and Why It's Important

 

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