The Mechanical Licensing Collective (“MLC”) was created to make paying songwriters and publishers easier. Just as performance rights organizations issue blanket licenses to music users (radio stations ...

In April 2024, Spotify announced a price increase for its ad-free premium subscription plan. This is the second price increase in 10 months and will go into effect in the United States later this year ...

The Nashville-based Mechanical Licensing Collective filed a lawsuit against California-based Pandora Media, LLC, on Feb. 12, in an attempt to recover unpaid royalties and late fees it says the ...

Print License A print license is a license that allows someone to rearrange, print, or display the music notes or lyrics of a musical work in print. This type of license is required to reproduce or ...

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has announced the release of its brand-new Educator Toolkit, created to help college educators teach students - particularly those studying music and ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Starting today, The MLC will officially begin administering this new blanket ...

Eminem’s Publisher Sues Harry Fox Agency, Alleging it Conspired With Spotify to Skimp on Royalties In an amended complaint that adds Harry Fox Agency as a defendant, Eight Mile Style alleges Spotify ...

As a songwriter myself, I recognize how difficult copyrights, licensing and royalties can be to understand, and I know all too well about the struggles many songwriters have encountered over the years ...

Late last week, the United States Copyright Office released a report recommending sweeping reforms to the existing music licensing system, which is a labyrinthine ...