{"id":21230,"date":"2026-10-10T19:24:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/?p=21230"},"modified":"2026-10-10T19:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:24:33","slug":"the-mlc-distributes-over-3-billion-in-songwriting-royalties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/the-mlc-distributes-over-3-billion-in-songwriting-royalties\/","title":{"rendered":"The MLC Distributes Over $3 Billion in Songwriting Royalties"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)<\/strong> has distributed more than $3 billion<\/a><\/strong> in total royalties to date. Songwriters who have not joined may still have U.S. digital mechanical royalties to collect.<\/p>\n

The MLC\u2019s role is to distribute U.S. digital mechanical royalties<\/a> owed to songwriters and publishers accurately and on time. Songs can generate several types of royalties, with different organizations handling their collection.<\/p>\n

For songwriters whose music streams in the U.S., membership is required to collect digital mechanical royalties through The MLC when no publisher or administrator collects on their behalf. Membership is free<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The MLC offers two routes for managing song data:<\/p>\n