The MLC

The MLC has distributed over $2bn to songwriters and publishers since 2021

Nashville-headquartered organization just reached a significant milestone

The MLC sues Pandora for allegedly underpaying royalties and late fees

"Our team repeatedly sought to resolve this issue directly with Pandora, but Pandora has refused to correct their reporting or royalty payments"

US Copyright Office launches review of The MLC and DLC’s designations

The periodic review is mandated under the US's Music Modernization Act of 2018

The MLC issues notices of intent to audit Spotify and other DSPs to verify the accuracy of their royalty payments

The MLC has sent audit notices to nearly 50 DSPs, including Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music and others

Spotify, Apple and others pay $424.38m in historical Unmatched Royalties to Mechanical Licensing Collective

'This is a massive win for music creators and the streaming services themselves,' says NMPA President & CEO David Israelite