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08/04/2021

How it Works: The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)

At the beginning of 2021, The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) began to deliver blanket mechanical licenses to all digital service providers (DSPs) such as Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, and more throughout the United States that are eligible.

06/04/2021

Public Domain

Disclosure, this information pertains to US Copyright Law and some specifics may not remain true in other territories around the world.

06/01/2021

Composition vs. Sound Recording

Every song has two sides: the music & lyrics and the sound recording.

05/28/2021

The Cost of Penalties vs. Licensing

You laced the track and locked the flow, we got the license and it's good to go.

05/27/2021

Do I Need A Separate License To Stream My Cover?

Spotify, Pandora, and Apple Music. What to know before you stream.

01/30/2018

Artist Spotlight: Rajiv Dhall

The spotlight is shining bright on Singer- songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Rajiv Dhall. Also under his belt of accomplishments becoming 2016 Winner of I Heart Radio Music Video Awards “Fan Fave Vine Musician Award.” Rajiv Began uploading solo cover songs to YouTube and eventually gathered a large online following. Here is what Rajiv had to share exclusively with Tune Licensing.