A new statewide study shows that the percentage of Mesa Public Schools students enrolled in arts education programs has stayed above the state average the last three school years but
Apr 23, 2021 - 8:25 am
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) has completed its first-ever monthly distribution of mechanical royalties, which is a result of the new blanket license established by the
Music Modernization Act of 2018 (MMA). The ball got rolling in February 2021 when digital service providers (DSPs) began reporting their streaming and download usage numbers for the previous month to the Mechanical Licensing Collective.
The organization’s first calculation of royalties, which
totaled more than $53 million, includes royalties distributed to MLC creator members and rights holders, funds that have been matched to the appropriate musical work but remained unclaimed, and unmatched money. After accounting for $13 million in matched royalties covered by preexisting voluntary licensing agreements, the MLC collected $40 million in direct payments on behalf of registered songwriters and composers in January 2021, and disbursed $24 million to members. Of t
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Meet Carla Dirlikov Canales, Ypsilanti native, renowned opera singer and arts advocate. She is also founder of the Canales Project, an organization that uses the arts to bridge cultural divides. She joined Creative Washtenaw s Deb Polich and WEMU s David Fair to talk about how she uses her voice to advocate for the arts and creativity in the halls of Congress and across the world.
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Deb Polich, President and CEO of The Arts Alliance
Creative industries in Washtenaw County add hundreds of millions of dollars to the local economy. In the weeks and months to come, 89.1 WEMU s David Fair and co-host Deb Polich, the President and CEO of The Arts Alliance, explore the myriad of contributors that make up the creative sector in Washtenaw County.