Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode, songwriter Phillip White shares his journey from small-town Rogersville, Alabama, to becoming an award-winning songwriter in Nashville. He discusses the challenges and strategies for building a sustainable career in the music industry and shares insights on songwriting, royalty collection, and navigating the intricacies of music publishing. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the business side of music and discusses how The MLC plays a crucial role in helping songwriters get paid their royalties accurately and on time.
Want to learn more? Visit themlc.com.
In this episode, songwriter Phillip White shares his journey from small-town Rogersville, Alabama, to becoming an award-winning songwriter in Nashville. He discusses the challenges and strategies for building a sustainable career in the music industry and shares insights on songwriting, royalty collection, and navigating the intricacies of music publishing. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the business side of music and discusses how The MLC plays a crucial role in helping songwriters get paid their royalties accurately and on time.
Want to learn more? Visit themlc.com.










![El MLC y SONA presentan un Fireside Chat
El Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) y Songwriters of North America (SONA) se enorgullecen en celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana junto a una defensora de derechos de creadores de la música latina, Stephanie Santiago-Rolón, (Take Creative Control Latin), en una conversación con dos creativas multifacéticas de música latina. Únase a Stephanie para una charla con la cantante, compositora, productora e ingeniera Colombiana, Dahlia Lagos (canciones aparecen en Vida de Starz, Katy Keene de CW y Girls Cruise de VH1) y la cantautora nacida en Costa Rica, Dani Blau (canciones aparecen en dos de los “25 mejores álbumes latinos de 2021” de Billboard Latin).
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The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) and Songwriters of North America (SONA) are proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Latin music creators’ advocate Stephanie Santiago-Rolón of Take Creative Control [Latin] in conversation with two multi-faceted Latina music creators. Join Stephanie for a fireside chat with Colombian-American singer-songwriter-producer-engineer Dahlia Lagos (songs appear on Starz’s “Vida,” CW’s “Katy Keene” and VH1’s “Girls Cruise”) and Costa Rica-born singer-songwriter Dani Blau (songs appear on two of Billboard Latin’s “The 25 Best Latin Albums of 2021”).
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