Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Be prepared to take notes as this informative panel of music business experts dive into the fundamentals (copyright ownership and publishing), royalty streams (interactive, non-interactive, downloads), post-MMA era rights and entitlements, songwriter challenges, Digital Music Royalties Landscape, and more.
Moderator Dae Bogan, Head of Third-Party Partnerships at The Mechanical Licensing Collective, was joined by Alandis Brassel (Entertainment Attorney, Manager, Assistant Professor of Music Business at University of Memphis), George Monger (CEO, Connect Music) and Cheryl Potts (CEO, CleerKut Royalty).
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About The Black Music Month Summit (For the Culture: Empowering Black Music Creators to Achieve Beyond Reach):
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) commemorated Black Music Month by teaming up with Nashville Music Equality (NME) to present For The Culture: Empowering Black Music Creators to Achieve Beyond Reach on Tuesday, June 21 at The MLC’s offices in Nashville.
Spearheaded by Dae Bogan – The MLC’s Head of Third-Party Partnerships – in collaboration with NME’s Gina Miller, Kortney Toney and Shannon Sanders, this one-day summit celebrated the evolution of Black Music and its unique and ever-growing impact on the music industry with collaborative discussions and insightful presentations from some of the leading African American voices in the industry.
DISCLAIMER: This video was uploaded to the MLC’s YouTube channel on 07/11/2022. Some content may no longer be accurate or up-to-date. For the latest information, please visit THEMLC.COM or reach out to our support team with any questions.
Be prepared to take notes as this informative panel of music business experts dive into the fundamentals (copyright ownership and publishing), royalty streams (interactive, non-interactive, downloads), post-MMA era rights and entitlements, songwriter challenges, Digital Music Royalties Landscape, and more.
Moderator Dae Bogan, Head of Third-Party Partnerships at The Mechanical Licensing Collective, was joined by Alandis Brassel (Entertainment Attorney, Manager, Assistant Professor of Music Business at University of Memphis), George Monger (CEO, Connect Music) and Cheryl Potts (CEO, CleerKut Royalty).
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About The Black Music Month Summit (For the Culture: Empowering Black Music Creators to Achieve Beyond Reach):
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) commemorated Black Music Month by teaming up with Nashville Music Equality (NME) to present For The Culture: Empowering Black Music Creators to Achieve Beyond Reach on Tuesday, June 21 at The MLC’s offices in Nashville.
Spearheaded by Dae Bogan – The MLC’s Head of Third-Party Partnerships – in collaboration with NME’s Gina Miller, Kortney Toney and Shannon Sanders, this one-day summit celebrated the evolution of Black Music and its unique and ever-growing impact on the music industry with collaborative discussions and insightful presentations from some of the leading African American voices in the industry.
DISCLAIMER: This video was uploaded to the MLC’s YouTube channel on 07/11/2022. Some content may no longer be accurate or up-to-date. For the latest information, please visit THEMLC.COM or reach out to our support team with any questions.










