Field Notes from the four Offices.
Source-backed dispatches from four Music Intel Offices. Each published note identifies its evidence class, dates, method, limitations and direct sources so readers can separate public evidence from Music Intel analysis and editorial opinion.
Chief Executive's Office
Music Data Intelligence
Market sizing, commercial consequence, and the money on the table. Board and investor facing. It does the sums and shows them.
The MLC historical royalties pool: what the current figures show
The MLC reported an adjusted historical total of $397.3 million and $236.6 million distributed through June 2026. The remaining balance is not automatically synonymous with unmatched royalties.
Neighbouring rights are substantial, international and data-dependent
Current PPL, GVL and SENA figures show the scale of neighbouring-rights activity. Coverage, mandates, eligibility and recording data determine the path to payment.
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