Description: The MIC (pronounced “mike”, as in “microphone”) Coalition is a group of associations whose members provide music over the nation’s airwaves, through the internet, and in stores, hotels, restaurants, bars, and taverns throughout the country.
Who We Are
Why We’re Here
ASCAP and BMI together control the right to license approximately 90% of all musical works in the U.S. Consent decrees allow these two performing rights organizations (PROs) to offer blanket licenses for their massive catalogs, providing critical efficiencies for all stakeholders. We have worked tirelessly with the last two Administrations to promote music marketplace competition, transparency and efficiency by preserving the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. They remain vital to millions of American businesse