The MLC Announces Upcoming WebinarsMember Tools Webinar Series:

This new two-month series will take Members on a tour of The MLC's growing suite of songwriter tools.

You’re an MLC Member, Now What?

Becoming a Member of The MLC is the first step toward collecting your streaming royalties. But what’s next? As a Member, you’ll want to learn how to register your songs and use our Claiming and Matching Tools. Tune in to this webinar for an overview about how these next steps will help you get paid all the royalties you deserve!

February 9, 9 a.m. PT | 11 a.m. CT | 12 p.m. ET - Register Here

Claim Your Songs, Claim Your Cash

Join us for this webinar to learn how to use The MLC’s Claiming Tool to claim your share of songs that are already registered in our online database and make sure you are getting paid all the money you are due.

February 23, 9 a.m. PT | 11 a.m. CT | 12 p.m. ET - Register Here

Have a New Song? Learn How To Register It!

As a Member, it’s important to make sure each one of your songs is registered with The MLC. Remember, if you haven’t registered a song, we can’t pay you for all its streams! Join us for this webinar where we’ll walk you through the steps to register your old and new songs in our online Portal.

March 9, 9 a.m. PT | 11 a.m. CT | 12 p.m. ET - Register Here

How To Match Your Music To Make Money

Members, have you tried out The MLC’s Matching Tool? This tool can help you locate sound recordings that are not yet matched to your songs that are registered in our online Portal. In this webinar, we'll walk you through the simple process to propose matches, checking the final box to collect all your streaming royalties from The MLC.

March 23, 9 a.m. PT | 11 a.m. CT | 12 p.m. ET - Register Here

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Beyond her musical legacy, Jackie’s place as a Black trans pioneer is only now being celebrated. This plaque is but one step towards honouring her, as well as encouraging the celebration of more Black trans lives. 

Any Other Way producer and lead fundraiser Amanda Burt says, “It’s been a gift getting to know Jackie and her history as we work on the documentary. She considered Toronto her home, and while she was here she changed the very sound of the music that came out of this city. We should all know her story”.

Heritage Toronto, through their plaque program and the support of donors, commemorates key people, places, and events from Toronto’s past. Jackie Shane was one such person. Born in Nashville in 1940, Jackie’s musical talent and charisma were clear from an early age. She crossed paths and shared stages with legends like Little Richard, Etta James, Jackie Wilson, and Jimi Hendrix. But as her talent and her popularity grew, so did the danger of being a Black trans artist in the American south. Fearing for her life and wanting more than Nashville could offer, Jackie escaped the south on the “Chitlin’ Circuit” when she was a teenager, and relocated over the border to Toronto where her career almost immediately exploded. 

The Canadian years were exciting, populated by ghosts and gangsters, kidnappers and killers, con artist ministers, crooked record executives, and gamblers, all fueling her artistic growth. Despite the music industry’s reluctance to support a trans artist at the time, audiences and listeners loved her, and her 1962 single “Any Other Way” was a hit. A fabled run at Toronto’s Saphire Tavern led to the classic album Jackie Shane Live!, a visceral, propulsive document, proof of her genius for connecting with audiences and taking them to ecstatic highs. For this reason, the proposed location for the plaque will be the corner of Richmond and Victoria in downtown Toronto, where the Saphire once stood.

All donors will be invited to the unveiling of the plaque, which is planned for June 2023 during Pride Toronto. Jackie’s living relatives will be in attendance. Donors can also follow and join the journey on Instagram at @thejackieshaneplaque. 

Donations, public or private, can be made through the JustGiving Campaign Page  or by cheque, and gifts $20 or over will receive a Heritage Toronto charitable donation tax receipt. Plaque donors will also receive a thank-you letter, and in the case of gifts of $20 or more, recognition on "Our Supporters" page on the Heritage Toronto website and in the Annual Report. 

Any donations over the goal of $10,000 will automatically go to Heritage Toronto's Curated Plaques Fund, to support the commemoration of other worthy individuals and stories celebrated through historic plaques. Jackie, whose personal motto was “live and let live”, and herself celebrated unheard voices, would be proud. 

CONTACT: 

Amanda Burt, producer on Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story and lead fundraiser for the Heritage Toronto Jackie Shane plaque. 

amanda@bangerfilms.com

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