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Championing music rights

We pay hundreds of thousands of members for the use of their recorded music through licensing in the UK and collecting royalties from around the world.

Ensuring our members’ talent and investment is fairly rewarded.

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If you are a performer or rightsholder of commercially recorded music, you should be a member of PPL.

Female drummer performing live on stage with drum set

PPL makes payment of £96.7 million to 139,000 performers and recording rightsholders

PPL's Q2 2025 distribution is comprised primarily of payments for UK collections across public performance and broadcast licensing in 2024, as well as some additional revenue from international markets.
PRS Foundation Talent Development Network PPL

PRS Foundation expands its Talent Development Network for 2025-2026

Supported by PPL, the Talent Development Network offers grants of up to £25,000 per year to organisations for up to three years.
Orla Rae performing at iluvlive's Bloom event in January 2025

How iluvlive is building space for Black music to thrive, with support from PPL Giving

For over two decades, iluvlive has created space for Black music to grow - supporting artists through live shows, a development programme and a growing network of collaborators.
PPL's Executive Management Team at the 2025 AGM. Left to right: L-R: Camilla Waite, Jez Bell, Suzi Ibbotson, Kate Reilly, Peter Leathem, John Smith, Natalie Wade, Laurence Oxenbury, Chris Barton, Melanie Johnson.

PPL reports record revenues and continued growth at AGM

PPL’s recording rightsholder members met in London on 16 June for the Annual General Meeting, where Chief Executive Officer Peter Leathem OBE outlined a year of strong financial results and operational progress.

We work on behalf of performers and recording rightsholders across the globe

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