How can I earn more royalties?

Boost your royalty payments by letting us know about your rights and signing up for additional services.

Once you have registered as a PPL member, there are numerous ways to make sure you are earning the most you can from your recorded repertoire.

Sign up for international royalties

We can collect royalties for our members from all across the world. So if your track is played in a different country, you'll still earn the money you deserve.

It's free to sign up to this service – once you're a member all you have to do is complete an international mandate allowing us to collect on your behalf. If you are already a member of a music licensing company in another country, you will need to cancel that membership if you wish PPL to collect from that country on your behalf. See what countries we collect money from.

If you receive international payments from us, you could be earning up to 30% more from the US. We are the first music licensing company to be given Qualified Intermediary (QI) status by the US tax authorities. This means that the money we collect for you will not have to be subject to US withholding tax.

Sign up for digital royalties

We can collect royalties for rightholders from certain internet radio and digital/on-demand streaming services (such as Last.fm). It's free to sign up for this service – if you haven't already done so, you can sign a new media mandate allowing us to collect on your behalf.

We can also collect digital royalties for you internationally, increasing your earnings even more.

Make the most of your repertoire

Here are some of the ways to make sure you are earning the most you can.

Provide correct bank and contact details
- Make sure that your current bank details are listed correctly on your online myPPL account. We only pay via BACS transfer into whatever account you specify. If these details are incorrect, we will be forced to hold payments until the details are updated.
  
  We will also be forced to hold your payments for UK tax reasons if you do not supply a postal address. Make sure all your contact details are up-to-date so we can inform you of any changes to our service.

Keep your repertoire up to date - (rightholder members only)
- If you, as a rightholder, have not yet added full details of the recordings you own into our database, you might not be earning all you could be from us. The more recordings that you include in the PPL Repertoire Database, the more you have the potential to earn.
  
  If we are given inaccurate data about recordings, such as an incorrect country of commissioning or an incomplete performer line-up, it may negatively affect your payments.
  
  By providing accurate information about recordings you are making sure you always earn the most you can from us. Remember to regularly check your myPPL account to see if we need any further information from you.
Make claims on recordings - (performer members only)
- If you, as a performer, find a recording in our database on which you performed but does not have you listed, submit a claim for your share of the royalties. Receive the royalties you are due by making sure you are included on all your recordings in the PPL Repertoire Database. How can I make a claim?
  
  You must be prepared to produce evidence that you performed on that track. If your claim is accepted, you could receive up to six years’ worth of royalties for recordings you performed on.
Register your music videos - (rightholder members only)
- VPL is PPL’s sister company and specifically deals with the licensing of music videos. If you, as a rightholder, own the necessary rights to music videos, VPL can collect royalties on your behalf.
  
  Register as a VPL member, list the music videos you own the rights to in the database and start receiving the money you are due.
  
  As the law treats music videos differently from recorded music, performers do not receive VPL income.

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You can do all of the above via your online myPPL account. Find out more about how you can manage your account.

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