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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.

Become a member

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

Discover the benefits of being a member

Get paid

If you make music, you should be paid when it’s played. We collect royalties in the UK and around the world on behalf of hundreds of thousands of performers and recording rightsholders.
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Get a licence

If you broadcast music, you’ll probably need a PPL licence. We license numerous radio stations, TV channels and some online services to include recorded music in their broadcasts.
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Credit: Terry O'Neill

Queen crowned the most played rock act of the 21st century on UK radio and TV

David Bowie, U2, Oasis and Fleetwood Mac complete the Top 5, as new PPL data reveals the nation’s enduring love of rock - to celebrate National Album Day.
Kate-reilly

PPL’s Chief Membership and People Officer Kate Reilly appointed to Nordoff and Robbins Board

Kate is one of three new appointments to the Board of Trustees, helping the organisation with its goal to transform more lives through music.
Female performer plays drums, rehearsing in a recording studio

PPL distributes £54.5 million in royalties to over 22,000 performers and recording rightsholders

PPL has paid out £54.5 million to more than 22,000 performers and recording rightsholders in its Q3 distribution. This brings the total amount distributed in 2025 to £222.3 million.
Peter Leathem OBE and Adrian Sear

Peter Leathem OBE and Adrian Sear re-elected as directors at VPL Annual General Meeting 2025

Video Performance Limited (VPL) is PPL’s sister company and licenses music videos when they are played in public or broadcast on TV.
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We work on behalf of performers and recording rightsholders in the UK and across the globe

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PPL Annual Review

An overview of how PPL delivered value for members, partners and the wider industry in 2024.
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