2026 payments
| Date | Payment | Details |
| 31 March 2026 | International Q1 | International payments are made when a recording has been played in a different country and PPL has a reciprocal deal with the local collective management organisation (CMO). Members only receive these royalties if they have signed up for international collections with PPL. |
| 30 June 2026 | UK – Main annual PPL and VPL payments | UK PPL payments are made when a recording is included on radio and TV broadcasts and when it is played in public in the UK during 2025.
UK VPL payments are made when a music video recording is included in TV broadcasts and when it is played in public in the UK during 2025. Note that performers on music videos are not paid by VPL. |
| International Q2 | International payments are made when a recording has been played in a different country and PPL has a reciprocal deal with the local collective management organisation (CMO). Members only receive these royalties if they have signed up for international collections with PPL. | |
| 30 September 2026 | MTV (VPL) | VPL payment to independent labels from the licensing of the use of their music videos on MTV and other channels owned by Paramount across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. |
| International Q3 | International payments are made when a recording has been played in a different country that has a reciprocal deal with PPL. Members only receive these royalties if they have signed up for international collections with PPL. | |
| 17 December 2026 | UK adjustment for PPL and VPL |
Adjustment to payments made for 2019-2025 for PPL, and 2022-2025 for VPL, and also some new 2026 PPL revenue. Adjustment payments reflect new information about recordings, including performer claims and changes to rightsholder. |
| International Q4 | International payments are made when a recording has been played in a different country that has a reciprocal deal with PPL. Members only receive these royalties if they have signed up for international collections with PPL. | |
| Annual supplementary remuneration (ASR) | ASR payments (sometimes known as “session fund” payments) are made to non-featured performers in some cases, as a result of the legal rules about copyright term extension. Read more about ASR here. | |
| MTV (VPL) | VPL payment to independent labels from the licensing of the use of their music videos on MTV and other channels owned by Paramount across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. |
2026 member deadlines
| Date | Event | Details |
| 9 March 2026 | Deadline to update bank details on myPPL for March payment | Log in to myPPL here |
| 7 April 2026 | Performer claims deadline | In order to ensure you receive maximum and accurate income from PPL you need to ensure you are linked correctly to all the recordings on which you performed in our Repertoire Database. You do this by submitting claims. Read more here. |
| 23 April 2026 | Repertoire bulk submission data freeze starts | Visit our Help Centre for guidance on managing your repertoire in PPL’s Register Repertoire system. |
| 8 June 2026 |
Deadline to update bank details on myPPL for June payment
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Log in to myPPL here |
| 10 June 2026 | Repertoire bulk submission data freeze ends | Visit our Help Centre for guidance on managing your repertoire in PPL’s Register Repertoire system. |