Press releases

Read the latest company updates from PPL.

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5 June 2022

PPL CEO Peter Leathem re-elected to the Board of global trade body SCAPR

Peter Leathem, Chief Executive Officer of the music licensing collective management organisation (CMO) PPL, has been re-elected to the Board of global trade body SCAPR for a second four-year term by the organisation’s members at its General Assembly in Rome.

31 May 2022

Leicester’s Curve theatre names seat after PPL CEO Peter Leathem OBE to mark 10 years in role

A seat has been named in Leicester’s Curve theatre to mark Peter Leathem’s 10th year as Chief Executive Officer of music licensing company PPL.

10 February 2022

PPL International collections hit a record £94 million in 2021

30 November 2021

Bigger than ever, The British Music Embassy returns to SXSW

9 August 2021

Applications open for new artist development programme, Inside Track, with Ivor Novello Award winner Cassell the Beatmaker

30 June 2020

PPL makes payment of £63.1 million to 98,000 performers and recording rightsholders in June distribution

22 June 2020

Ed Sheeran named the UK’s Most Played Artist for the 4th time in 5 years

3 June 2020

PPL announces 2019 collections of £271.8 million

20 May 2020

PPL Appoints Camilla Waite As Deputy General Counsel

13 May 2020

Knucks, Warmduscher and Penelope Trappes among the latest artists to receive support from PRS Foundation’s PPL Momentum Music Fund

12 May 2020

PPL to administer George Ezra’s international neighbouring rights

28 April 2020

PPL To Make Advance Distribution Payment of £23.9M in April