When will I get paid?
PPL makes quarterly distributions to its members. You can see the payment dates for the current year here.
How do I ensure accurate PPL payments?
The correct owner of each recording must be identified for any particular time period; otherwise we cannot accurately and efficiently pay royalties to members. Here are some pointers about registering repertoire, which may impact upon payments made for the use of an individual recording: ISRCs If you have remixed, re-recorded, edited a track by more […]
How is the money distributed between performers and recording rightsholders in the UK?
Where the money relates to the licensing of recorded music being played in public or broadcast (subject to the allocation of costs), one half of the money is allocated to the relevant recording rightsholder member and the other half is allocated to the performers who qualify to receive royalties on the recorded music track. Before […]
How does PPL calculate costs?
PPL strives to maximise earnings from licensing our members’ rights and to distribute those earnings in the most efficient, accurate, prompt and fair manner possible. We are owned by our members and do not retain a profit for our services. After running costs, all revenue is distributed to our performer and recording rightsholder members. Costs […]
Can I check how much money I’m earning on a particular track?
If you are registered with PPL as a performer or recording rightsholder member, you can access your statements via your online myPPL account. Once logged in, click on “My Statements” to find a file (CSV file) which contains a breakdown of your earnings by recording for the UK.
Does PPL make retrospective payments?
PPL makes adjustments to distributions for a period of up to six years, in line with the statutory limitation period. This is known as an adjustment – when PPL recalculates the royalties allocated to recordings based on new or updated information, such as recordings being made valid or additional performers being included on a recording’s […]
What is an adjustment?
An adjustment is when PPL recalculates the royalties allocated to recordings based on new or updated information, such as recordings being made valid or additional performers being included on a recording’s performer line-up. In an adjustment PPL does not pay out any new revenue; royalties that have been previously paid out are simply reallocated to […]
Why is my statement showing a negative balance?
Your account may have a negative balance for several reasons. As a performer member, another performer might have made a successful claim on a recording you are currently linked to; you might have been listed incorrectly on a recording and been removed; or there might have been a change in your contribution category or listed […]
Are there any recording breakdowns for international payments?
PPL does not often receive this detailed level of information from music licensing companies in other countries and so cannot include the payment breakdown on your statement. We are working on introducing this information into the statements where it is available. For now, if you require a track breakdown for international payments please contact us […]
Why does my PPL statement show different use from my PRS for Music statement?
If you have both a PPL and PRS for Music account (for example, if you are both a performer and a songwriter) then you may receive payments from both companies in respect of the same licensees and licence periods. However, these payments will not necessarily be comparable or in the same proportions. PPL and PRS for Music often […]
Do I receive VAT on my PPL royalties?
PPL recording rightsholder members who are VAT registered are entitled to receive VAT on any PPL payments. This is because HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) rule that you are supplying PPL with the public performance and broadcast rights to your recorded music. If you are a PPL recording rightsholder member please supply us with a […]
Why have I been deducted withholding tax?
There are two types of withholding tax that may be deducted from your PPL payments. ‘Withholding tax on interest’ can be deducted on any interest payments you receive, while ‘withholding tax on royalty’ can be deducted on UK source income paid to certain members whose usual place of address is outside of the UK.