Performer and recording rightsholders aged over 18 can complete an online registration.
Under-18s can create an account online but will need to download a registration form that needs to be completed offline and then counter-signed by a parent or guardian.
If you are under the age of 18 and want to register as a recording rightsholder, please contact our Member Services team on +44 (0)20 8068 1054.
If you are the beneficiary of a deceased performer, please contact Member Services on +44 (0)20 8068 1054 for guidance.
Click here to start the registration process, via myPPL (PPL’s secure online portal). You will be guided through what you need to do.
You will need to have the following information available:
Performers
- Contact details and citizenship history
- Bank and tax details
- Your artist/band or ensemble name, instruments played, details of up to three commercially released recordings and your UK Music Union Number (MUN), or details of other related memberships.
- Valid government-issued photographic proof of identity (e.g. passport, driving licence, or national identity card. A photocopy or scanned copy of your ID will not be accepted).
- Proof of address dated within the last three months (e.g. utility bill, bank statement, government letter. Financial information can be obscured).
Recording Rightsholders:
- Your own contact details (authorised signatory)
- Your valid, government-issued photographic proof of identity (during identity and business checks. A photocopy or scanned copy of your ID will not be accepted.)
We will also require the additional information depending on your business entity type:
UK companies or LLPs
- Business details (including company or LLP full name, registration number and registered address)
- Bank details (if receiving payment)
- Company or LLP tax details (including tax identification number and VAT registration number if VAT registered in the UK)
Sole Traders
- Your name and trading name (if different)
- Trading bank details (if receiving payment)
- Trading tax details (including your tax identification number and VAT registration number if VAT registered in the UK)
- Proof of trading address
Partnerships
- Partnership name
- List of all named partners
- Partnership bank details (if receiving payment)
- Partnership tax details (including tax identification number and VAT registration number if VAT registered in the UK)
- Proof of trading address and ongoing trading existence (during identity and business checks)
Non-UK companies and other non-UK registered entities
- Business details (including company or registered entity full name, registration number and registered address)
- Bank details (if receiving payment)
- Tax details (including tax identification number and VAT registration number if VAT registered in the UK)
- Proof of registered address and ongoing trading existence (during identity and business checks where a non-UK company or registered entity falls outside Persona’s coverage area)
Non-UK unregistered entities
- Business details (including legal trading name, and address)
- Bank details (if receiving payment)
- Tax details (including your tax identification number and VAT registration number if VAT registered in the UK)
- Proof of ongoing trading existence and address (during identity, address and business checks)
Please contact us if your entity type is not listed.
The registration process starts with a few simple queries to help us identify which type(s) of membership you need. For example, if you are a performer who also owns the relevant rights in the recordings on which you’ve performed, you will need to register with PPL as both as a performer and a recording rightsholder to be eligible to receive PPL royalties. In most cases, you can do this by completing one combined registration.
You can also register online as a rightsholder of music videos.