Performers (international)
“We’re incredibly excited to be partnering with the brilliant team at PPL who consistently demonstrate exceptional dedication, care and attention to detail across neighbouring rights, it’s an honour to have the chance to work alongside them.”
Ryan Walter, Interlude Artists (Lewis Capaldi)
Why choose PPL?
We are the largest collector of neighbouring rights income in the world. We’ve been doing it for almost 20 years, and cover almost all the countries that it is possible to collect these rights in.
We do not retain a profit on our services, meaning you take home the most possible from your royalties.
Our deep knowledge of music data and commitment to accuracy means ensures your international royalties are claimed efficiently and paid correctly.
We work with tax authorities around the world to ensure your royalties are processed in the most efficient way possible. For example, we hold Qualified Intermediary (QI) Status from the US tax authorities, meaning that royalties collected by PPL from the US need not be subject to US withholding tax of 30%, ensuring you get maximum payments.
Here’s how it works…
The PPL Repertoire Database of over 28 million recordings is the cornerstone of our international royalties collections service. If you are registered as a performer on one of those recordings, all you need to do is appoint us the mandate to collect for you internationally and we’ll couple our cutting-edge tech with the team’s global expertise to do the rest.
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Register for International Royalty Collections (within your myPPL account)
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Claim the recordings you have performed on
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We identify international plays of your recording(s)
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We validate and chase payment
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We send you your money
Learn more about the rights we manage internationally.
Keep your data up to date
The data you give us is key to claiming money from collective management organisations (CMOs) around the world for plays of your recordings. As CMO’s requirements differ, the quality of the data we have for you will determine how quickly and efficiently you get paid.
You’ll need to ensure your bank and contact details are up to date, and provide proof of things like your country of birth, other citizenships, residency and tax status, so that we adhere to international regulations and can protect you from double taxation (where the same income is taxable in two countries). You can manage all of this in myPPL.
When you register with PPL for international collections, we’ll assign you an International Performer Number (IPN). This number is unique to you, and is used to identify you and your recordings in exchanges with other CMOs around the world to ensure that the right performer is paid for their work. Your IPN is listed in the fourth column of the ‘Contributors’ tab of your recordings in myPPL.
International distribution and qualification rules
Performer qualification rules can differ country to country. Like PPL, each collective management organisation (CMO) will have its own set of distribution rules that it will apply to the revenue it collects.
Learn more about the rights PPL can collect.