UK-based music licensing physique PPL paid out £96.7 million (approx. $133 million at present trade charges) to 139,000 performers and recording rightsholders within the second quarter of 2025.
The newest determine marks a 7%, or GBP £7 million ($9.6m), enhance from the £103.7 million ($142m) paid in Q2 2024, which on the time marked the primary time for the reason that 90-year outdated group surpassed the £100 million ($137m) mark in a single distribution.
The distribution primarily covers UK collections from public efficiency and broadcast licensing all through 2024, in addition to extra income streams from worldwide markets, PPL introduced Monday (June 30).
PPL’s newest report confirmed that over 6,400 performers and recording rightsholders acquired their first-ever PPL cost within the Q2 2025 cycle.
Since January, PPL has distributed a complete of £167.8 million ($230m) to performers and recording rightsholders, both as direct PPL members or by way of partnerships with worldwide collective administration organizations (CMOs).
“As issues have grown, it’s meant loads to know that they’re ensuring I’m paid correctly when my songs are performed in public or broadcast, within the UK and overseas. I actually recognize the work they do.”
Cat Burns, Singer-Songwriter
Past home UK collections, the Q2 cost contains substantial contributions from CMOs in France, the Netherlands, Japan, Norway and the US. Some funds mirror 2025 airplay income from each US and Dutch markets.
Singer and songwriter Cat Burns, who generated airplay within the UK together with her tracks Go and Individuals Pleaser, stated: “PPL has performed an vital function in my journey. As issues have grown, it’s meant loads to know that they’re ensuring I’m paid correctly when my songs are performed in public or broadcast, within the UK and overseas. I actually recognize the work they do.”
Chris Barton, Chief Monetary Officer, PPL added: “At PPL our objective is to make sure that our members’ expertise and funding is pretty rewarded when their recorded music is broadcast or performed in public locations within the UK and world wide.”
“We all know PPL distribution days will be important for our members and we work exhausting to maximise and ship funds persistently to them all year long. We’re proud to gather income on their behalf and assist guarantee performers and recording rightsholders are pretty rewarded for his or her work.”
PPL famous that the Annual Supplementary Remuneration Fund, established following adjustments to copyright safety phrases for sound recordings, continues increasing its worldwide scope.
Following earlier funds from Eire and Netherlands in March, this distribution marks the primary ASR cost from France’s Société des Artistes Interprètes, overlaying airplay between 2014 and 2024.
“We all know PPL distribution days will be important for our members and we work exhausting to maximise and ship funds persistently to them all year long. We’re proud to gather income on their behalf and assist guarantee performers and recording rightsholders are pretty rewarded for his or her work.”
Chris Barton, PPL
PPL added that recording rightsholders acquired important funds from CMOs in Belgium, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden. Moreover, over £1.1 million ($1.5m) was distributed to 278 recording rightsholders by way of PPL’s sister firm VPL for music video licensing when broadcast or performed in public venues.
In 2024, PPL’s full-year income rose 6% YoY to GBP £301 million ($384.4m on the common trade price for 2024) from the earlier document of £283.5 million ($352.6m) set in 2023.
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