The UK's SoundExchange counterpart pays recording rights owners and performers for public airings, radio, and TV. A featured performer may register for a recording — whether or not they wrote its song.
What PPL collects
A neighboring rights society collects from the recording instead of the composition, then pays its performers and master owner — using a pool separate from songwriter royalties.
In United Kingdom, PPL collects digital performance — sound recording owner + featured performer. PPL was established in 1934 and reports approximately 130,000 members.
Joining PPL
Joining cost: Free. Royalties are distributed quarterly. Registration here does not require an IPI number.
Register directly at PPL.
Where Davincii fits
You don't file with PPL yourself because Davincii includes that registration in standard onboarding. We file your compositions, maintain the data match, and collect payments from PPL.
- Full name
- Phonographic Performance Limited
- Type
- Neighboring Rights
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Collects
- digital performance — sound recording owner + featured performer
- Founded
- 1934
- Members
- 130,000
- Joining cost
- Free
- Payout frequency
- Quarterly
- IPI required
- No
- Website
- www.ppluk.com
Last reviewed 2026-08-31.
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Related societies
- PRS for Music — PRO, United Kingdom
- MCPS — Mechanical, United Kingdom
- SoundExchange — Neighboring Rights, United States
- SCAPR — Neighboring Rights, International (umbrella)
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