PPL payments to performers and rights-holders reached record total in 2023

PPL paid out £279.6 million to 165,000 performers and recording rights-holders in 2023. It marks an increase of £34.9 million (14.3%) on the previous year, and is the highest annual total ever paid out in PPL’s 90-year history. PPL licenses the use of recorded music in the UK and collects ...

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Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has appointed Lina Tebbs as director of UK Production Music. In this role, Tebbs will oversee WCM UK’s Production Music team and will report ...

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