Who can join PPL as a recording rightsholder?

Broadly speaking, anyone who owns (or is the exclusive licensee of) the following rights in recorded music can join PPL as a recording rightsholder:

• The right to play the recording in public in the UK;
• The right to broadcast the recording in the UK; and
• The right to copy the recording in the UK, for the above purposes.

You need to have these rights in at least one recording, which needs to have been made for the purposes of sale or distribution to the general public.

As such, PPL recording rightsholders can be anything from major record labels and independents through to self-releasing artists and individuals.

You can also register with us if you own (or are the exclusive licensee) of the following rights in at least one music video:

• The right to play the music video in public in the UK;
• The right to broadcast the music video in the UK; and
• The right to copy the music video in the UK, for the above purposes.

When you register with us as a music video rightsholder, your membership is technically with PPL’s sister company, VPL, which specifically deals with the licensing of music videos. VPL is under common management with PPL and operates from the same offices, so the same Member Services team will be able to help you with any queries relating to your music video rightsholder membership.

How to register

To register with VPL, on step two of the PPL rightsholder registration journey select either:

‘I want to register my sound recordings and music videos’
or
‘I want to register my music videos only’

Register as a music video rightsholder

Learn more about VPL