PPL has reported its revenue figures for 2025, with international as the star performer.
The music licensing company’s revenue rose to £315.3 million in 2025, an increase of 4.75% year-on-year. ...
The British Music Embassy (BME) has revealed its line-up for SXSW in Austin, with performances from 59 new and emerging UK artists across seven days.
DJ AG, Meek, Mae ...
PPL is paying £54.3 million to 147,000 performers and recording rights-holders today (December 17).
The payments are either as direct members of PPL or indirectly through other collective management organisations ...
From shifts at the top of the major companies to big debates about AI, remuneration and the independent sector, it has been an incredibly busy 12 months. And that's before ...
PPL has appointed Anne-Marie Pearce as its new chief financial officer. She succeeds Chris Barton, who announced earlier this year he would be leaving the collective management organisation at the ...
PPL has appointed Dr Richard James Burgess MBE as its new chair. He will succeed John Smith OBE, effective January 5, 2026.
Burgess will lead the PPL board as the ...
Queen have been named the UK’s most played rock act of the 21st century, topping a new PPL chart to celebrate National Album Day.
Queen have amassed over 400 million ...
National youth music organisation, UD, has revealed the nine talented young artists selected for its 2025 Incubator programme.
Now in its third year and supported by PPL Giving, the ...
PPL has appointed Melanie Johnson as director of transformation, a newly created role within the CEO’s executive leadership team.
Johnson will oversee a cross-company innovation programme, designed to help PPL ...
Dua Lipa was the most played artist across radio, TV and public places in the UK throughout 2024, according to PPL data.
It’s the second time in five years she ...