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Yesterday, we announced that The Last Dinner Party have signed with PPL for the collection of their international neighbouring rights royalties. The Last Dinner Party have had a meteoric rise to the top. After playing some of the UK’s smallest independent venues in 2023, this year saw them headline London’s Roundhouse and tour across Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. They were named the BBC’s Sound of 2024 and topped the Official UK Albums Chart in February this year with their debut album Prelude to Ecstasy, We are excited to see their continued success and are honoured they have chosen PPL to collect their international neighbouring rights royalties through our extensive global network. A big thank you to Peter Mensch and the team at Q Prime Artist Management for their partnership and positive words on the announcement. We look forward to supporting The Last Dinner Party as they continue to captivate audiences worldwide. You can read the full announcement below. https://lnkd.in/edGKFHFk

Giving back to music sits at the core of PPL. While we exist to collect and distribute revenue for performers and recording rightsholders, we are also proud to support initiatives committed to creating a sustainable future for the music industry.    Among the many organisations benefiting from our support is Tomorrow's Warriors. Founded by jazz luminaries Gary Crosby OBE and Janine Irons OBE FRSA in 1991, Tomorrow’s Warriors helps young, emerging, and established jazz artists reach their full potential by offering development programs and performance opportunities that inspire creativity and growth.   From summer schools to jazz collaborations, find out more about the work of Tomorrow’s Warriors, and how PPL Giving is making a positive impact on the music industry. https://lnkd.in/exgQ7enw

The Last Dinner Party, winners of this year’s BRITs Rising Star award, have signed with PPL for the collection of their international neighbouring rights royalties.   The five-piece band, who were named the BBC’s Sound of 2024, topped the Official UK Albums Chart in February this year with their debut album Prelude to Ecstasy, achieving one of the biggest sales weeks of the 21st century for a debut album by a British guitar band.   They join a host of artists who have already signed with PPL for international collections this year, including Lewis Capaldi, Ice Spice and Kenya Grace.    Read more below🔗 https://lnkd.in/ek6fze6i

We need your vote: Voting for panels at #SXSW2025 in Austin is now open! As well as being the biggest global stage for creativity and innovation, SXSW is one of the key dates in the music industry calendar for bringing together artists, industry professionals, creatives, and music lovers. For the next SXSW in Austin, PPL are proposing a panel titled “What the Reciprocal?! International Royalties Explained” aimed to explain everything around international royalties and performer qualification.   Our expert panel of Peter Leathem OBE, Camilla Waite, Nick Eziefula and Andy Elms will address the following points: 🌟 What the international collection landscape looks like in 2025 🌟 How royalty qualification is changing across Europe and what that means for US performers 🌟 How to begin navigating this complex subject To help ensure this panel goes ahead, you can cast your vote on the SXSW website. Simply register for free via the link below and upvote on our panel ☑ You don’t need to be attending SXSW to vote. But by voting, you’re helping to drive this important conversation on the international stage. Thank you.   https://lnkd.in/eRyNSrt6

July brought a variety of events and highlights, one of which included speaking on the panel at Cancer Platform’s ‘Evening of Hope’ – an opportunity for leaders across the worlds of music, tech and philanthropy to connect with Cancer Awareness teams, survivors and medical experts, share experiences and help form powerful cross-industry collaborations. It was inspiring evening, capped off with a moving performance from singer and songwriter, Ella Henderson. Thank you to Vicki Connerty for hosting, and to Tony Colville, Mike Zatyka and the team at Cancer Platform for organising such an inspiring evening. It was also a pleasure to attend the 15th anniversary of Small Green Shoots along with my fellow PPL colleagues. Small Green Shoots is a unique charity, founded by our Director of Music Industry Engagement, Natalie Wade, which supports opportunities to get the experience required for a long-term sustainable career in the creative industries, for young people that are unlikely to get that chance, save for the work of Small Green Shoots. Everyone at PPL sends our love & support for Natalie as she continues her treatment for cancer. We are all really missing her presence in the office. Also in July, we hosted our Summer PPL all-company connect event, a jam-packed afternoon hearing from our various teams about some of our exciting progress and plans. We were joined by William Kennard, or as he’s better known, the ‘Status’ from the Electronic Music Duo Chase & Status. As well as a successful career music career, Will founded East London Arts and Music in 2014, an inspiring organisation that we support through PPL Giving, which aims to give those aged 16-19 from low-income & under-represented backgrounds the tools to find careers in the creative industry (across music, games, and film). I enjoyed attending the 100th anniversary of MECHANICAL-COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SOCIETY LIMITED (MCPS) for a wonderful evening of musical performances, speeches, and celebration on such a landmark occasion. Thank you to Jackie Alway OBE and Paul Clements for inviting me as their guest and congratulations to Jackie, Paul and all of MCPS on achieving a century! Finally, I enjoyed attending year 27 of the "Trevor Trophy" where 26 of us play the Ryder Cup format over 3 days, this year at Hawkstone Park in Shropshire. Formally football, cricket & rugby colleagues, now it is the one time each year that most of us catch up. Not the most relaxing but certainly takes your mind off work for a few days! Photos: Catching up with PPL member, Ella Henderson after her performance after my panel at Cancer Awareness’ ‘Evening of Hope’. Alongside my colleagues Camilla Waite, Suzi Ibbotson & Kate Reilly - Hurter at the Small Green Shoots 15th Anniversary. With Will Kennard at our all-company connect event. Myself & PPL Performer Director & legendary manager Jackie Davidson at MCPS 100th anniversary dinner. The results of Day 1 of the Trevor Trophy with the Open Golf at Royal Troon.

Anouska Durrant is PPL’s Distribution Business Manager and the latest interviewee in our Meet the Team series.     “I knew within two weeks of starting at PPL that I wanted to stay and seven years later I still absolutely love it here. The most rewarding part of the job is learning how the revenue we provide makes such a difference to our members,” she says.     Find out how Anouska works with billions of rows of data and teams across PPL to make sure payments reach our members on time, every time.        Click the link below for the full story. ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eP9DTRKb

Today marks day one of the voluntary UK Code of Good Practice on Transparency in Music Streaming coming into force. The activation of the Code is an important commitment by the UK music industry to improve transparency around music streaming licensing and royalties. The development of the Code was a collaborative effort across the music industry, and signed by trade associations, membership organisations and other collecting societies on behalf of their members. The Intellectual Property Office UK will continue to engage with the industry, and there will be a formal evaluation of its impact in 2026. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gJpV-qmb

Celebrating 20 Years of the Landmark VPL and MTV Deal 📅 2004 marked a significant milestone for the music industry: the 20th anniversary of the crucial licensing deal between MTV Network Europe (MTVNE) and Video Performance Limited (VPL), PPL’s sister company that licenses music videos when they are played in public or broadcast on TV. This landmark agreement, reached after a widely reported dispute, nearly saw independent music videos disappear from MTV’s channels. However, the successful negotiation ensured that indie music videos continued to be featured on one of the most influential music platforms of the time. The agreement laid the foundation for a sustained relationship between VPL and MTV, generating tens of millions of pounds for independent artists and labels across Europe over the past two decades. Key players like Martin Mills (Beggars Group), Alison Wenham, Tony Clark, David Harmsworth, and our CEO Peter Leathem OBE were instrumental in this negotiation. As Peter Leathem shares: “Martin and Alison’s ability to hold together the Indie Music community across Europe was no mean feat and came down to the enormous respect they both had across the music industry. I am delighted that MTV reviewed their approach to licensing based on the feedback from the Indie sector and that we have maintained an excellent working relationship with MTV over the last 20 years.” Join us in celebrating this momentous occasion and read more about its lasting impact below:

UK Music Ltd has unveiled new research into the value of gigs, concerts and festivals to local economies. The research shows that a total of 19.2 million music fans travelled from UK towns and cities and overseas in 2023 to see UK shows from the likes of Beyoncé, The Weeknd, Harry Styles and Blur, and festivals like Glastonbury, Boomtown and TRNSMT. Other highlights from the report show: 📈 Total music tourism spending in 2023 was £8 billion - an increase of 21% on 2022. 🎧 Total employment sustained by music tourism in 2023 was 62,000, which is an increase of 17% on 2022 when the figure was 53,000. 🎤 Total number of domestic music tourists in 2023 was 18.2 million, which is an increase of 36% on 2022 when the total was 13.3 million. Read the full report below:

UK electronic-pop trio London Grammar have signed an agreement with PPL for the collection of their international neighbouring rights royalties. Formed in Nottingham, London Grammar began their journey to international acclaim in 2013 with their debut album, “If You Wait”, which entered the Official Charts at number 2. London Grammar’s rise has been punctuated by numerous accolades, including an Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for “Strong.” The group’s second and third albums ‘Truth is a Beautiful Thing’ and ‘Californian Soil’ both entered at number 1. Ahead of their new album ‘The Greatest Love’, released in September, the band are headlining Latitude festival this coming weekend.   On signing with PPL, London Grammar said: “It’s clear to us that the PPL team is committed to supporting artists to pursue a sustainable music career. Its adept handling of data allows us, as musicians, to focus on what we do best – creating, recording and performing music.” Read the full story, including London Grammar’s top 5 most played songs on radio and TV in the UK, below: https://lnkd.in/eKzUGHQi