Four time Grammy-winning US rapper, singer, producer and drummer Anderson .Paak has signed with music licensing company PPL for the administration of his international neighbouring rights collections.
He will now benefit from the company’s service that collects performance royalties for the use of sound recordings around the world, joining a roster that also includes George Ezra, Rita Ora and ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus.
Since 2019 he has won four Grammy Awards, including Best R&B Album for his most recent LP Ventura, which reached number four on the US Billboard 200 chart in 2019.
In early 2021, it was announced he had formed superduo Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars, a collaboration which delivered Leave The Door Open, his first US Billboard Hot 100 number one hit, which spent 18 consecutive weeks in the Top 10.
The RIAA-certified, two-times platinum single has been followed by a second US Top 20 hit, Skate, while Silk Sonic’s first album, An Evening With Silk Sonic, is due out in January 2022.
PPL collects more money from collection societies around the world than anyone else and represents tens of thousands of performers and recording rightsholders.
“We are extremely pleased that Anderson .Paak, one of the most talented and exciting US recording artists today, has chosen PPL to collect his international neighbouring rights royalties,” said Peter Leathem, chief executive officer of PPL.
“We have collected over £500m internationally in the last decade thanks to the efforts of our expert team, who use our cutting-edge technology and data to maximise collections from more than 100 other Collective Management Organisations. We look forward to supporting Anderson .Paak with our industry-leading operation as he continues to take the musical world by storm as a member of Silk Sonic and with his highly successful solo career.”