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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more than 1.1 million songwriters, composers and music publishers, and represents some of the world’s most talented music creators. Founded and governed by songwriters, composers and publishers, it returns nearly 90 cents of every dollar collected to its members as royalties and has the lowest overhead rate of any U.S. PRO. In 2024, ASCAP reported record-high financial results of $1.835 billion in revenues and $1.696 billion available in royalty distribution monies to its members. Over the last nine years, ASCAP has delivered a 7% compound annual growth rate for total revenues, and an 8% compound annual growth rate for total royalty distributions to members. ASCAP licenses a repertory of over 20 million musical works to hundreds of thousands of businesses that use music, including streaming services, cable television, radio and satellite radio and brick and mortar businesses such as retail stores, hotels, clubs, restaurants and bars. ASCAP collects the licensing fees, and identifies, matches, processes and pays royalties to its members for trillions of performances every year. The ASCAP blanket license offers an efficient solution for businesses to legally perform ASCAP music while respecting the right of songwriters and composers to be paid fairly. ASCAP puts music creators first, advocating for their rights and the value of music on Capitol Hill, driving innovation that moves the industry forward, building community and providing the resources and support that creators need to succeed in their careers.

As a leader in global rights management, PPL ensures those who invest their time, talent and money to make recorded music are compensated where it is used in public by businesses and organisations or broadcast on TV or radio. We are the UK music industry’s collective management organisation (CMO) for performers and record companies, representing both independent and major record companies together with performers, ranging from emerging grassroots artists through to established session musicians and festival headliners. In addition to operating UK-wide, our market-leading international collections business helps members to maximise their revenue overseas. Within PPL, we recognise the importance of hiring, developing and promoting the best people, from the widest possible talent pool – regardless of someone’s race, gender, sexuality, age, disability, background or any other characteristic. We also remain committed to maintaining and further developing a working culture that is fair and considerate to all. We are focusing on a number of key areas including recruitment and career opportunities; how we develop, reward and train our staff and support their wellbeing; and how we engage on equality, diversity and inclusivity issues. In recent years PPL has received a number of awards, including: • Employee Engagement Awards 2018 – Winners of the Leadership category for PPL’s Management programme • Music Week’s Women in Music Awards 2018 – Winners of The Company Award: Diversity in the Workplace • Employee Engagement Awards 2017 – Winners of Company of the Year Small to Medium Business • Employee Engagement Awards 2017 – Highly commended in Customer Engagement • UK Employee Experience Awards 2017 – Silver Award for Voice of the Employee • The 2016/2017 Peer Awards for Excellence – Judges Accolade for Customer Engagement • UK Business Awards 2017 – Winners of Delivering Business Change • UK Business Awards 2017 – Silver Award for Customer Centric Culture

SoundExchange is the premier music tech organization on a mission to power the future of music. It was independently formed in 2003 to build a fairer, simpler, and more efficient music industry through technology, data, and advocacy. As the only organization designated by the U.S. government to administer the Section 114 sound recording license, SoundExchange collects and distributes digital performance royalties on behalf of 650,000 music creators and growing. Through proprietary music tech solutions that turn data into accurate revenue, SoundExchange has paid more than $10 billion in distributions to date.