April 2026 Distribution Update
We’re paying out £166.5m in the first major royalty payout of the year
We’re paying £166.5m in royalties on 15 April in the first major royalty payout of 2026.
Over £57m comes from international royalties, highlighting how valuable your music is overseas. As with the past two major distributions, we have received some international royalties without usage data. If you’re due a payment from these sources, they will show in PDF statements under ‘Notice of Payment’ and in the drop-down in your account.
£36m is from music played in public spaces, like shops and pubs, in the UK.
Video-on-demand services hit £15m royalties paid out this month, thanks to payments from Netflix and helped by a new licence for Samsung TV+.
Other big revenue streams for music creators and publishers in April are TV, bringing in £16m and radio seeing £9m in royalties paid.
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- International, including royalties from American society ASCAP.
- Video on demand services, including Netflix.
- Public reception.
- Online streaming.
- Live concerts.
- TV and radio.
- NBC Universal for music used January 2025 to September 2025.
- Disney for music used January to September 2025.
- Magic radio stations for music July to September 2025.
- Amazon Prime for music used April to September 2025.
- TNT Sports for music used October 2023 to December 2025
- Commercial radio year-end reconciliation for music used in 2024.
We pay out royalties on or near the 15th of the month throughout the year.
Monthly distribution: Online streaming and the major live concert service (MLCS).
Main distribution in April, July, October, December: Broadcast, video on demand, online streaming, public performance, live concerts, public reception, and revenue from international societies.
To receive a royalty payment, you must meet the distribution threshold. Once you do, we pay out in the next distribution.
The threshold for members with UK bank accounts is £30, it is £60 if you bank outside the UK, and £100 for affiliated societies. We reduce the threshold to £1 for UK bank account holders only in the main distribution in October.
What is on hold for this distribution?
Tap any of the buttons below to learn more about which royalties are on hold.
