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The estate of John Lennon has appointed U.K.-based PRO PPL to collect neighboring rights royalties on all sound recordings where Lennon or Yoko Ono are listed as a performer.
PPL will collect broadcast and public performance royalties in markets where such rights exist for the estate’s interests in Lennon, Ono and The Beatles.
The deal covers Lennon’s 11 solo albums, 23 singles and, as a performer, writer or co-writer, 25 #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. In total, he’s accumulated 23m record sales as a solo artist and three Billboard #1 albums. Ono’s 14 studio albums, eight collaborative LPs and 40 singles, are also included.
“Our team works hard to ensure no stone is left unturned in the collection of neighbouring rights royalties around the world," said PPL CEO Peter Leathem. "It is a privilege to advocate for and collect public performance and broadcast rights globally for such a revered catalog of recorded music.”
A list of the top 10 most played Lennon recordings of the 21st century, compiled by PPL, reveals that “Woman” takes the top spot, receiving 1m more seconds of airplay than “Imagine.”
The track, released in 1980, makes up 24% of Lennon’s total airplay this century, the equivalent of broadcasting the song for six months non-stop. “Imagine" totals 23%, comparable to five and a half months of continuous play.