Playing Music Licences
Music adds vibrancy and builds atmosphere. It can generate energy or inspire reflection. However, permission is required to play or perform music outside of your worship services.
That’s why CCLI partners with PRS for Music and PPL to provide licensing solutions for using music in church activities and on church premises.
Permission to put music at the heart of your ministry
Concerts and Recitals
Hold live music performances hosted by the church or staged on church premises.
Background Music
Add ambience before and after services, during mid-week groups, or church and community activities.
Youth and Children
Add energy and atmosphere to children’s work, youth clubs, and parent-toddler groups.
Events
Play music during socials, community events, and parties hosted by church members or third-parties using church premises.
Clubs and Classes
Cover exercise and dance groups, and mid-week clubs and classes held on church premises whether run by the church or third-parties.
Showing Films
Add a PRS for Music Church Licence to the Church Video Licence to show films and film scenes outside of worship services.
Choose the licensing solution to fit your needs
Live music only
On its own, the PRS for Music Church Licence allows you to host up to six live music performances (e.g. concerts/recitals) outside of worship services a year. It also covers the playing of live music on your premises at other times. Separate church halls are also covered provided the predominant use of music is for church-led activities.
Live and recorded music
With both the PPL Church Licence and the PRS for Music Church Licence you can perform music live, and play commercial music recordings from CDs, MP3s, or DVDs, or via streaming services such as Spotify. Music played via a radio or television (where an appropriate TV licence is in place) is also covered.
Honouring songwriters and artists
When music is played in a public setting, outside of church worship services, song owners and recording artists are entitled to royalties. In the UK, two organisations work closely together to license music use. PRS for Music represents songwriters, while PPL represents recording artists and performers. Both organisations have chosen CCLI to license churches and Christian ministries on their behalf.
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