TheMusicLicence Explained: What UK Businesses Really Pay to Play Music (2026)

UK businesses need TheMusicLicence from PPL PRS to play commercial music — from £168 a year for a small office to £400+ for a 30-seat café, plus a surcharge if you're caught unlicensed. PPL PRS itself confirms one legal way to skip it entirely. VibeBeats is direct-licensed background music for cafés, restaurants, bars, gyms, retail stores, salons, spas, clinics and hotels. One subscription covers commercial use of the VibeBeats catalogue, so there is no separate PRO invoice from OneMusic, APRA AMCOS, PPCA, ASCAP, BMI, PRS or SOCAN for the music we supply, and the AI DJ reshapes each playlist through the trading day.

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