Who we are
PRS for Music represents the rights of songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK and around the world. As a membership organisation it works to ensure that creators are paid whenever their musical compositions and songs are streamed, downloaded, broadcast, performed and played in public. In 2021, 27 trillion performances of music were reported to PRS for Music with £677.2m paid out in royalties to its members, making it one of the world’s leading music collective management organisations.
PRS for Music’s public performance licensing is now carried out on PRS for Music’s behalf by PPL PRS Ltd, the new joint venture between PPL and PRS for Music.
Our purpose
To grow and protect the value of music rights entrusted to us.
Our code
To fairly and accuratley distribute royalties with market-leading transparency and efficiency.
Our vision
To provide world-leading music rights management services for our rightsholders and music users delivering: