Emily Phillips

Biography

Proposed for appointment by: Iyiola Babalola, Maegan Cottone, Owen Cutts, Tre Jean-Marie, Michael Kintish, Shaznay Lewis, Darren Lewis, Jason Pebworth, Sacha Skarbek, Francis White

Emily Phillips is a multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and songwriter signed to Primary Wave in the US, with top ten hits on both sides of the Atlantic and three Platinum albums in the UK. She has written with artists such as Sigrid, DNCE, Rizzlekicks, John Newman, Nicole Scherzinger, The Machine, (Florence and the Machine), N Dubz, Shaznay Lewis, Soak, Big Time Rush, Louise, Gia Ford and many more. Over the years, Emily has had four Hottest Records in the World as chosen by BBC Radio 1 and in 2024 alone, had seven songs played on Radio 1 and 2. Emily has also composed for TV, film and adverts.

Emily is currently working on a Gospel and Hip-Hop musical with Future Cut, commissioned by Broadway producer Ken Davenport. She is also writing a new musical with Dan Sells, Everyone’s talking about Jamie, and her husband, producer writer Ant Whiting. In her 20’s, Emily was lead singer in her indie band Transcargo, with hits in Italy and Brazil, and at that time was also a commercial painter. Having won the highly acclaimed Gold Medal for Trompe L’oeil at the Van Der Kelen School in Brussels, Emily had commissions to paint all over the world, including the Kremlin, Moscow and also for the King of Jordan.

Emily has been on the songwriter committee for The Ivors Academy for many years, campaigning for a fairer deal for creators. She also successfully led the campaign to found Britain’s first "Free" Primary Academy School.

Emily chairs the Young Songwriter Competition in the UK.

Current and recent directorships: Idle Luxury Limited

Manifesto

Dear fellow PRS writer,

I am asking for your vote in the upcoming PRS Member’s Council. With my combined experience as a songwriter, musician, activist and political campaigner, I believe I will be a real asset to the organisation. Since streaming, the ability to survive as a creator has become much harder. I have been campaigning for years with The Ivors Academy for a fair deal for creators, and have developed a comprehensive understanding of the key concerns of all genres of music and global copyrights. From talking in the House of Lords, to organising and chairing meetings of up to 100 writers and producers, I have taken a leading role in THE NEW INDUSTRY STANDARD (NIS), a term I coined, calling for songwriters to receive points and or a fee for every cut, as well as daily session expenses (Per Diems). The Warner Group, among others, have officially agreed to Per Diems. I am also involved in producing a documentary about the crisis faced by Music Creators in streaming.

If I was on the PRS Members’ Council, I could apply my judgement and experience to help ensure:

• An efficient future for the global Collecting Society Network: Our Collecting Societies are critical to fair and transparent remuneration for all creators.
• Seek to stop the Government allowing AI to use our music to train AI software, undermining the value of our copyrights and livelihoods.
• Work to increase transparency in the industry and the journey of the digital dollar.
• Work to increase the accuracy of data to ensure all royalties are paid efficiently.
• Work to increase the value of the creator’s share of the streaming pie!!

Please vote for me! I would work with PRS to protect your future and the future of our creativity. Thank you.

Please feel free to contact me at emilyphillips136@gmail.com

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