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Royalty payments

PRS pay royalties to our members through four main distributions each year:

  • April
  • July
  • October
  • December

MCPS pay royalties each month and overseas royalties may differ.

PRS will be piloting monthly royalty payments from online streaming services (MTOL) in March 2025, with a view to moving to regular monthly payments from August 2025.

The dates below are an estimate of when we’ll let you know if you’ll receive payment in the next main distribution and how much.

Follow us on our social media channels for real time updates ahead of royalty distributions. 

Next payment dates

*Dates are estimated and subject to change, follow us on social media for updates.

Distribution

Payment amounts*

Payment date*

March

 

14 March 2025

April

9 April 2025

15 April 2025

July

9 July 2025

15 July 2025

October

8 October 2025 15 October 2025
December

9 December 2025

16 December 2025

15 December 2025

22 December 2025

Usual timings from play to pay

The time it takes to pay royalties varies, depending on how and where the music is being used. For example, if your work is played on TV in January, we might not know about this until April so the most likely payment date will be our July distribution. 

Distribution overview

Members can log in and review which main payments are included and which payments we have had to hold ahead of each distribution. 

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