Pop legend Cathy Dennis elected to PRS Members’ Council
Songwriters and composers receive milestone royalty payout of £1.02 billion in 2024.
Tuesday 3 June 2025, London, UK - Cathy Dennis, multi award-winning singer, songwriter and music producer, has been newly elected as a Writer Council Member alongside Tom Gray, Chair of the Ivors Academy, and composer and songwriter, Philip Pope.
Other appointments include the following Publisher Council Members:
- Megan Hall, Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at Concord Music Publishing
- Nigel Gilroy, Global Head of Legal & Business Affairs at Novello and Company
- Daniel Lang, Senior Vice President of Global Society Relations & Digital Rights at Warner Chappell Music
- Richard Paine, Director of Commercial Rights and Business Affairs at Faber Music
The appointments were voted for by PRS members at the Performing Right Society (PRS) 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday 3 June.
I'm delighted to welcome our new and re-elected Council Members. The wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise that they have amassed during their careers will bring a huge amount of insight and ensure the Council continues to deliver the best possible society for members and that every part of the membership is served by the organisation.
At the AGM, Andrea Czapary Martin, CEO of PRS for Music also announced that in 2024, the society paid £1.02 billion to rightsholders, up 8.1% (£76.5m) on 2023, and increased revenues by 6.1% (£66.6m) to £1.15 billion. This milestone achievement over recent years has largely been achieved through a renewed commercial mindset and investment in data and technology infrastructure.
PRS has delivered two years early on its commitment to achieve £1 billion in royalties paid out. PRS took over 100 years to reach annual collections and distributions of £500 million, a figure that the society has now doubled in less than a decade.
- Online royalties were again a key growth driver for PRS royalty collections in 2024, increasing by 9% to £401.2 million. Since 2015, online royalty collections have increased by 846% (£358.8m).
- At the end of 2024, international revenues reached £351.4 million, an increase of 79.6% (£155.8m) compared to 2015
- Over the last six years, public performance royalty collections have seen a 49.6% (£95.3 million) increase, from £192 million in 2018 to £287.3 million in 2024. In the year to 31 December 2024, these collections increased by 14% primarily due to the significant growth in collections from the Live sector, which were up 30% on 2023.
Find out more about PRS's 2024 financial results here.
About PRS for Music
PRS for Music is a world-leading music collective management organisation representing the rights of more than 180,000 talented songwriters, composers and music publishers. Redefining the global standard for music royalties, PRS for Music ensures songwriters and composers are paid whenever their musical compositions and songs are streamed, downloaded, broadcast, performed and played in public.
For more than 110 years it has grown and protected the rights of the music creator community, paying out royalties with more accuracy, transparency and speed. In 2024, PRS for Music paid out £1.02 billion in royalties and collected a record £1.15 billion in revenues.prsformusic.com
