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
Distribution |
Payment amounts* |
Payment date* |
|---|---|---|
| March | 14 March 2025 | |
| April | 9 April 2025 | 15 April 2025 |
| May | 9 May 2025 | 15 May 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.
