UK royalty payment dates

PRS pay royalties to our members through four main distributions each year: in April, July, October and December. MCPS pay royalties each month. For overseas royalties, these dates may differ.

Usual timings from play to pay

The time it takes to pay royalties varies, depending on how and where the music is being used. First the use is reported then matched to the works in our copyright database. 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.

PRS broadcast and performance payment schedule

When was your music used?	Television (except music channels)	Radio, cinema, live (except concerts), background music, music channels
January	July	July
February	July	July
March	July	July
April	October	October
May	October	October
June	October	October
July	December	December
August	December	December
September	April	December
October	April	April
November	April	April
December	April	April

PRS and MCPS online music payment schedule

When was your music used?	All Online Music Licence (OML) companies
January	October
February	October
March	October
April	December
May	December
June	December
July	April
August	April
September	April
October	July
November	July
December	July

MCPS broadcast and music products payment schedule

When was your music used?	TV	Radio	AP1 audio, record labels and A/V	AP2, AP2A, covermounts
January	July	July	May	May
February	July	July	May	June
March	July	July	May	July
April	October	October	August	August
May	October	October	August	September
June	October	October	August	October
July	December	December	December	November
August	December	December	December	December
September	April	December	December	January
October	April	April	February	February
November	April	April	February	March
December	April	April	February	April

Royalty payment dates for overseas societies

We receive money from overseas societies throughout the year, which we pay through our distributions. Some societies only distribute once or twice a year, so it can take a while for you to receive royalties after the play or performance date.

For money that we collect from managed territories, we distribute this twice a year, in July and December.

View overseas distribution schedule