April 2025 Distribution Update
Over £75 million being paid out this month.
Some royalty payments are delayed until May. Details are below.
We’re paying out over £75 million in royalties in April, following the £25 million MTOL (royalties from online streaming) payment in March.
We recently contacted members to explain we had taken the difficult decision to delay some PRS royalty payments from April to May. This was a result of issues we identified when testing our new copyright management system.
We are pleased to confirm these issues have been resolved and we have started processing the delayed payments to be distributed on 15 May.
What’s being paid in April and May
On 15 April, we’re paying pay over £75 million. This includes:
- Royalties from online streaming services (MTOL), including YouTube, Spotify and Deezer
- International royalty collections, including from ASCAP (USA), BMI (USA), APRA (Australia), SOCAN (Canada) and JASRAC (Japan)
- Commercial radio year end reconciliation from 2022/2023
- Major live concert royalties (MLCS)
- Multi-Territory Online (MTOL) royalties for writer members who are published by Sony/Warner
On 15 May, we will pay the delayed royalties from April. This includes:
- Broadcast royalties including commercial radio, Sky and BBC TV & Radio
- Royalties from TV on demand including Netflix and Disney+
- Live concerts royalties including UK and International MLCS
- Public Performance, including DJ Monitor and Public Reception royalties
- Royalties from licences that cover online music use for small to medium sized business (LOML and LOML+) and the public use of background music by businesses (MSB2B)
