The UK combines its PRO and mechanical licensing collective here, jointly administered with MCPS. This one organization collects both rights across UK/Ireland. Through US PRO reciprocal arrangements, US members receive UK-play royalties from ASCAP/BMI.
What PRS for Music collects
Performance royalties are collected by a performing rights organization whenever a composition plays publicly, including on radio, television, a stream, or at a live venue.
In United Kingdom, PRS for Music collects public performance, streaming mechanicals (UK + EU via reciprocal). PRS for Music was established in 1914 and reports approximately 175,000 members.
Joining PRS for Music
Joining cost: £100 one-time. Royalties are distributed quarterly + monthly digital. You need an IPI number — the global identifier connecting a writer with their works, without which registrations cannot be matched to payments.
Register directly at PRS for Music.
Where Davincii fits
Davincii doesn't file with PRS for Music directly. Your songs reach it through the reciprocal agreements of the societies we file with, and its payments come back to us the same way.
- Full name
- PRS for Music
- Type
- PRO
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Collects
- public performance, streaming mechanicals (UK + EU via reciprocal)
- Founded
- 1914
- Members
- 175,000
- Joining cost
- £100 one-time
- Payout frequency
- Quarterly + monthly digital
- IPI required
- Yes
- Website
- www.prsformusic.com
Last reviewed 2026-08-31.
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