PRS for Music pays out record $215m in April 2020 distribution

PRS counts 145,500 songwriter, composer and music publisher members in the UK and worldwide
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Mark Krajewski and Roger James join Executive Leadership Team at PRS for Music

Execs join as Chief Commercial Officer & General Counsel and Chief Information Officer
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After Spotify songwriter fallout, Apple Music inks 3-year deal to support UK’s Ivor Novello Awards

PRS For Music drops headline sponsorship to back two specific awards
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AWAL dedicates £50,000 & mentoring program for PRS Foundation’s Women Make Music fund

AWAL and PRS Foundation team up for Women Make Music Fund
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Over 250 music companies sign up to PRS for Music pledge to achieve 50/50 gender split by 2022

Additional companies to sign up to the pledge include Bella Union and Bucks Music Group
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Antony Bebawi, Tom Gray, Crispin Hunt and Philip Pope appointed to PRS for Music Board

Appointments were made by PRS members at the PRS AGM on May 21
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PRS for Music Posts $946 Million in Annual Collection Revenue — And Puts Fortnite on Notice

With the Copyright Directive passed, will the music industry push to collect revenue from popular games like Fortnite? Earlier today, British collecting society PRS for Music posted its total collection revenue for 2018. Representing over 135,000 songw…