b'FEATUREMUSIC BY NUMBERSThe Performing Right Society was founded in 1914In 2009, PRS and MCPS-PRS Alliance realigned their brands and became PRS for MusicPRS for Music administers the performance rights and mechanical rights of 25.7 million musical works on behalf of their membersOver 500,000 musical works were registered in 2018 aloneThere are 140,000 songwriter, composer and music publisher PRS for Music membersIn 2018, 11.2 trillion performances PRS for Music represents the rightsof music were reported toof songwriters, composers and musicPRS for Musicpublishers in the UK and around the world.In 2018, 746 million was collected on behalf of its As a membership organisation itmembers, making it one of the works to ensure that creators are paidworlds leading music collective whenever their musical compositionsmanagement organisationsand songs are streamed, downloaded, broadcast, performed and played in27.8% of PRS for Musics UK public. With over 100 representationmembership is in Greater Londonagreements in place globally, PRS for Musics network represents over twoMembership gender splitmillion music creators worldwide. = Male 83% / Female 17%PRS for Music can only collect money40% of the top 10 highest earning and pay royalties for work that hasfemale songwriters are under the been registered. To find out how toage of 35register your songs, have a look at their website www.prsformusic.com Around 350,000 UK businesses have paid and are licensed to play music under a PRS for Music licence60 SEPTEMBER 2019 HEYMUSIC.COM 61'