When do we pay?
Royalties are paid quarterly, in accordance to the schedule below:
NB: the top row shows the month the performance took place. The second row shows the target distribution payment month.
Can royalties be backdated?
Yes. You can back-claim royalties up to 3 years after the period they should have been paid in (see schedule above).
Why might I not have been paid for a cinema performance?
Is the film tracked by the UK box-office chart?
We only pay royalties on information received from this source.
Are you sure your music has been performed?
Contact the film/advert distributor to find out more.
Are you sure your music has been registered correctly?
Check our database
If it is in a film, have we received music information from the distributor (known as a Cue Sheet)?
Search our Cue Sheets system. If we have not received a Cue Sheet, you should request that the distributor supplies this to us, or you can email a copy to: searchcuesheets@mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk
Please include the Production ID and Production Title.
Paper copies can be sent to:
Search Cue Sheets
I&P
The MCPS-PRS Alliance
Copyright House
29-33 Berners St
London W1T 3AB
If it is an advert, have we received the music information from the distributor (known as a consignment note)?
This information is sometimes difficult to obtain and often incomplete. If you are able to supply it, please contact us.
Was the performance more than 3 months ago?
We pay cinema royalties quarterly, so your work must have been performed at least 3 months ago for you to receive a royalty (see schedule above). If information was received late, you will receive payment in the next available period.
Need more help?
If after checking the above you still haven’t received payment, please contact us.