A group of songwriters, including Jim and William Reid from the Jesus and Mary Chain and King Crimson’s Robert Fripp, are suing UK bodyover how it handles royalties from live performances, accusing it of levying high administration costs for smaller songwriters while giving preferential treatment to already successful stars.
The lawsuit alleges that PRS offers major songwriters “sweetheart” deals that end up being subsidised by smaller writers. Those writers, in turn, face prohibitive fees and administrative red tape if they want to withdraw their rights from PRS and instead directly license with promoters, venues and music festivals.
PRS told the Guardian in a statement: “Given PRS for Music’s sincere efforts to engage constructively, it is disappointing that Pace has taken the step to issue proceedings against us. We will be vigorously defending the society against these claims.” The lawsuit also claims PRS is deliberately erecting financial and administrative obstacles to try to obstruct other writers from direct licensing. Pace and the writers in the suit first contacted PRS in December 2023 outlining their criticisms and argue the organisation has been deliberately prevaricating.The Guardian put all the accusations outlined above to PRS. The organisation declined to put forward a senior executive for interview and instead issued a statement.
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