In 2019, the top 10 female songwriters and composers in the UK generated 67% less revenue from their music being used compared to their top 10 male counterparts, revealing that women, even at the top of their field, receive less opportunities than men for their music to be heard and performed.

Claire Jarvis, director of membership, PRS for Music, said: ‘While it’s encouraging to see an increase in female songwriters and composers joining PRS for Music, this number is still dwarfed by 5,580 male songwriters joining in the same year, which means there is still work to do. As the music industry works together towards a more equal gender balance across every aspect of its landscape, we will continue to work with our members, peers and sister organisations to encourage and support songwriters and composers from every background.’

Throughout the music industry, there are encouraging steps being made towards re-balancing the current gender gap. PRS Foundation launched its pioneering Keychange initiative in 2017, empowering women and gender minorities to transform the future of the music industry and encouraging festivals and music organisations to achieve a 50:50 gender balance by 2022. Over 300 festivals and music organisations around the world have signed up to the pledge so far.

View the list in full below.

Adele



Alannah Currie (Thompson Twins)



Alison Mosshart (The Kills, The Dead Weather)



Aluna Francis (AlunaGeorge)



Amanda Ghost



Amy Macdonald



Amy Wadge



Amy Winehouse



Angie Gold



Anne Dudley



Anne Nikitin



Anne-Marie



Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)



Arlissa



Becky Hill



Birdy



Björk



Carly Paradis



Cathy Dennis



Charli XCX



Chrissie Hynde



Corinne Bailey Rae



Debbie Wiseman



Des'ree



Dido



Dua Lipa



Duffy



Dyo



Elena Tonra (Daughter)



Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)



Ella Eyre



Ella Henderson



Ellie Goulding



Ellie Rowsell (Wolf Alice)



Emeli Sandé



Emma Bunton (Spice Girls)



Enya



Evelyn Glennie



Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine)



Frances



Freya Ridings



Gabrielle



Gala



Galia Megan Durant



Geri Halliwell (Spice Girls)



Gillian Gilbert (New Order)



Grace Chatto (Clean Bandit)



Hannah Reid (London Grammar)



Helen Jane Long



Imogen Heap



Ina



Isabella Summers (Florence + The Machine)



Isobel Waller-Bridge



Jade Bird



Jess Glynne



Jessie J



Jessie Ware



Jin Jin



Joan Armatrading



Jorja Smith



Josephine Vander Gucht (Oh Wonder)



Kamille



Karen Poole



Kate Bush



KT Tunstall



Lauren Mayberry (CHVRCHES)



Lily Allen



Linda McCartney



Lisa Stansfield



Louise Dowd



Lucy Taylor



M.I.A.



Mabel



MARINA (Marina and the Diamonds)



Mel B (Spice Girls)



Melanie C (Spice Girls)



Miranda Cooper



Miriam Nervo



Nainita Desai



NAO



Olivia Nervo



PJ Harvey



Rachel Portman



Raye



Rita Ora



Róisín Murphy (Moloko)



Romy Madley Croft (The xx)



Ruth Barrett



Sade



Sarah Blanchard



Sarah Class



Shania Twain



Sharleen Spiteri (Texas)



Shaznay Lewis (All Saints)



Stefflon Don



Tanita Tikaram



Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl)



Victoria Beckham (Spice Girls)



Wendy Elizabeth Pigott



Zeriiya Zekkariyas (formerly Linda Womack)