Following previous roles as Ivors Academy chair and Featured Artists Coalition co-CEO, Crispin Hunt has just been elected president of the PRS Members’ Council. As the former Longpigs frontman gets started supporting fellow songwriters, he outlines priorities including AI regulation, unearthing UK talent and fixing the data problem…

You’ve served at various trade bodies over the years. Why were you keen to take on this role? 

“I’ve been working to represent our community for a long time now. I ...