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Boi-1da’s World Cup vision

Boi-1da has given music fans a lot: his artistic fingerprints are on tracks so embedded into the cultural fabric of the last two decades. It seems fitting then that Boi-1da would help create...

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Six Festivals That Go Off the Beaten Path

From Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan, with several stops across Québec, here are six events worth taking the time to discover.

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How fate helped Caity Gyorgy and Mark Limacher make an ambitious record

Caity Gyorgy with Strings, Arranged and Conducted by Mark Limacher almost didn’t see the light of day. But a wedding cancellation, lack of funding, and an estrangement between Gyorgy and piani...

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Lysandre wins the 30th Félix-Leclerc Song Award, presented by SOCAN

Lysandre received the top honours on June 12, at MTELUS. She was presented with the award by Lou-Adriane Cassidy

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La Bottine Souriante: Half a Century of Keeping Memory Alive

Looking ahead. That’s the first thing to know about La Bottine Souriante in 2026.

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Adam El Mouna and Erika Hagen: the importance of giving everything you’ve got

They will share the stage on June 18 during the SOCAN Showcase at the Francos de Montréal.

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Here are the 40 albums on the 2026 Polaris Music Prize Long List

On an especially hot summer day at the NXNE Artist House in downtown Toronto, artists, music journalists, and industry reps gathered together to kick off the 2026 Polaris Music Prize. Fo...

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SOCAN partners with Warner Chappell Music, Universal Canada, and Homecoming for song camp

SOCAN supports CISAC’s The Paris Commitment

Alicia Moffet earns a No. 1 Song Award for “Lay Your Light”

Few Québec singers can claim to have made their mark in Eng...

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SOCAN on the Hill 2026 talks future of creativity and AI advocacy

Video: Our Interviews at the 2026 Gala SOCAN, part four

Here is the fourth and final instalment of our red-carpet in...

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SOCAN Song of the Week: Grace of Arc – “Sides Of Me I’ve Never Met”

Laura Roy blossoms on full-length debut ‘Late Bloomer Season’

Allie X earns SOCAN No. 1 Song Award for “7th Floor”

Kinji00 & Lb66: Two Brothers, One Universe

Rapper Kinji00 and producer Lb66 continue to boldly evolve w...

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Ten SOCAN screen composers win at 2026 Canadian Screen Awards

SOCAN Song of the Week: Gäelle – “On Track”

An R&B earworm born out of a SOCAN songwriting camp.

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Meet the 10 finalists for the Prix Félix-Leclerc presented by SOCAN

Here is the 2026 cohort of finalists.

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Beatrice Deer brings ancestral stories to life on ‘Inuit Legend’

Sean Hogan earns SOCAN No. 1 Song Award for “I’d Rather Have You”

Logan Staats’ “Medicine Wheel” wins him SOCAN No. 1 Song Award

VioleTT PI: Deliberate Drift

Karl Gagnon thrives on chaos.

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Video: Gala SOCAN 2026 Interviews, part three

Jessa Sky earns SOCAN No. 1 Song Award for “TOUCHIN’”

SOCAN Song of the Week: Drake – “National Treasures”

The Maison des Bozos Reopens Its Doors, 67 Years Later

This is the story of Alexandre Leclerc and Maxime Le Flaguai...

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