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How Matthew Tishler’s pop ambitions led to his Emmy winning reality

Matthew Tishler won’t soon forget March 1. Sat in the balcony at Jazz at the Lincoln Center for the fourth annual Children’s and Family Emmy Awards, the Canadian songwriter heard his name calle...

Samuel Nadeau-Piuze: Launching a Festival and Pulling It Off

The president and founder of Mélo Festival explains how he managed to make his mark.

Lysandre: Portrait of a Young Woman on Fire

Meet the latest recipient of the SOCAN-presented Félix-Leclerc Song Award.

Francos 2026: Ten Exceptional Moments

The 37th edition of Francos struck a powerful chord. A look back, in words and images, at the live moments that brought tears to our eyes—or gave us goosebumps.

Here are the 20 nominees for the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize

The 2026 Polaris Music Prize revealed the 20 nominee Long List for the second edition of the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize. Launched last year as part of Polaris’ 20th and SOCAN’s 100th anniversaries...

SOCAN Responds to the Government of Canada’s National AI Strategy

SOCAN Song of the Week: Sarahmée—“RATATA”

The Québécois rapper of Senegalese origins lays her voice ...

Jean-François Denis: Electroacoustic Music Trailblazer

The 2026 Christopher J. Reed Award is presented to Jean-Fra...

41st Gémeaux Awards: Several SOCAN members nominated in the music categories

The 41st Gémeaux Documentary and Technical Awards Gala will...

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

La Bottine Souriante: Half a Century of Keeping Memory Alive

Looking ahead. That’s the first thing to know about La Bot...

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

Lysandre received the top honours on June 12, at MTELUS. She...

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

SOCAN supports CISAC’s The Paris Commitment

Six Festivals That Go Off the Beaten Path

From Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan, with several stops across ...

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

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

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

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

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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