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

A few days before I spoke to Laura Roy, the singer and songwriter performed on CBC East Coast Music Hour, with Ali Enriques (violin and piano) and Sam Wilson (guitar), two musicians with vita...

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Kinji00 & Lb66: Two Brothers, One Universe

Rapper Kinji00 and producer Lb66 continue to boldly evolve while avoiding repeating the same sovereignist rap formula.

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

It can feel powerful to see other parts of a self, especially in the supportive reflection of someone else. There’s an increasingly popular therapeutic modality rooted in the belief a perso...

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

SOCAN spent the last week in May in Ottawa with parliamentarians, senators, and music creators for rigorous discussion and connections about artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the state of creativ...

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

Few Québec singers can claim to have made their mark in English Canada, but Alicia Moffet is one of them.

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Québec members at the core of SOCAN’s work

SOCAN is strengthening support for music creators and publishers in Québec. This work builds on its Québec strategy launched in 2023. The goal is to better understand and align services for...

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SOCAN supports CISAC’s The Paris Commitment

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

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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Hiroki Tanaka explores hymnal heritage on ‘Isan’

The Inner Poles of Alexis Martin

For more than 35 years, Alexis Martin has supported other ar...

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Five rising stars of Québec R&B and soul to watch

For the third year in a row, here are five R&B and soul arti...

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2026 Gala SOCAN interviews, part two

We’re back with the second round of our red-carpet intervi...

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Luan Larobina Crowned Winner of the 30th Francouvertes

Hailing from Gaspésie, Luan Larobina took home top honours ...

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SOCAN Song of the Week: Eli Rose – “Elle tient debout”

Eli Rose leans into a disco-inflected sound on “Elle tient...

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