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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...

Kinji00 & Lb66: Two Brothers, One Universe

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

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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

Here is the 2026 cohort of finalists.

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.

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...

The Inner Poles of Alexis Martin

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

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...

2026 Gala SOCAN interviews, part two

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

Luan Larobina Crowned Winner of the 30th Francouvertes

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

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