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Words + Music is the online magazine of SOCAN, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. Just as SOCAN was formed in 1990 by the merger of its predecessor Canadian performing rights organizations PROCAN and CAPAC, their separate magazines merged in 1994 to form Words + Music. Our mission is to provide interesting, high-quality content about the increasingly exciting and
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Currently lobbying government on several key issues
Adapting to constant, disruptive technological shifts
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Legal considerations for creators
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The export strategies of Klô Pelgag, Fredz, Aliocha, Patrick Watson and Billy du Page
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Alexander (A.C) Castillo Vasquez is the embodiment of humility. Pride seems to have no hold on him.
Paris is starting to feel familiar to Magi Merlin. The artist says it’s something of a privilege, touring the world, continuing to build her audience further from her home in Montréal. Merlin has, for example, toured with likes of Omar Apollo, Yaya Bey, and Tyler The Creator. But, for touring artists, especially those on the rise, a home away from home is something ...
It surprised me when I put on VIVICA, the newest record from multidisciplinary artist Vivek Shraya, that I didn’t really know it was her. First, a sharp swerve to sweaty dance floor inflected beats. Next, distortion in the voice. Finally, rowdy lyrics: The opening track “Crass” acts as a solid thesis statement for the project as a whole. Consider the verse “flash the bouncer at the club / crass like that.” I probably should have dialed into its difference and the album’s emerging character when I got to “Goon Tune.” Shraya will be the first to ...
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Homegrown artists took the stage, earning rousing applause along the way.
Last year, as part of the Polaris Prize’s 20th and SOCAN’s 100th anniversaries, the Song Prize was launched as a way to honour the Canadian song of the year. The selected song is based on merit, without regard to musical genre or commercial popularity. Of the 20 finalists for the prize this year, five were selected for the shortlist. The 2026 SOCAN Polaris Song Prize Short ...
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