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      Read more »

      SOCAN Song of the Week

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      Video: Red Carpet Interviews from 2023 SOCAN Gala – Part 1

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      Plume, Banx & Ranx, Ginette Reno, Nathalie Bonin, Roxane Bruneau, Mathieu Brisset

      Speaking Out: SOCAN advocates politically for music creators

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      President’s Message: The accelerating pace of change

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      The export strategies of Klô Pelgag, Fredz, Aliocha, Patrick Watson and Billy du Page

      Attention SOCAN members! New online resources

      For education, connection, networking, development

      Kizaba: Carte Blanche for Black History Month

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      Muhoza: Sharing the Truth

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      Meet the winner of the 2025 Francouvertes competition

      Dan Mangan records new album Natural Light in one week at a cottage

      Cooking musical “leftovers” into a potent new egg scramble

      Antoine Corriveau: Don’t Cage the Night

      “I don’t want to make the same thing over and over”

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