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      • New licensees: 1.866.944.6210
      • licence@socan.ca

      Editorial Content Creator:

      • Sarah MacDonald
      • sarah.macdonald@socan.com

      Read more »

      About Us

      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

      Read more »

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

      Speaking Out: SOCAN advocates politically for music creators

      Currently lobbying government on several key issues

      President’s Message: The accelerating pace of change

      Adapting to constant, disruptive technological shifts

      All From the Top »

      Catalogue Acquisition Deals

      Catalogue Acquisition Deals

      Legal considerations for creators

      Composition vs Master – Breaking Down Music Copyrights

      What are the differences?

      Building a career in France: challenges, sacrifices, dreams, reality

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

      All Sound Advice »

      Songs of the Summer 2026

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      Back-to-school season may be just around the corner, but summer still has (technically) X days left. Here are the songs getting heavy rotation in the headphones of the Words & Music editorial team.

      The Remarkable Destiny of Alexander (A.C) Castillo Vasquez

      Alexander (A.C) Castillo Vasquez is the embodiment of humility. Pride seems to have no hold on him.

      Magi Merlin’s unstoppable vision

      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 ...

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      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 ...

      Six reasons to regret missing Le Festif!

      Or six reasons to go next year.

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