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Francos 2026: Ten Exceptional Moments

The 37th edition of Francos struck a powerful chord. A look ...

Lysandre: Portrait of a Young Woman on Fire

Meet the latest recipient of the SOCAN-presented Félix-Lecl...

Jean-François Denis: Electroacoustic Music Trailblazer

The 2026 Christopher J. Reed Award is presented to Jean-Fra...

How Matthew Tishler’s pop ambitions led to his Emmy winning reality

Adam El Mouna and Erika Hagen: the importance of giving everything you’ve got

They will share the stage on June 18 during the SOCAN Showca...

La Bottine Souriante: Half a Century of Keeping Memory Alive

Looking ahead. That’s the first thing to know about La Bot...

Boi-1da’s World Cup vision

How fate helped Caity Gyorgy and Mark Limacher make an ambitious record

Six Festivals That Go Off the Beaten Path

From Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan, with several stops across ...

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

Kinji00 & Lb66: Two Brothers, One Universe

Rapper Kinji00 and producer Lb66 continue to boldly evolve w...

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

Here is the 2026 cohort of finalists.

Beatrice Deer brings ancestral stories to life on ‘Inuit Legend’

VioleTT PI: Deliberate Drift

Karl Gagnon thrives on chaos.

The Maison des Bozos Reopens Its Doors, 67 Years Later

This is the story of Alexandre Leclerc and Maxime Le Flaguai...

Hiroki Tanaka explores hymnal heritage on ‘Isan’

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...

SOCAN songwriting panels and masterclasses at Departure 2026 include Peter Peter, Jenna Andrews, and Deep Jandu

Panels at the conference featured performances and conversat...

Baby Nova’s “Too Pretty for Buffalo”

How the Song Happened

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