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      • licence@socan.ca

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      • druckmanh@socan.ca

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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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      Speaking Out: SOCAN advocates politically for music creators

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

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      A few days before I spoke to Laura Roy, the singer and songwriter performed on CBC East Coast Music Hour, with Ali Enriques (violin and piano) and Sam Wilson (guitar), two musicians with vital roles on her debut album, Late Bloomer Season. It had been a while since the trio played together, and as Roy finished the first verse of “Warpaint,” she noticed tears streaming down Enriques’ face.   The moment was both startling and comforting for Roy; serving as a reminder the vulnerability that’s ...

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      Sean Hogan earns SOCAN No. 1 Song Award for “I’d Rather Have You”

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