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      Music Licensees:

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      • New licensees: 1.866.944.6210
      • licence@socan.ca

      Editor in Chief:

      • Howard Druckman
      • druckmanh@socan.ca

      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 »

      SOCAN Song of the Week

      Alexander Stewart - SOCAN Song of the Week

      Read more »

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

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

      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 »

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

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

      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

      ‘It is still hard to admit that Black people experience inequalities in their artistic practices”

      All Sound Advice »

      Two Women: A feminist score for a new generation

      Two Women: A feminist score for a new generation

      “We got great advice from Tram7 and Fair Enough,” says director Chloé Robichaud

      Paul Daraîche: 60 years in, the legend lives on

      At 78, he’s taking one last lap with Un dernier je t’aime

      Dinuk Wijeratne unifies music of multiple cultures with “Identity”

      Contemporary classical composer embraces “art song with global influences”

      All Features »

      SOCAN is the No. 1 music organization on Billboard Canada’s 2025 Power Players list

      SOCAN is the No. 1 music organization on Billboard Canada’s 2025 Power Players list

      Our Jennifer Brown, Cameron Kennedy honoured; Mark Korven named Screen Composer of the Year

      SOCAN Academy: Max Espinosa on PROs, Breaking Into New Markets & Music Industry Connections

      How PROs help artists get seen, supported, and paid.

      Meet Gaby Gauthier-Durand, SOCAN’s new Creative Executive in Québec

      Starting June 16, 2025

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