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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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      Roublond Wins the 58th Grand Concours Loto-Québec at the Festival international de la chanson de Granby

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      Music Licensees:

      • Current licensees: 1.866.944.6223
      • 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 »

      SOCAN Song of the Week

      Becca TG - 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 »

      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 »

      Eleven Albums We Can’t Wait to Hear This Fall

      Eleven Albums We Can’t Wait to Hear This Fall

      Here are 11 albums from Québec and Acadia that we’re looking forward to discovering.

      How Jay McCarrol created the sound of Anthony Bourdain’s inner turmoil

      Biopics present a challenge: is it possible to show the life—even in part—of a popular person in a film short of a two-hour runtime? Perhaps the answer is not to be so literal but lean into the poetics of a person’s life, according to Jay McCarrol, the composer for Tony, the recent film about the youthful days of chef and writer, Anthony ...

      Five Hidden Anglo Gems From Québec

      Beyond Patrick Watson, the Barr Brothers, and Men I Trust, Québec’s English-language music scene is a gold mine brimming with talent waiting to be discovered. Here are just five of its many hidden gems. 

      All Features »

      Photo Gallery: Honey Jam 2026 at TD Music Hall

      Photo Gallery: Honey Jam 2026 at TD Music Hall

      The 2026 concert honoured its promise of discovery and sisterhood, drawing a full house to Toronto's TD Music Hall.

      Mimi O’Bonsawin and Ryan Schurman Receives SOCAN No. 1 Award for “Steady”

      Steady reached No. 1 on the Indigenous Music Chart on May 18.

      Roublond Wins the 58th Grand Concours Loto-Québec at the Festival international de la chanson de Granby

      So far, little has emerged about the musical world of this year’s winner, Roublond. For now, at least, he remains something of an enigma.

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