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      Music Creator & Publisher Members:

      • 1.866.307.6226
      • members@socan.ca

      General Enquiries:

      • 416.445.8700
      • 1.800.55.SOCAN (76226)

      Music Licensees:

      • Current licensees: 1.866.944.6223
      • 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

      Tia Wood - 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 »

      Vulgaires Machins : We Are Not Alone

      Vulgaires Machins : We Are Not Alone

      “We’re still here, humans together, and interdependent”

      The transformation of Soraï

      “I’m not trying to boast or brag, I just want to boost people’s confidence”

      Murray Foster’s Toronto Songwriting School

      Fostering skills for music creators

      All Features »

      Thirty-nine SOCAN members involved in 50 nominations for 2026 Grammy Awards

      Thirty-nine SOCAN members involved in 50 nominations for 2026 Grammy Awards

      Including Tobias Jesso Jr., Kaytranada, Sara Diamond, Jenna Andrews

      Video: 2025 ADISQ Gala Interviews, part one

      Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Aliocha Schneider, Les Cowboys Fringants, Elisapie

      ADISQ 2025: Four more awards for Lou-Adriane Cassidy

      Video: Cassidy reigns over the Gala

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