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      Music Licensees:

      • Current licensees: 1.866.944.6223
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      • 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

      Edwin Raphael - 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

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      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 »

      LOV, Willows, Wyatt C. Louis chosen as 2026 Massey Hall Artist in Residence

      LOV, Willows, Wyatt C. Louis chosen as 2026 Massey Hall Artist in Residence

      In its second year, program continues supporting Indigenous artists

      Journée internationale de la Francophonie : Four Members Tell Us About Their Francophonie

      Meet Julie Aubé, Ponteix, Rayannah, Trevor Murphy

      Justin Gray on making his historic, Grammy-winning project, Immersed

      Composing music with 3D spatial instrument location in mind

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      Pursuing “no exceptions” for AI licensing

      SOCAN’s Houtan Hodania promoted to role of Senior Creative Executive

      Reinforcing our focus on supporting, empowering members

      APEM Summit: Talking about AI to protect music creators

      Artists, publishers, managers, content creators address the issue

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