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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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      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

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      Kizaba: Carte Blanche for Black History Month

      Kizaba: Carte Blanche for Black History Month

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

      Audiovisual post-synchronization royalties – don’t miss out!

      A guide from Martin Lavallée, SOCAN’s Head of Reproduction Rights

      A beginners’ guide to mixing your recordings, Part Two

      Effects

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      Noeline Hofmann storms out of the starting gate

      Noeline Hofmann storms out of the starting gate

      Alberta singer-songwriter fuelled by “Purple Gas”

      Audiogram turns 40: generation-spanning musical creativity

      Five current artists of Audiogram’s roster cherry-pick their favourite releases from the influential label’s catalogue

      Shawn Hook overcomes a major health scare

      And traces the career path to his EP Beauty in Surrender

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      Video: Virginie B presents Astral 2000

      Video: Virginie B presents Astral 2000

      Sophomore album is both eccentric and accessible, synthetic and organic

      Canadian icons, anthems to be honoured at 34th SOCAN Awards

      K’naan’s "Wavin’ Flag," Arkells set to shine

      Josh Ross wins five honours at 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards

      Owen Reigling, Big Loud Music awarded; Hall of Fame inductee k.d. lang performs

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