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

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      Plume, Banx & Ranx, Ginette Reno, Nathalie Bonin, Roxane Bruneau, Mathieu Brisset

      Speaking Out: SOCAN advocates politically for music creators

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      Composition vs Master – Breaking Down Music Copyrights

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      The export strategies of Klô Pelgag, Fredz, Aliocha, Patrick Watson and Billy du Page

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      Francos 2026: Ten Exceptional Moments

      Francos 2026: Ten Exceptional Moments

      The 37th edition of Francos struck a powerful chord. A look back, in words and images, at the live moments that brought tears to our eyes—or gave us goosebumps.

      Lysandre: Portrait of a Young Woman on Fire

      Meet the latest recipient of the SOCAN-presented Félix-Leclerc Song Award.

      Jean-François Denis: Electroacoustic Music Trailblazer

      The 2026 Christopher J. Reed Award is presented to Jean-François Denis, co-founder of the record label empreintes DIGITALes, which is entirely devoted to electroacoustic music.

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      Here are the 20 nominees for the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize

      Here are the 20 nominees for the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize

      The 2026 Polaris Music Prize revealed the 20 nominee Long List for the second edition of the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize. Launched last year as part of Polaris’ 20th and SOCAN’s 100th anniversaries, the Song Prize awards $10,000 for one winning song to be split between the song’s Canadian performers and the song’s credited Canadian songwriter(s).  Similar to the Polaris Album ...

      KENEKT X Francos Camp : A High-Calibre Creative Laboratory

      SOCAN is positioning itself at the heart of the creative process.

      SOCAN partners with Canadian Creative Accelerator Music Program for screen composers

      In June, seven screen composers were chosen to participate in the Canadian Creative Accelerator Music Program, a government initiative fostering cross-border artistic business opportunities.  Launched in 2022, the CCA is part of the Canadian government’s investment via the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles to promote and generate creative business and cultural growth into new international markets.  In its earliest version, the program focused on developing independent artists and labels but evolved to provide opportunities for Canadian Latin artist managers, Canadian ...

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      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

      P'tit Belliveau - 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 »

      Francos 2026: Ten Exceptional Moments

      Francos 2026: Ten Exceptional Moments

      The 37th edition of Francos struck a powerful chord. A look back, in words and images, at the live moments that brought tears to our eyes—or gave us goosebumps.

      Lysandre: Portrait of a Young Woman on Fire

      Meet the latest recipient of the SOCAN-presented Félix-Leclerc Song Award.

      Jean-François Denis: Electroacoustic Music Trailblazer

      The 2026 Christopher J. Reed Award is presented to Jean-François Denis, co-founder of the record label empreintes DIGITALes, which is entirely devoted to electroacoustic music.

      All Features »

      Here are the 20 nominees for the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize

      Here are the 20 nominees for the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize

      The 2026 Polaris Music Prize revealed the 20 nominee Long List for the second edition of the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize. Launched last year as part of Polaris’ 20th and SOCAN’s 100th anniversaries, the Song Prize awards $10,000 for one winning song to be split between the song’s Canadian performers and the song’s credited Canadian songwriter(s).  Similar to the Polaris Album ...

      KENEKT X Francos Camp : A High-Calibre Creative Laboratory

      SOCAN is positioning itself at the heart of the creative process.

      SOCAN partners with Canadian Creative Accelerator Music Program for screen composers

      In June, seven screen composers were chosen to participate in the Canadian Creative Accelerator Music Program, a government initiative fostering cross-border artistic business opportunities.  Launched in 2022, the CCA is part of the Canadian government’s investment via the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles to promote and generate creative business and cultural growth into new international markets.  In its earliest version, the program focused on developing independent artists and labels but evolved to provide opportunities for Canadian Latin artist managers, Canadian ...

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