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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
Plume, Banx & Ranx, Ginette Reno, Nathalie Bonin, Roxane Bruneau, Mathieu Brisset
Currently lobbying government on several key issues
Adapting to constant, disruptive technological shifts
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Legal considerations for creators
What are the differences?
The export strategies of Klô Pelgag, Fredz, Aliocha, Patrick Watson and Billy du Page
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They will share the stage on June 18 during the SOCAN Showcase at the Francos de Montréal.
Looking ahead. That’s the first thing to know about La Bottine Souriante in 2026.
Boi-1da has given music fans a lot: his artistic fingerprints are on tracks so embedded into the cultural fabric of the last two decades. It seems fitting then that Boi-1da would help create the sonic atmosphere for one of the world’s biggest sporting events: the World Cup. While the Grammy Award winning producer is still working on music with the world’s biggest artists (ahem, Iceman?), he gathered together an extraordinary ...
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On an especially hot summer day at the NXNE Artist House in downtown Toronto, artists, music journalists, and industry reps gathered together to kick off the 2026 Polaris Music Prize. Forty albums were long listed for Prize, with nominee highlights including 13 first timers and three former winners (Kaytranada, Tanya Tagaq, Daphni’s Dan Snaith, who won as Caribou.) Many of this year’s nominees were in attendance for the announcement. Every year, the Polaris Music Prize jury — comprised of critics, journalists, and creators — puts forth recommendations for the best Canadian albums. This year, 205 jurors recommended 202 records to be ...
During the first week of June, SOCAN held a large-scale song camp with partners Warner Chappell Music, Universal Canada, and Homecoming in downtown Toronto. The three-day event was held across WCM offices and Universal Studios, and was facilitated by SOCAN Senior Creative Executive Houtan Hodania, Creative Executive, Black Music Lord Quest, Ricardo Chung of Warner Chappell Canada, Rich Christina of Warner Chappell Music Publishing, Liv DuFine of ...
Lysandre received the top honours on June 12, at MTELUS. She was presented with the award by Lou-Adriane Cassidy
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Story by Karina Moldovan | May 31, 2021
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