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Former CEO Robert Ott continues to serve as advisor
SOCAN launches redesigned app
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Soulful singer-songwriter on an incredible winning streak
On record, on screen, on tour, it’s all moving higher
Innu artist offers his raw, uninhibited writing style
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How to get paid when your music’s played onscreen
What is it? What do you need to know about it?
How to increase your chances of applying successfully
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Currently lobbying government on several key issues
Adapting to constant, disruptive technological shifts
De nombreux changements et innovations
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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
Literally, it’s the art of conversation
Mid-30s songwriting mom makes solo comeback
With acoustic twin of “broken-hearted party-rock” album
“To me, it’s like painting with words”
With their self-described “folk 'n’ roll and country sou...
“I dig up what we don’t see in people”
Inspired by what The Clash did in 1982
Kaia Kater pushes forward while fractured
Standing apart on the Québec music scene
Trio Klaus is fuelled by mutual admiration
Family band’s teen sons garage-rock the house
“Gonzo” is a smart, funny, ambitious music creator
“Making music to make people happy is a political gesture...
Trio integrates different cultures with indie-pop and electr...
Band launches ninth album, just shy of 30th anniversary
“All I want is to place Haitian music on a podium”
A woman who personifies herself through music
Artist faces his demons on Plaza
With Felt album, Montréal quartet takes a new turn