Singer-Songwriter


The Best of 2023

Our Contributors’ Top 10 Songs by SOCAN members this year

For Aphrose, motherhood clarified her purpose

Neo-soul singer moves from background to forefront

Jayli Wolf goes inward to reveal “the real me”

Anishinaabe/Cree multi-hyphenate focuses on music

Terra Lightfoot’s Unique Path

A mountaintop epiphany changes her trajectory

For Fefe Dobson, melody comes first

Returning on a wave of resurgent pop-punk

Rêve: Writing to Make You Dance

“I felt I needed to be taken seriously as a songwriter”

Arielle Soucy : Songs You Can Inhabit

She’s presenting her first album, “Il n’y a rien que j...

Gala Country: The Year’s Five Breakthrough Artists

Discover artists nominated in 2023 edition

Dominique Fils-Aimé, from the roots to the treetops

New trilogy begins with plant life connection to Mother Eart...

Fléau Dicaprio : somewhere between first and second degree

He explodes on the rap Québ scene with “Chien mangé chie...

Engaging storyteller Danny Michel puts it all out on the table

Overcoming isolation, writers’ block to deliver Ghost Town...

La Force : Through Thick and Thin

“Ultimately, no one is protected from death”

Jeremy Dutcher “turns everything up a dial” for sophomore album

First time releasing original songs, singing in English

Moses Belanger’s musical coming-out

“SOCAN’s Kenekt Studio camp gave me the kick in the butt...

Salebarbes: Beyond accents, a single language

Acadian quintet releases third album of festive originals

Allison Russell is back with The Returner

A conscious party of circle-work celebration

Kanen: Words that breathe

“There’s a lot of life in the language of where I’m fr...

Welcome to the era of fast-rising star LU KALA

Hardworking, ambitious singer-songwriter goes pop against st...

Jayda G’s Family Affair

DJ/Producer moves further into songwriting – lyrics and al...

How the song happened: “Colonizer,” by Vivek Shraya

Shraya’s work encapsulates love, tension, and humour – f...

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