Songwriting/Composing


SOCAN presents No. 1 Song Awards to Tenille Townes, Tim Hicks, James Barker

During 2021 edition of Canadian Country Music Association Aw...

Video Interview: Why doesn’t Dean Brody trust songs he writes too quickly?

Plus: Playing live again, writing “I’d Go to Jail,” si...

SOCAN presents three country No. 1 Song Awards during 2021 CCMA Awards week

To Jess Moskaluke, Tyler Joe Miller, Lindsay Ell, and their ...

La Zarra’s old-school road to stardom

Young woman from Longueuil already giving France goosebumps

Dallas Smith wins big at 2021 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards

SOCAN presents songwriters award for “Champagne Night”; ...

How the Song Happened: “New Old Trucks” by James Barker Band featuring Dierks Bentley

It describes such a shared experience that country star Dier...

Céleste Lévis: Head on her shoulders

“The only time I’m not in pain is when I’m high on adr...

Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame supports emerging talent with 2021 Incubator Program

T. Thomason, GRAE, Nuela Charles, Charmie Deller benefit fro...

Success goes to the dogs for multiple SOCAN members

Paw Patrol is a boon to Cal Brunker, Bob Barlen, Rob Szabo, ...

FM Le Sieur: The Magic of Accidents

Musician oscillates between screen composing and solo projec...

Video Interview: Anachnid’s Musical Medicine

She wins Aboriginal Artist of the Year Award

Classical composers in pandemic times

How did they respond to isolation, racial reckoning, social ...

Lou-Adriane Cassidy: Is this fun, or what?

“It’s not because the songs are short that they’re lik...

SOCAN Foundation announces more money for Black and Indigenous music

Total in awards grows to $40,000

Register now for three-day SOUND & VISION Virtual Sync Conference

Presented by Guild of Music Supervisors Canada, Nov. 18-20, ...

ADISQ Video Interview 2021: Alex Burger’s new family

To everyone’s surprise, he wins Country Album of the Year

ADISQ Video Interview 2021: Roxane Bruneau’s fan-fuelled rise to the top

She wins four Félix Awards , including Song of the Year

ADISQ Video Interview 2021: FouKi among the greats

His first award ever: Male Artist of the Year

ADISQ 2021 Video Interview: CRi in orbit

Wins awards for Breakout Artist, Electronic Music Album of t...

The Complementary Yin and Yang of Command Sisters

Charlotte dresses up the songs, Sarah puts on the rouge

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