Whenever some panelist at a music industry workshop starts talking about metadata, most attending songwriters start yawning. But tagging your songs with data is absolutely crucial: it’s the only way to ensure that when your music is used, it’ll be recognized as yours, and you’ll get paid for its use. In a SOCAN blog, SOCAN Board member Jean-Robert Bisaillon explains some of the music tagging conventions that make the task easier. Read the blog here.