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SOCAN uses membership and population data to determine Canada’s centres of songwriting and composing success

SOCAN and CARAS call on all businesses that use music to support Canada’s music creators through fair licensing

Toronto – Canada emerged as an even greater powerhouse of songwriting, composing and music publishing on a global level in 2015 with domestic and international creative success on virtually every level, and now with further supporting evidence after SOCAN revealed continued record results[1] according to its early analysis. SOCAN – the Society of Composers, Authors […]

Research finds Canadians have an even better time when music sets the tone

With revenues of US$2.250-trillion, cultural and creative industries account for 3 percent of world GDP and employ 29.5-million people, or about 1 percent of the world’s active population.

Broadcast-incidental copying of musical works indeed deserves to be licensed fairly

Toronto – On behalf of our more than 130,000 member songwriters, composers and music publishers, SOCAN expresses heartfelt sympathies to the victims of the November 13th terrorist attacks in Paris. SOCAN’s thoughts are with all who have been impacted by these horrific acts of barbarism. SOCAN condemns all fanatical violence in Paris, Beirut, or wherever […]

Gilles Vigneault, Arcade Fire, Alex Nevsky, Donald Tarlton and Pierre Létourneau honoured with special awards

Revenues exceed $55-million in 2014

“I Heard I Had” voted favourite of 10 nominated songs