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Operational expenses efficiency at all-time best performance; digital collections continue to outpace traditional sources, but royalty increases are not being realized by all SOCAN member creators.

Plus de 100 trophées dans 27 catégories ont été remis. Parmi les lauréats : Jean-Pierre Ferland, Ginette Reno, Plume, Jean Leloup, Roxane Bruneau, Banx & Ranx, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Nathalie Bonin, Bloc Notes Music Publishing, FouKi & Jay Scøtt, Cœur de pirate, Vincent Vallières, La Zarra, Les Cowboys Fringants, Daniel Bélanger, Souldia, Pierre Kwenders et plusieurs autres!

Canadian songwriters, composers and music publishers benefit from passing of Online Streaming Act

• Achievement Awards to Ginette Reno, Jean-Pierre Ferland and Plume Latraverse.
• SOCAN Classic Awards: Les Cowboys Fringants, Corneille, Daniel Boucher, Ariane Moffatt, Jean Leloup, Daniel Bélanger, Les Respectables and Noir Silence.
• Songwriters of the Year: Roxane Bruneau & Mathieu Brisset, Banx & Ranx

Scope: The proposed tariff applies to the use of musical works in SOCAN’s repertoire in connection with the operation of an online music service, including in music videos, in 2014 to 2018. Amendment: SOCAN will apply to the Copyright Board of Canada to limit the scope of the proposed tariff to apply only to on-demand […]

Toronto, December 22, 2022 – SOCAN today announced an agreement with Copyright Visual Arts/Droit d’Auteurs en Arts Visuels (COVA-DAAV) that will see the transfer of SOCAN’s visual arts and crafts business to COVA-DAAV, serving members from offices in Montréal and Ottawa. The move means that COVA-DAAV will be the only copyright collecting agency in Canada […]

Tom Cochrane, Drake, Noah “40” Shebib, The Weeknd, Keith Power, bbno$, Tate McCrae,

James Barker and many more to receive awards.

Snotty Nose Rez Kids and Drezus to receive inaugural Vince Fontaine Indigenous Song Award.

Relief fund partnership with SOCAN provides monetary assistance for small independent live music venues

$353-million earned by songwriters, composers, and publishers through performances of copyright musical works
But average SOCAN writer-member realized only $67 for use of music online

Accomplished composer, multi-instrumentalist and former back-up singer, Steinwall reveals she also has serious songwriting chops