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Toronto – A Winnipeg-born songwriter who became a worldwide legend of rock; a music creator from Oshawa, Ontario, who was born to make one of the most famous songs in history; a post-punk native of St. Catharines, Ontario, who has fronted two of the biggest acts of the last decade; a quartet responsible for one […]

Toronto – SOCAN has announced the results of its 2015 Board of Directors election, based on votes cast by SOCAN members (music creators and publishers) from April 7 to May 15, 2015.

Legendary Canadian songwriter-performers Randy Bachman and Michel Pagliaro are calling on the Government of Canada to extend the term of copyright for songwriters and composers. Bachman stated:

Expects similar support for creators and music publishers

With festival season fast approaching, Canadian Music Week (CMW) and SOCAN have partnered to achieve a first for Canada by awarding the major music conference and festival with a special LICENSED TO PLAY designation.

More than a dozen songwriter, publisher members honoured

With the upcoming Academy Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards, and Quebec’s Jutra Awards, the country celebrates its substantial contributions to the film and television industry, and Canadian music composers play a significant part.

Canada’s songwriters, composers and music publishers will collectively see a record amount of royalties from the public performance of their copyright works in 2014, according to early analysis by nonprofit SOCAN.

Toronto – As a long-standing advocate for Canadian music, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) is proud to announce Covered Classics, a new element in its song induction program. The first song inducted through this series is “To Sir With Love”, written by Don Black and Canada’s own Mark London. “We wanted to find […]