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Many records set for Canada’s largest music organization
Tops 130,000 members milestone

Toronto – Un auteur-compositeur de Winnipeg devenu une légende du rock; un créateur de musique d’Oshawa né pour écrire une des plus célèbres chansons de l’histoire; une icône post-punk originaire de St. Catharines qui a été le visage et la voix de deux des plus importants groupes des dix dernières années; un quartet qui a écrit […]

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 – C’est avec beaucoup de fierté que le Panthéon des auteurs et compositeurs canadiens (PACC) – une organisation qui, de longue date, a à cœur la musique canadienne – annonce le lancement du volet Classique Revisité de son programme d’intronisation de chansons. La première chanson à être intronisée grâce à ce programme sera donc To Sir […]