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      Music Licensees:

      • Current licensees: 1.866.944.6223
      • New licensees: 1.866.944.6210
      • licence@socan.ca

      Editor in Chief:

      • Howard Druckman
      • druckmanh@socan.ca

      Read more »

      About Us

      Words + Music is the online magazine of SOCAN, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. Just as SOCAN was formed in 1990 by the merger of its predecessor Canadian performing rights organizations PROCAN and CAPAC, their separate magazines merged in 1994 to form Words + Music. Our mission is to provide interesting, high-quality content about the increasingly exciting and

      Read more »

      SOCAN Song of the Week

      Antoine Corriveau - SOCAN Song of the Week

      Read more »

      Video: Red Carpet Interviews from 2023 SOCAN Gala – Part 1

      Video: Red Carpet Interviews from 2023 SOCAN Gala – Part 1

      Plume, Banx & Ranx, Ginette Reno, Nathalie Bonin, Roxane Bruneau, Mathieu Brisset

      Speaking Out: SOCAN advocates politically for music creators

      Currently lobbying government on several key issues

      President’s Message: The accelerating pace of change

      Adapting to constant, disruptive technological shifts

      All From the Top »

      Building a career in France: challenges, sacrifices, dreams, reality

      Building a career in France: challenges, sacrifices, dreams, reality

      The export strategies of Klô Pelgag, Fredz, Aliocha, Patrick Watson and Billy du Page

      Attention SOCAN members! New online resources

      For education, connection, networking, development

      Kizaba: Carte Blanche for Black History Month

      ‘It is still hard to admit that Black people experience inequalities in their artistic practices”

      All Sound Advice »

      Cameron Whitcomb gets clean and gets busy

      Cameron Whitcomb gets clean and gets busy

      And he’s grateful for a jam-packed schedule

      Alessia Cara’s Love & Hyperbole

      A Portrait of the Pop Star as a Songwriter

      Video: A Retrospective with AHI

      Looking at his past, present, and future making music

      All Features »

      Apply now for four $50,000 cash awards in 2026 Azrieli Music Prizes

      Apply now for four $50,000 cash awards in 2026 Azrieli Music Prizes

      May 2, 2025, deadline for largest classical/concert composition prize in Canada

      SOCAN at Phoque Off 2025: tools, education, interview with Félix Petit

      Video: Petit’s advice for fruitful collaboration

      Québec Cinéma Rendez-Vous Pro : a full day devoted to screen music

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