Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada

The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) is a Canadian performing rights organization (PRO) that represents the performing rights of more than 130,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers from around the world. SOCAN members receive royalties when their music is played on the radio, TV, at concerts, in film, in business, digitally and when it's heard playing around the world. As the largest performing rights organization in Canada, SOCAN ensures that the public performance of its members' copyrighted music, heard around the world, is accurately tracked and distributes respective royalties to its members. SOCAN collects licence fees from more than 125,000 Canadian music-using businesses through a music licencing program approved my the Copyright Board of Canada.

History

SOCAN is a result of a merger that took place in 1990 between the composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada (CAPAC) and the Performing Rights Organization of Canada (PROCAN).

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grandson's poignant "Blood//Water" captures the $10,000 SOCAN Songwriting Prize

Canada Newswire 20 Jun 2019

TORONTO, /CNW/ - The votes are in! Today, "Blood//Water" performed by grandson has officially been named the winner of the 14th annual English SOCAN Songwriting Prize ... Over the last two weeks, music fans from across Canada cast their votes hoping that their favourite would be dubbed the 2019 SOCAN Songwriting Prize winner ... www.socan.com....

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SOCAN Delivers Record Payouts to Members, But Says Streaming Services Could Step It Up

Billboard 19 Jun 2019

The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) announced another "record-setting" year with the release of its 2018 financial numbers, during the performing rights organization’s annual general meeting in Vancouver yesterday (June 18)....

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SOCAN Delivers Record Royalties to Members Français

Canada Newswire 19 Jun 2019

TORONTO, /CNW/ - In sync with the organization's annual general meeting in Vancouver, SOCAN announced final financial results for 2018, confirming another record year for royalties earned by its more than 160,000 member songwriters, composers, music publishers and visual artists ... Significant SOCAN results achieved in 2018 ... www.socan.com. SOURCE SOCAN....

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SOCAN's Michael McCarty: We're Entering the 'Most Prosperous' Era in the History of Recorded Music

Billboard 04 Jun 2019

When EMI shut down, McCarty did a stint at publishing company ole and then went over to SOCAN, applying the same approach ... Then you get this offer to go to SOCAN ... But to answer your question about the connection to SOCAN ... Chad Kroeger said at the SOCAN Awards that SOCAN gives him an interest-free advance to pay his taxes....

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2019 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Finalists Emblematic of Sound Diversity in Canadian Songwriters Français

Canada Newswire 03 Jun 2019

TORONTO, /CNW/ - SOCAN today announced the finalists for the 2019 SOCAN Songwriting Prize, the preeminent competition celebrating the exceptional talent of Canadian songwriters over the past year, as voted on by music industry influencers ... The 10 finalists for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize ... SOCAN does not have a role in determining nominees or winners....

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Anachnid receives prestigious Indigenous Songwriter Award from SOCAN Foundation and TD Français

Canada Newswire 24 May 2019

TORONTO, /CNW/ - The SOCAN Foundation, in partnership with TD Bank Group, at the 2019 Indigenous Music Awards on in Winnipeg, presented the first Indigenous Songwriter Award to Anachnid from Montreal ... (CNW Group/SOCAN) ... To learn more about the SOCAN Foundation and SOCAN, visit www.socanfoundation.ca and www.socan.com ... SOURCE SOCAN ... SOCAN Foundation....

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Music Licensing for Canadian Businesses Just Got Easier With SOCAN & RE:SOUND's Entandem Platform

Billboard 08 May 2019

In the past few years, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) has taken significant steps to maximize efficiencies ... ....

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RE:SOUND and SOCAN Collaborate to Create Entandem Français

Canada Newswire 08 May 2019

TORONTO, /CNW/ - With goals of simplifying music licensing for hundreds of thousands of organizations across Canada that benefit from music, and to source and return more earned royalties to Canadian songwriters, composers, publishers, labels and performers, RE.SOUND and SOCAN have created Entandem ... SOCAN CEO Eric Baptiste added ... www.socan.com....

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Nielsen Expands Partnership With SOCAN, Adding 200 Radio Stations in Canada

Billboard 02 May 2019

The expansion of coverage coincides with an extension of their deal with Canadian performing rights organization SOCAN to obtain detailed radio airplay data and get rights holders paid ... "Renewing our partnership with SOCAN demonstrates the power of Nielsen Music as the trusted and reliable data source for the music industry."...

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Harris Alumni and Faculty Win JUNO, SOCAN, Golden Reel and Canadian Screen Awards

Canada Newswire 15 Apr 2019

Faculty member David Quilico and alumni Janet Baker and Mishelle Pack (Sony/ATV Music Publishing) won 10 SOCAN Awards and alumni Jamie Appleby (Wax Records) co-wrote the SOCAN Award winning song 'Not a Love Song' with bülow. Alumni Sanjay Mehta and faculty Doug McClement and Michael Philip Wojewoda win CSA. (CNW Group/Harris Institute) ... ....

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Nickelback's Chad Kroeger Honored as SOCAN'S Most Performed Songwriter Ever, But Says He'll Always Be ...

Billboard 06 Apr 2019

Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger was honored this week at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto as the most performed songwriter in the Canadian performing ... ....

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Nickelback's Chad Kroeger Goes Off-Mic, Jessie Reyez Wins Big & More at 30th Annual SOCAN Awards

Billboard 03 Apr 2019

More than 700 songwriters, composers, music publishers and other assorted members of the music industry celebrated achievements in music creation, ... ....

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30th Anniversary SOCANs Shimmer with Songwriting, Composing, Music Publishing, Licensing Success

Canada Newswire 02 Apr 2019

TORONTO, /CNW/ - More than 700 of the who's who of Canada's songwriters, composers, music publishers and industry leaders gathered tonight for the 30th anniversary of the SOCAN Awards, the annual celebration of achievement in music creation, publishing and licensing ... Winners celebrating at the 2019 SOCAN Awards ... (CNW Group/SOCAN) ... www.socan.com....