[A follow-up by contributor Elisa F.G. – AC] Winner winner, chicken dinner! Music fans across the country have voted, the 2023 SOCAN Songwriting Prize winner recipient is none other than
Read MoreEvery year, SOCAN, Canada’s performing rights collective, holds a competition for emerging Canadian songwriters. Here are the English-language finalists for 2022. “24hrs” – written by Johann Deterville, Adam Pondang, Savannah
Read MoreSOCAN, Canada’s performing rights organization, holds an annual awards program that seeks to name the best Canadian songwriter of the year. After plenty of adjudicating (full disclosure: I was a
Read MoreSOCAN, the Canadian performance rights collective, is once again seeking to recognize great songwriting in this country. The 16th annual SOCAN Songwriting Prize has announced the finalists for this year,
Read MoreSOCAN, Canada’s performing rights association, sponsors a songwriting contest each year. The winner for 2020 is Winnipeg’s William Prince (actually, he’s from Peguis First Nations, but never mind) for his
Read MoreSOCAN, Canada’s performance rights collection, has announced the finalists for its 2020 songwriting prize. The winner will end up with $5,000, a Yamaha keyboard, and a $500 gift card from
Read MoreThe 10 finalists for this year’s SOCAN Songwriting Prize reflect the best of Canadian music: A variety of genres, artists and sounds, selected by industry influencers. The winner will be
Read MoreEvery year for the past 14 years, SOCAN, Canada’s performing rights organization, holds a songwriting contest. Women dominate the finalists’ list. First, the English list. Dreams Tonite” – written by
Read MoreSOCAN announced the finalists for the 12th annual SOCAN Songwriting Prize. This competition celebrates the amazing talent of emerging Canadian artists. A selection of 10 English and 10 French songs
Read MoreThis year’s SOCAN Songwriting Prize has come to an end and Fast Romantics’ “Julia” claimed the prize. Between June 9 to 23, fans voted for their favourite song nominated by
Read MoreThe finalists for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize have finally been announced. Each of the 10 English and 10 French finalists were determined from independent panels of 15 music industry experts.
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