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Random music news for Friday, October 21, 2022

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Fleetwood Mac, Jonathan Davis, Kanye, Kurt Cobain, Lana Del Rey, Live Nation, Oasis, Roland, Snoop Dogg, SOCAN, Streaming Music, Ticketmaster

Imagine trying to park The World’s Biggest SUV. It’s much easer to just read music news for October 21, 2022.

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And the winner of the 2022 SOCAN Songwriter Award is…

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Emily Steinwall, SOCAN, Songwriter Prize

It’s Emily Steinwall. For 17 years, SOCAN, Canada’s performance rights organization, has honoured songwriters with cash and prizes. Emily, a

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Here are the finalists for the 2022 SOCAN Songwriting Prize

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, SOCAN, SOCAN Songwriting Prize, Songwriting

Every year, SOCAN, Canada’s performing rights collective, holds a competition for emerging Canadian songwriters. Here are the English-language finalists for

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The average Canadian songwriter made $67.14 from streaming music services last year: Report

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bill C-11, Canada, Royalties, SOCAN, Songwriters, Streaming

SOCAN, the organization responsible for collecting and distributing royalties for artists from live performances, radio airplay, TV use, and digital

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The Online Streaming Act has been introduced in Canada. Welcome to Bill C-11.

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Bill C-10, Bill C-11, Broadcasting Act, Canada, SOCAN, Streaming

The Online Streaming Bill, otherwise known as Bill C-11 (the successor to Bill C-10, which died because of last year’s

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SOCAN offering travel assistance to help musicians get back on the road

July 18, 2021July 17, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Grants, Performance, SOCAN, SOCAN Foundation, Tour, Touring, Travel, Travel Assistance Grant

This could be music to many people’s ears: The SOCAN Foundation is once again accepting applications for its Travel Assistance

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Here are the finalists for the 2021 SOCAN Songwriting Prize

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments SOCAN, SOCAN Songwriting Prize, Songwriting

SOCAN, the Canadian performance rights collective, is once again seeking to recognize great songwriting in this country. The 16th annual

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SOCAN Guardians to be recognized this week

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Cancon, CanCon Guardians, Justin Trudeau, SOCAN, SOCAN Awards, SOCAN Guardians, The Guess Who

The virtual (sigh) SOCAN Awards are on deck for this week, just as the summer gets going, and among those

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This Canadian artist made $10,000 in three months through livestreaming

May 16, 2021May 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments livestreaming, Shook Planet, SOCAN

SOCAN is the organization that collects fees on behalf of its member artists for performances, both live and recorded. Ted

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First five winners of SiriusXM Black Canadian Music Awards announced

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Amber Healy 1 Comment Dylan Sinclair, Hunnah, Naya Ali, RAAHiiM, SiriusXM Black Canadian Music Awards, siriusXM Canada, SOCAN, SOCAN Foundation, TOBi

TOBi, Naya Ali, RAAHiiM, Hunnah and Dylan Sinclair have been named the first winners of the new SiriusXM Black Canadian

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Random music news for Friday, September 25, 2020

September 25, 2020September 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bose, CAB, CRTC, Deftones, Ed Sheeran, Fall Out Boy, John Lennon, Live Music, Nirvana, Record Store Day, Rick Rubin, Ronnie Wood, Shawn Mendes, SOCAN, SXSWW, Tesla, Tidal, Tom Petty, Van Morrison

I gotta stop buying the stuff advertised in Instagram. My record is Pieces of Crap 5, Actually Useful Stuff 1.

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