The title track of Emma Worley’s sophomore album, Forever Beginner, was recorded during the Canadian International Air Show in Toronto. For so many Torontonians, the Air Show—a hallmark spectacle for ...

I’ve realized that in music, sometimes you just happen to land in the right algorithm on social media.”  Winner of the ...

Aliens won big on Tuesday night during the 2026 edition of the Polaris Music Prize as Angine de Poitrine took home both the album prize for Vol. II worth $30,000 and the SOCAN song prize for “Fabienk” ...

Twenty years ago, Patrick Watson, one of the most distinctive and influential artists of his generation, shook the Canadian music scene with his breakthrough album, Closer to Paradise, which would ...

Jay Essiambre is no newcomer: he’s toured alongside Elisapie and Vincent Vallières, co-produced Kanen’s debut album, Mitshuap, and handled both the mixing and drums on Deux places au cimetière, Grand ...

Nanaimo’s own Cameron Whitcomb took home a few of the top honours at this year’s Canadian Country Music Awards including Entertainer of the year, Male Artist of the Year, and Album of the year for The ...

SOCAN showed up throughout CCMA Week, from September 16 to 19 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, championing the people behind the songs with educational programming, live songwriter performances, networking ...

I don’t mean to talk to Carly Rae Jepsen about my break-up but I do it anyway. It’s late August and we’re on a Zoom call, with Jepsen at home, her cantaloupe-coloured hair radiant in the sunshine, and ...

The Prix Gémeaux Documentary and Craft Awards gala took place in Montréal on Sept. 11, 2026, giving several SOCAN members an opportunity to shine. Here is the complete list of recipients in the screen ...

Somaya was going through it during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Who among us wasn’t?) The Gatineau-born singer and songwriter had decided to move to Montréal in 2021 to pursue a creative life. A piano ...

A Québec summer can be measured in kilometres travelled and stages set up by lakes, along the St. Lawrence as it widens toward the sea, or in villages suddenly taken over by music. Beyond the major ...