World news and discussion on TalkFuse.
In Canada: Angine de Poitrine, PUP & More Make SOCAN Polaris Song Prize Short List
– SOCAN Polaris Song Prize has announced a five-song shortlist, with the winner to receive $10,000 at a Massey Hall ceremony on 22 September. – The nominees are Angine de Poitrine, Charlotte Cornfield, PUP, Patrick Watson and Martha Wainwright, and Charlotte Day Wilson featuring Saya Gray. – SOCAN is also acquiring the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency, bringing performance and mechanical royalty distribution under one organisation.
In short
- Five Canadian songs are shortlisted for SOCAN’s $10,000 Polaris prize.
- The winner will be announced on 22 September.
- SOCAN plans to acquire rights agency CMRRA.
Explained simply
The SOCAN Polaris Song Prize is a Canadian music award that recognises individual songs by Canadian artists. Its shortlist brings together performers from different parts of the country’s music scene, including bands, solo musicians and a collaboration between Charlotte Day Wilson and Saya Gray.
SOCAN is a rights organisation that collects and distributes royalties when music is performed or reproduced. The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency handles mechanical royalties, which are paid when music is copied or distributed; bringing the two organisations together concerns how Canadian songwriters and music publishers receive those payments.
Americas Entertainment Music World