Thursday October 28th, 2026

The  Socan Awards 2026   https://www.socan.com  were handed out Monday October 26th, 2026 at Rebel Toronto  https://rebeltoronto.com  ( 11 Polson St First Floor).   The SOCAN Awards is an annual event, held in both Toronto and Montréal, celebrates the songwriting, composing and music publishing achievements of our Anglophone and Francophone members alike.  Some of this years recipients included Drake Songwriter of the Year – Performer, Jessie Reyez International Achievement Award, Peter Peter Global Impact Award, Andrew Lockington Screen Composer of the Year,  Jenna Andrews Songwriter of the Year – Non-Performer, Jade LeMac Breakout Songwriter Award, Nathan Micay Breakout Composer Award &  Maestro Fresh Wes, Anthony Davis, and Peter Davis Cultural Impact Award: “Let Your Backbone Slide” .Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com was on the red carpet to speak with some of this year honourees and attendees including Rich Kidd  https://www.instagram.com/richkiddbeats/?hl=en  ,      Keysha Freshh  https://keyshaonline.com  ,  Sean Maxim “Subliminal”  https://www.instagram.com/seans_creative/  , Andre De Grass  https://www.instagram.com/de6rasse/?hl=en  , Simone Denny  https://simonedenny.com  ,   Haviah Mighty   https://haviahmighty.ca  ,  Omega Mighty  https://www.omegamighty.com  &  Maestro Fresh Wes  http://maestrofreshwes.net  Cultural Impact Award: “Let Your Backbone Slide”   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsPS0lN-ulY  .

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