CONGRATS! 2022 SOCAN Award Winners (including local artists)

The 2022 SOCAN Awards were handed out at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Toronto, on October 17, 2022. They celebrate the great accomplishments of Canada’s songwriters, screen composers, and music publishers in 2021.

Below is a complete lit of winners. Local acts are bolded.

Achievement in Feature Film

• Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna (Burlington) - The Addams Family
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna - Topic
  
  
• Jonathan Kawchuk - Clara

Domestic Television - Fiction

• Robert Carli (Kitchener) - Murdoch Mysteries
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Robert Carli - Topic
  
  
• Philip Bennett & Gary Koftinoff - Hudson & Rex

Domestic Television - Non-Fiction

• Stephan Moccio (St. Catharines) - Sportsnet Connected
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Murray Fleming
  
  
• Murray Fleming (Oakville) -  Sportsnet Central
• Christopher Nickel -  Highway Thru Hell

International Film

• Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna (Burlington) - The Addams Family
• Justin Gregory Small, Ohad Benchetrit - Braven - 2018

Rap

• Polo G: Rapstar - co-written by Murda Beatz (Fort Erie)
  
  
  
  Links: Polo G, Video above courtesy of Polo G
  
  
• Internet Money: Lemonade 
• Drake: Way 2 Sexy
• Drake: Wants And Needs

Rock 

• JJ Wilde (Kitchener): Mercy
  
  
  
  Links: JJ Wilde, More JJ Wilde Stories, Video above courtesy of JJ Wilde
  
  
• The Blue Stones: Let It Ride
• Cleopatrick: Hometown

Achievement in Made-For-TV Movie

• Daryl Bennett - I Am MLK Jr.
• Cameron Catalano - The Wrong Patient

Breakout 

• Composer: Evan MacDonald 
• Songwriter: bbno$
• Songwriter - French: La Zarra

Country 

• James Barker Band: Over All Over Again
• Jade Eagleson: All Night To Figure It Out
• High Valley: River's Still Running
• Brett Kissel: Make a Life, Not A Living

Cultural Impact Award

• Tom Cochrane – “Life Is A Highway” 

Dance Music

• DVBBS: West Coast
• Loud Luxury, Frank Walker: Like Gold
• Regard, Tate McRae, and Troye Sivan: You
• Rêve: CTRL + ALT + DEL

Domestic Television - Animated

• Steven Skratt & Asher Lenz (Hotel Transylvania, Rusty Rivets)

Folk Roots

• Allison Russell

Hagood Hardy Award 

• Alex Cuba

International Achievement 

• OZ

International Song

• Dua Lipa: Levitating

International Television Series

• Graeme Cornies, James Chapple, Brian Pickett, David Kelly - Paw Patrol
• Ed Roberton (Barenaked Ladies): Big Bang Theory

Jan V. Matejcek New Classical Music Award

• Haralabos "Harry" Stafylakis

Licensed to Play

Presented to a SOCAN licensed business that consistently and conscientiously recognizes the importance of music rights and the importance of paying legal and ethical licenses for the public performance of music.

• Side Door

Most Streamed Production 

• Heartland (Keith Power)
• Paw Patrol (Graeme Cornies, James Chapple, Brian Pickett, David Kelly)

Pop

• BTS: Butter (Jenna Andrews)
• Jessia: I'm Not Pretty
• The Weeknd: Save Your Tears
• bbno$: edamame

Post Synchronization Right

• Editions Studio V Inc.

R&B

• Justin Bieber: Peaches 
• Doja Cat & The Weeknd: You Right
• GIVĒON: Scarred 

Screen Composer

• Keith Power

Songwriter

• Performer: Drake
• Producer: Koz

Vince Fontaine Indigenous Song Award

• Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Drezus: Where They At

Viral Song Awards

• Aqyila: Vibe For Me (Bob For Me)
• EllyOtto: SugarCrash!
• LILYISTHATYOU: F.M.R.N
• Tesher: Jalebi Baby

Links: SOCAN Awards, More SOCAN Award Stories

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