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.
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)
“Be as honest as you want to be and create the art that you want to,” says Backxwash while reflecting on her win.
This is Backxwash’s first Polaris Music Prize win.
The Prize, which was presented by CBC Music, goes to the best Canadian album of the year based on artistic merit without regard to genre, sales history or label affiliation. It was determined by a Grand Jury of 11 music media professionals drawn from the greater Polaris jury pool of 201 writers, editors, broadcasters, DJs and personalities from across the country. This was the 15th edition of the Polaris Music Prize.
Backxwash’s victory came with a $50,000 monetary reward. The nine other Short List nominees each received $3,000 courtesy of Slaight Music.
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