The 16 finalists – eight in French and eight in English – for the SOCAN Song Prize were announced on Thursday, shining a spotlight on the talent of emerging songwriters.
The selection of these songs, which shaped the year 2022, was ensured by a vote of music industry experts and specialist journalists.
The public can vote up to once a day from November 9th to 16th. The winning songs will be announced on November 20th.
The grand prize for each of the components, French and English (this is called the SOCAN Songwriting Prize), receives a scholarship of $10,000, a Yamaha brand musical instrument with a maximum value of $2,500 and a gift card valued at $10,000 $500 Long & McQuade.
Here are the eight finalist songs for the SOCAN Song Prize:
- “Your Shift Isn’t Over Yet” – written by Gabriel Bouchard and Mathieu Quenneville; performed by Gab Bouchard; published by Editions Bravo Musique Inc.
- “Since” – written by Lydia Képinski; performed by Lydia Képinski.
- “Fille à porter” – written by Ariane Roy and Roxane Azzaria; performed by Ariane Roy and Lou-Adriane Cassidy.
- “Where I Come From” – written by Simon Bolduc; executed crookedly by Bolduc.
- “Lesbienne Woke Up on Autotune” – written by Julie Gagnon and Charles Gaudreau-Lerhe; performed by Calamine.
- “Tintagel” – written by Lysandre Ménard; performed by Lysandre.
- “C00N” – written by Shamyr Daléus and Nicholas Craven; performed by Raccoon; published by Disques RER Inc.
- “Stirring up the dilemma” – written by Rose-Emmanuelle Brassard, Joannie Michaud and Frédéric Levac; performed by Rosie Valland; published by Secret City Publishing.
Here are the eight finalist songs for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize:
- “Always” – written by Felix Fox-Pappas, Chester Hansen, Eliza Niemi, Alexander Sowinski, Leland Whitty and Jonah Yano; performed by Jonah Yano; Hansen, Sowinski and Whitty are published by Third Side Music Inc., Yano is published by Secretly Canadian Publishing.
- “Big Steppa” – written by Bolu Akande and Tosan Arenyeka; performed by aRENYE.
- “Grab Your Guts” – written by Maylee Todd; performed by Maylee Todd.
- “IF THERE IS NO SEAT IN HEAVEN (WILL YOU FORGIVE ME???)” – written by Saya Gray; performed by Saya Gray; published by Saya Gray/Kobalt Music Publishing Canada.
- “Levels” – written by Max Akres, Jeremy Alain, Corben Bowen, Zachary Djurich, Chris Larocca, Herag Sanbalian and Jacob Wilkinson-Smith; performed by Boslen. Larocca is released by Kilometer Music Group. All rights are managed by Warner Chappell Music Canada Ltd on behalf of Kilometer Music Group B.
- “Put ‘Em Down” – written by Jeffrey Maurice and Joshua Qaumariaq; performed by The Trade-Offs.
- “Silver Into Rain” – written by Hannah Kim and Beatrice Laus; performed by Luna Li with special guest Beabadoobee. Kim is published by 88 Rising/Kobalt Music Publishing Canada. Laus is published by Sony Music Publishing.
- “STEPMOM” – written by Dacey Andrada and Justin Tecson; performed by Dacey.