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Chad Kroeger, Call Me Maybe, Jack Lenz To Be Feted At SOCAN Awards

The Nickelback leader (pictured), a global pop smash, and a prolific film composer are amongst those to be honoured at the 30th anniversary gala in Toronto on April 1.

Chad Kroeger, Call Me Maybe, Jack Lenz To Be Feted At SOCAN Awards

By FYI Staff

Anticipation is growing for the 30th anniversary SOCAN Awards on April 1 in Toronto. Announced as recipients of Thirtieth Anniversary Honours are Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, the global smash "Call Me Maybe," and screen composer Jack Lenz.


2019 Special Achievement Winners are Drake, Ed Robertson, Frank Dukes, Jessie Reyez, Murda Beatz, Keith Power, and Ralph Murphy.

The evening also features the induction of Buffy Sainte-Marie into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Performances from Dallas Smith, Barenaked Ladies, Meghan Patrick, Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine and Anders are scheduled.

The full list of this year's SOCAN Award winners will be released on the evening of April 1.

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Paul McCartney at TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, on Nov. 21, 2025.
Mike Highfield
Paul McCartney at TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, on Nov. 21, 2025.
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These Are the Canadian Music Executives on Billboard’s Global Power Players 2026 List

The list honours execs from all over the global music landscape, and includes Canadian entries from all three major record labels, Reservoir, Oak View Group, The Feldman Agency and more.

Billboard Global Power Players is here.

Every year, Billboard celebrates the executives from key industry sectors — nominated by their firms and peers and chosen by Billboard editors including from Billboard Canada — who have primary responsibility for markets outside the United States. Countries like Japan, the U.K., Germany, China, France, South Korea, Canada, Brazil and Mexico account for 60% of the world’s recorded-music revenue, according to IFPI’s 2025 Global Music Report.

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