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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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Post Malone, Jelly Roll at the Jelly Roll & Friends concert held at Billy Bob's Texas on May 06, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Post Malone, Jelly Roll at the Jelly Roll & Friends concert held at Billy Bob's Texas on May 06, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Post Malone and Jelly Roll to Play Toronto and Edmonton on Summer 2026 Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2

The pair's sequel stadium tour is slated to kick off at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas on May 13 after a pair of festival stops.

Post Malone and newly minted Grammy winner Jelly Roll are hitting the road together this summer. The pair announced the sequel to their 2025 summer slam on Monday morning (Feb. 2), rolling out the dates for The BIG ASS Stadium Tour part 2.

The follow-up to last year’s run of gigs in football stadiums is slated to kick off on April 10 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. with the first of two stops at festivals with a headlining slot at the Tortuga Music Festival, followed by an April 26 appearance at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif. Other festival drop-ins will take place along the way, including the May 16 Boots in the Park Festival in Albuquerque, N.M., the Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City Beach, Fla. on May 31, Carolina Country Fest in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on June 7, the Barefoot Country Music Festival in Wildwood, N.J. on June 20 as well as Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wis. on June 27.

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