2017 SOCAN Awards – Toronto – Winners List
INTERNATIONAL
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Aubrey Drake Graham
NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
Hedley
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance
CUTURAL IMPACT AWARD
Andy Kim
“Sugar, Sugar”
SONGWRITER
OF THE YEAR
“Wild Things”
Performed by Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara
James Ho (ASCAP)
Thabiso Nkhereanye (ASCAP)
Coleridge Tillman (BMI)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Canada
“Scars to Your Beautiful”
Performed by Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara
Warren Felder (BMI)
Coleridge Tillman (BMI)
Andrew Wansel (BMI)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Canada
Paul “Nineteen85” Jefferies
PUBLISHER
OF THE YEAR
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Canada
POP MUSIC AWARDS
“Lost Boy”
Performed by Ruth B
Ruth B
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Canada
“Wicked”
Performed by Tyler Shaw
Ryan Kowarsky
Tyler Shaw
Alex Vujic / Pilzbury Inc.
“Treat You Better”
Performed by Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes / Mendes Music
Scott Friedman (BMI)
Teddy Geiger (BMI)
Universal Music Publishing
Canada
“2 Heads”
Performed by Coleman Hell
Coleman Hell
La+ch
“Hello”
Performed by Hedley
Jacob Hoggard
Brian Howes / Cake & Eat It 2
Publishing
Jason Van Poederooyen / 8
Pack of Lucky Publishing
Atlas Music Publishing LLC
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Canada
Universal Music Publishing
Canada
“Starboy”
Performed by The Weeknd
featuring Daft Punk
Martin “Doc” McKinney
Jason “Daheala” Quenneville
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye
Henry “Cirkut” Walter
Thomas Bangalter (BMI)
Guillaume Emmanuel de
Homem Christo (BMI)
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Canada
SAL&CO
SONGS Music Publishing
Universal Music Publishing
Canada
“Lay You Down Easy”
Performed by MAGIC! featuring
Sean Paul
Nasri Atweh
Adam Messinger / Messy Music
Mark Pellizzer / Mark Pelli Music
Inc.
Ben Spivak
Alex Tanas
Sean Paul (ASCAP)
BMG Rights Management
Canada Inc.
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Canada
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Canada
Universal Music Publishing
Canada
“One Dance”
Performed by Drake featuring
Wizkid & Kyla
Aubrey Drake Graham
Paul “Nineteen85” Jefferies
Noah “40” Shebib
Ayodeji Balogun (COSON)
Cory Johnson (PRS)
Errol Reid (PRS)
Luke Reid (PRS)
Kyla Smith (PRS)
EMI April Music Canada Ltd.
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Canada
Nyan King Music Ltd.
“Too Good”
Performed by Drake featuring
Rihanna
Aubrey Drake Graham
Paul “Nineteen85” Jefferies
Terence Lam
Maneesh
Adam Randall Martin
Dwayne Chin-Quee (ASCAP)
Robyn Fenty (BMI)
Andrew Hershey (ASCAP)
Andrae Sutherland (BMI)
EMI April Music Canada Ltd.
Nyan King Music
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Canada
DANCE MUSIC AWARDS
“Closer”
Performed by The Chainsmokers
featuring Halsey
Shaun Frank / Regicide
Entertainment Inc
Ashley Frangipane (BMI)
Frederic Kennett (ASCAP)
Joseph King (ASCAP)
Isaac Slade (ASCAP)
Andrew Taggart (ASCAP).
Canadiana Music
DOMESTIC TV MUSIC
AWARDS - FICTION
ACHIEVEMENTS IN MADEFOR-TV FILM MUSIC
Heartland
Keith Power
Seven24 Films Inc.
Dynamo Films Inc.
Killer Photo
Christopher Nickel
MRD - Music Revenue Data
ROP Musique
Murdoch Mysteries
Robert Carli
Shaftesbury Music
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Canada
William Shatner Presents:
Chaos on the Bridge
Catalin Marin
“Dancing Kizomba”
Performed by Alx Veliz
Alx Veliz
Medylandia
Architect of Dreams
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Canada
Walt Disney Music of Canada Ltd.
DOMESTIC TV MUSIC
AWARDS – NON-FICTION
COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
Leave it to Bryan
Peter Chapman
SI Entertainment Productions
Inc.
“Came Here to Forget”
Performed by Blake Shelton
Deric Ruttan / Doc & Maggie
Music
Craig Wiseman (ASCAP)
THiS Music
Warner Chappell Music Canada
Ltd.
“Take Me Home”
Performed by Jess Moskaluke
Jess Moskaluke
Kelly Archer
Emily Shackelton (BMI)
CCS Rights Management Corp.
Downtown Music Canada
Little Auburn Bungalow Music
Publishing
“Lawn Chair Lazy”
Performed by The James Barker
Band
James Barker
Gavin Slate
Travis Wood
ole
Border Security: Canada’s
Front Line
Greg Fisher
Derek Treffry
eOne TV Unscripted
Sportsnet Central
Stephan Moccio / Sing Little
Penguin
Rogers Sportsnet Inc.
Universal Music Publishing
Canada
DOMESTIC TV MUSIC
AWARDS – ANIMATED
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
James Chapple
Graeme Cornies
David Kelly
Brian Pickett
The Adventures of Napkin
Man!
Trevor Allan
Jody Colero
Peter Coulman (posthumous)
Ian LeFeuvre
Thomas Thorney
Breakthrough Publishing Inc.
ole
INTERNATIONAL FILM
MUSIC AWARDS
San Andreas
Andrew Lockington
New Line Music Corp (BMI)
Sub-published in Canada by
Universal Music Publishing
Canada
Percy Jackson: Sea of
Monsters
Andrew Lockington
Fox Film Music Corp (BMI)
Sub-published in Canada by
Casablanca Media Publishing
Inc.
INTERNATIONAL TV
SERIES MUSIC AWARDS
Paw Patrol
James Chapple
Graeme Cornies
David Kelly
Brian Pickett
Published by Spin Master Ltd.
Administered worldwide by CCS
Rights Management Canada
Hawaii Five-O
Keith Power
Published by Beverlyfax Music
Inc. (BMI)
Sub-published in Canada by
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Canada
LICENSED TO PLAY AWARD
Apple Music
BREAKOUT AWARD
PARTYNEXTDOOR
HAGOOD HARDY AWARD
Darcy James Argue
JAN V. MATEJCEK NEW
CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD
Jordan Nobles
AUDIO-VISUAL COMPOSER
OF THE YEAR
ACHIEVEMENT IN
FEATURE FILM MUSIC
INTERNATIONAL SONG
AWARD
The Good Dinosaur
Jeff Danna
Mychael Danna
Walt Disney Music of Canada
Ltd.
“Closer”
Performed by The Chainsmokers
featuring Halsey
Shaun Frank
Ashley Frangipane (ASCAP)
Frederic Kennett (ASCAP)
Joseph King (ASCAP)
Isaac Slade (ASCAP)
Andrew Taggart (ASCAP)
Regicide Entertainment Inc.
Canadiana Music
San Andreas
Andrew Lockington
New Line Music Corp (BMI)
Sub-published in Canada by
Universal Music Publishing
Canada
Keith Power
ROCK MUSIC AWARDS
FOLK / ROOTS MUSIC
AWARD
“Afraid of Heights”
Performed by Billy Talent
Ian D’sa
Jonathan Gallant
Ben Kowalewicz
Aaron Solowoniuk / Dudebox
Music
EMI April Music Canada Ltd.
Donovan Woods
Warner Chappell Music Canada
Ltd.
VIRAL SONG AWARD
“Broccoli”
Performed by D.R.A.M. featuring
Lil Yachty
Julian “J Gramm” Gramma
Karl Brutus (BMI)
Roget Chahayed (ASCAP)
Shelley Massenburg Smith (BMI)
Miles McCollum (BMI)
BMG Rights Management
Canada Inc.
URBAN MUSIC AWARDS
“Might Not”
Performed by Belly featuring The
Weeknd
Ahmad “Belly” Balshe
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye
Benjamin Diehl (BMI)
SAL&CO
SONGS Music Publishing
Warner Chappell Music Canada
Ltd.
“Can I Get a Witness”
Performed by SonReal
Aaron “SonReal” Hoffman
Rachid Aziz (BMI)
Nadir Khayat (BMI)
BMG Rights Management
Canada Inc.
“Spirits”
Performed by The Strumbellas
Jeremy Drury
Jonathan Hembrey
Darryl James
Brian Pickett
David Ritter
Joanne Setterington
Simon Ward
Isabel Ritchie (ASCAP)
Domino Double Nine
“Amerika”
Performed by Wintersleep
Loel Campbell / Gosh Yes Music
Tim D’eon / D Bones Music
Paul Murphy / Silly Old Songs
Productions
“Push + Pull”
Performed by July Talk
Thomas Knox D’arcy
Ian Matthew Docherty
Peter Goyette Dreimanis
Leah Fay Goldstein
Josh Earl Warburton
Daniel Patrick Thomas Miles
Arts & Crafts Music
Third Side Music
July Talk Music
SOCAN CLASSIC MUSIC
AWARDS
“Informer”
Performed by Snow
Darrin Kenneth O’Brien
“High School Confidential”
Performed by Rough Trade
Carole Pope
Kevan Staples
Mummy Dust Music Ltd.
“Hurts to Love You”
Performed by The Philosopher
Kings
Gerald Eaton / Mawga Dawg Inc.
Craig Hunter
James Brian McCollum / Memilo
Music
Jason Levine / / Mental Case
Music Ltd.
Jonathan Levine / Old Schul
Music Inc.
Brian “Sweetwesty” West /
Worldwide West Music Inc.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Canada
“Do Ya”
Performed by Barney Bentall &
The Legendary Hearts
Barney Bentall
Michael Crozier / Grievous Angel
Music
David Reimer
Middle Kingdom Music Ltd.
SOCAN CLASSIC MUSIC
AWARDS (Cont’d.)
“Something to Live for”
Performed by Barney Bentall &
The Legendary Hearts
Barney Bentall
Gary Fraser
Middle Kingdom Music Ltd.
“Let Your Backbone Slide”
Performed by Maestro Fresh Wes
Anthony Davis / Tasting Music
Peter Davis
Wesley Williams
BMG Rights Management
Canada Inc.
Warner Chappell Music Canada
Songs by
BRYAN ADAMS / Adams
Communications Inc. / Adams
Communications Inc. II
and
JIM VALLANCE / Some Guy
Songs
“Heat of the Night”
“Kids Wanna Rock”
“Lonely Nights”
“One Night Love Affair”
Performed by Bryan Adams
Almo Music of Canada
Irving Music of Canada
“Do I Have to Say the Words?”
Performed by Bryan Adams
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (PRS)
Almo Music of Canada
“Edge of a Dream”
Performed by Joe Cocker
Almo Music of Canada
Irving Music of Canada
“Teacher, Teacher”
Performed by 38 Special
Almo Music of Canada
Irving Music of Canada
Songs by
BRYAN ADAMS / Adams
Communications Inc. II /
Badams Music Ltd.
“(Everything I Do) I Do It for
You”
Performed by Bryan Adams
Michael Kamen (BMI)
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (PRS)
Almo Music of Canada
“Have You Ever Really Loved
a Woman?”
Performed by Bryan Adams
Michael Kamen (BMI)
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (PRS)
(PRS)
“When You’re Gone”
Performed by Bryan Adams
featuring Melanie C.
Eliot Kennedy (PRS)
Songs by
JIM VALLANCE / Some Guy
Songs
“Deuces Are Wild”
Performed by Aerosmith
Jim Vallance
Steven Tyler (ASCAP)
Almo Music of Canada
“Rag Doll”
Performed by Aerosmith
Jim Vallance
Joe Perry (ASCAP)
Steven Tyler (ASCAP)
Holly Night (ASCAP)
Almo Music of Canada
“Spaceship Superstar”
Performed by Prism
EMI Blackwood Music Canada
Ltd.