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.
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