The SOCAN Songwriting Prize, formerly known as the ECHO Songwriting Prize, [1] is an annual competition recognizing the best in Canadian emerging music, both anglophone and francophone.
Established in 2006, the competition was designed to recognize some of the most innovative, creative and artistic songs created in the year preceding the award by emerging songwriters in Canada.
Songs are selected by a competition panel composed of 10 music experts from the Canadian music scene, who each nominate two songs based on a set of criteria they believe are the best songs by emerging artists from the past year. The songs are narrowed down to a set of 10 finalists and announced publicly. Fans then vote for the winner over the course of two weeks in June. [2] [3] Once the winners (one anglophone and one francophone) are determined after the voting period, they each are awarded a $10,000 cash prize from SOCAN and an assortment of prizes from the yearly sponsors.
Beginning in 2015, the shortlist of nominees was increased from five to ten. [4]
In 2023 the contest was delayed to November, and featured shortlists of eight nominees rather than ten.
Year | Songwriters | Song | Performer | Ref(s). |
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2006 | Christopher Hannah, Todd Kowalski, Jordan Samolesky | "A Speculative Fiction" | Propagandhi | [5] |
Laura Barrett | "Deception Island Optimists Club" | Laura Barrett | [6] | |
Owen Pallett | "This Lamb Sells Condos" | Final Fantasy | ||
Olivier Corbeil, Timothy Fletcher, David Hamelin, Liam O'Neil | "Destroyer" | The Stills | ||
Hadji Bakara, Dan Boeckner, Spencer Krug, Arlen Thompson | "You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son" | Wolf Parade | ||
2007 | Andrew Bernstein, Rodney Pleasant | "Pedal Pusher" | Abdominal | [7] |
Stephen Raegele, Nicole Lizee, Jeremiah Bullied, Jonathan Cummins, Olga Goreas, Kevin Laing, Jace Lasek | "Devastation" | The Besnard Lakes | [8] | |
Jeremy Strachan, Gus Weinkauf | "Doppelspiel" | Feuermusik | ||
Keri Latimer | "Scarecrow" | Nathan | ||
Chad VanGaalen | "Graveyard" | Chad VanGaalen | ||
2008 | Stephen Carroll, John K. Samson, Greg Smith, Jason Tait | "Night Windows" | The Weakerthans | [9] |
Veda Hille | "Lucklucky" | Veda Hille | [10] | |
Sandro Perri | "Double Suicide" | Sandro Perri | ||
Josh Dolgin, Doris Glaspie, Waleed Shabazz, Katie Moore | "You Are Never Alone" | Socalled | ||
Loel Campbell, Tim D'Eon, Paul Murphy, Jud Haynes | "Weighty Ghost" | Wintersleep | ||
2009 | Derek Christoff, Rob Bakker | "Nobody With a Notepad" | D-Sisive | [11] |
Sebastien Grainger | "Love Can Be So Mean" | Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains | [11] | |
Taylor Kirk | "Lay Down in the Tall Grass" | Timber Timbre | ||
Joel Plaskett | "Through and Through and Through" | Joel Plaskett | ||
Elizabeth Powell | "Some Are Lakes" | Land of Talk | ||
2010 | Edo Van Breemen, Bryan Davies, Brennan Saul, John Walsh | "Hearts Trompet" | Brasstronaut | [12] |
Olga Goreas, Kevin Laing, Jace Lasek, Richard White | "Albatross" | The Besnard Lakes | [13] | |
Ethan Kath, Alice Glass | "Celestica" | Crystal Castles | ||
Catherine McCandless, Stephen Ramsay | "Destroyer" | Young Galaxy, "Destroyer" | ||
Dan Snaith | "Odessa" | Caribou | ||
2011 | Katie Moore | "Wake Up Like This" | Katie Moore | [14] |
Dan Boeckner, Alexei Perry | "When I Get Back" | Handsome Furs | [14] | |
Edwin Butler, William Butler, Régine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara, Tim Kingsbury, Richard Parry | "We Used to Wait" | Arcade Fire | ||
Katie Stelmanis | "The Beat and the Pulse" | Austra | ||
Ben Nelson, Paul Saulnier | "2012" | PS I Love You | ||
2012 | Kathleen Edwards, John Roderick | "A Soft Place to Land" | Kathleen Edwards | [15] |
Gordon Grdina, Kent Loewen, Dan Mangan, John Walsh | "Post-War Blues" | Dan Mangan | [16] | |
Brian King, David Prowse | "The House That Heaven Built" | Japandroids | ||
John K. Samson | "When I Write My Master's Thesis" | John K. Samson | ||
Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland, Jay Ferguson, Andrew Scott | "Unkind" | Sloan | ||
2013 | Mo Kenney | "Sucker" | Mo Kenney | [17] |
Luke Doucet, Melissa McClelland | "Devil's Got a Gun" | Whitehorse | [18] | |
Megan James, Corey Roddick | "Fineshrine" | Purity Ring | ||
Maylee Todd | "Baby's Got It" | Maylee Todd | ||
Tamara Lindeman, Steve Lambke | "Mule in the Flowers" | The Weather Station feat. Baby Eagle | ||
2014 | Alejandra Ribera | "I Want" | Alejandra Ribera | [19] |
Stefan Babcock, Nestor Chumack, Zachary Mykula, Steven Sladkowski | "Reservoir" | Pup | [20] | |
Louise Burns | "Emeralds Shatter" | Louise Burns | ||
Colyn Cameron | "Gold" | Wake Owl | ||
Peter Dreimanis, Leah Fay Goldstein, Eamon McGrath, Daniel Miles, Josh Warburton | "Having You Around" | July Talk | ||
2015 | Andrew McTaggart, Danielle McTaggart | "I Heard I Had" | Dear Rouge | [21] |
James Anderson, Ladan Hussain | "Old Knives" | Cold Specks | [22] | |
Rami Afuni, Kiesza | "Hideaway" | Kiesza | ||
Laura Bates, Tyler Belluz, Aaron Brooks, Lisa Conway, Karen Ng, Chris Sandes, Ira Zingraff | "In My Solitude" | Del Bel | ||
Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Justin Broad, Paul Herman | "The Bells" | Lowell | ||
Joel Chambers, Nevon Sinclair, Renee Wisdom | "Young Gunner" | Shi Wisdom | ||
Daniel Jacques, Allie Ho-Sang | "Private Island" | 2nd Son feat. Allie | ||
Lisa Leblanc | "You Look Like Trouble (But I Guess I Do Too)" | Lisa Leblanc | ||
Alec O'Hanley, Molly Rankin | "Archie, Marry Me" | Alvvays | ||
Samantha Savage Smith | "It's a Burn" | Samantha Savage Smith | ||
2016 | Matthew McLeod | "Julia" | Fast Romantics | [23] |
Benjamin Addy, Renee Wisdom | "Black Body" | Spek Won feat. Shi Wisdom | [24] | |
Jahmarie Adams, Michael Lantz | "Dead or Alive" | Jazz Cartier | ||
Sean Graham, Thomas “Tawgs” Salter | "Pen to Paper" | Modern Space | ||
Tobias Jesso Jr. | "How Could You Babe" | Tobias Jesso Jr. | ||
Terra Lightfoot | "No Hurry" | Terra Lightfoot | ||
Kathleen Monks, Benjamin Reinhartz, James Rowlinson, Elizabeth Ball | "Desire" | Dilly Dally | ||
Andy Shauf | "Wendell Walker" | Andy Shauf | ||
Ashton Simmonds, Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans, Alexander Sowinski, Matthew Tavares, Leland Whitty, Chester Hansen, Keaven Yazdani | "Paradise" | Daniel Caesar feat. BADBADNOTGOOD | ||
Simon Ward, Jeremy Drury, Jonathan Hembrey, Darryl G.J. James, Brian Leigh Pickett, David Ritter, Joanne Setterington, Isabel Cunningham Ritchie | "Spirits" | The Strumbellas | ||
2017 | Stefan Babcock, Nestor Chumak, Zachary Mykula, Steve Sladkowski | "DVP" | PUP | [25] |
Jasmyn Burke, Morgan Waters | "Shithole" | Weaves | [26] | |
Charlotte Cardin | "Big Boy" | Charlotte Cardin | ||
Kevin Celestin, Brandon Anderson | "Glowed Up" | Kaytranada feat. Anderson .Paak | ||
Thomas D'Arcy, Ian Docherty, Peter Dreimanis, Leah Fay Goldstein, Danny Miles, Josh Warburton | "Push + Pull" | July Talk | ||
Charlotte Day Wilson | "Work" | Charlotte Day Wilson | ||
Jeremy Drury, Jonathan Hembrey, Darryl James, Brian Pickett, David Ritter, Isabel Ritchie, Joanne Setterington | "We Don't Know" | The Strumbellas | ||
Tommy Paxton-Beesley, Thadeus Gardwood, Johnathan Mavrogiannis, Dan Voicu | "Acid Test" | River Tiber | ||
Jessie Reyez, Bjoran Johan, Tobias Frelin, Blake Carter | "Figures" | Jessie Reyez | ||
Ashton Simmonds, Jordan Evans, Matthew Burnett, Tommy Paxton-Beesley, Ian Culley, Alexander Ernewein | "Won't Live Here" | Daniel Caesar | ||
2018 | Josée Caron, Lucy Niles | "Play the Field" | Partner | [27] |
James Barker, Gavin Slate, Travis Wood, Donovan Woods | "Chills" | James Barker Band | [28] | |
Neil Bednis, Christopher Laurignano, Fraser McClean, Melanie St. Pierre | "Lingua Franca" | Casper Skulls | ||
Jasmyn Burke, Morgan Waters | "Walkaway" | Weaves | ||
Charlotte Cardin | "Main Girl" | Charlotte Cardin | ||
Leandra Earl, Eliza Enman-McDaniel, Jordan Miller, Kylie Miller, Garrett Lee | "Money" | The Beaches | ||
Eoin Killeen, Timothy Law, Patrisha Sanna Campbell | "Magic" | Birthday Boy and Trish | ||
Benjamin McCarthy, Meghan Meisters, Ryan Somerville | "Healers" | iskwē | ||
Alec O'Hanley, Molly Rankin | "Dreams Tonite" | Alvvays | ||
Jessie Reyez | "Cotton Candy" | Jessie Reyez | ||
2019 | Chester Krupa Carbone, Kevin Hissink, Jordan Benjamin | "Blood//Water" | grandson | [29] |
Elizabeth Ball, Kathleen Monks, Benjamin Reinhartz, James Anthony Rowlinson | "Bad Biology" | Dilly Dally | [30] | |
Kevin Celestin, Shanice Mohamed, Anthony Pierre | "Chances" | Kaytranada feat. Shay Lia | ||
Dominique Dias, John Samuels | "Soundboi" | Just John x Dom Dias | ||
Sarah Hagen, Maxwell Pankiw, Isaiah Steinberg | "Payback" | Bad Child | ||
Scott Helman, Thomas Salter, Gordie Sampson, Simon Wilcox | "Hang Ups" | Scott Helman | ||
Clairmont Humphrey II | "Tortoise" | Clairmont the Second | ||
Sam Lucia, Geoff Millar | "Elephant Man" | So Loki | ||
Seth Nyquist, Adrian Cook | "Whatever Comes to Mind" | MorMor | ||
Chloé Soldevila, Miles Dupire-Gagnon, Gabriel Lambert, Zachary Irving | "She's the One" | Anemone | ||
2020 | William Prince | "The Spark" | William Prince | [31] |
Clairmont Humphrey II | "Grip" | Clairmont the Second | [32] | |
Kira Huszar, Adam Pondang, Akeel Henry | "Some Kinda Love" | Loony | ||
Lauren Isenberg, David Charles Fischer, Jeff Hazin, Matt Kahane | "Mind Games" | renforshort | ||
Meghan Meisters, Mary Beth Ancheta, Alex Mak | "Breaking Down" | iskwē | ||
Haviah Mighty, Preston Chin, Tim Hill | "Thirteen" | Haviah Mighty | ||
Rita Claire Mike-Murphy, Zahrah Ibrahim, Andrew Morrison | "#uvangattauq" | Riit | ||
JP Saxe, Ryan Marrone | "Same Room" | JP Saxe | ||
Khalid Yassein, Robyn Dell'Unto | "Thinking ‘Bout Love" | Wild Rivers | ||
Scott Zhang | "Mountain" | Monsune | ||
2021 | Billy Raffoul | "Western Skies" | Billy Raffoul | [33] |
Emanuel Assefa, Ryan Bakalarczyk, John Fellner, Kardinal Offishall | "Black Woman" | Emanuel | [34] | |
Michael Brandolino, Alexander DiMauro, Karah McGillivray, Tom Peyton, Robert Sowinski | "homebody" | Valley | ||
Carter Britz, Aidan Fuller | "Dancing in My Room" | 347aidan | ||
Clairmont Humphrey II | "Dream" | Clairmont the Second | ||
Vanessa Kalala, David Charles Fischer, Chris LaRocca, Hrag Sanbalian | "No Smoke" | Lu Kala | ||
Sydanie Nichol, Casey Manierka-Quaile | "Purple Carousel" | Sydanie | ||
Kahdijah Payne | "Frontin' Like Pharrell" | DijahSB | ||
Savannah Ré Simpson, Johann Deterville, Akeel Henry | "Solid" | Savannah Ré | ||
Jonah Yano, Scott Zhang | "delicate" | Jonah Yano | ||
2022 | Emily Steinwall | "Welcome to the Garden" | Emily Steinwall | [35] |
Liam Cole, Thomas Gill, Dorothea Paas, Paul Saulnier | "Container" | Dorothea Paas | [36] | |
Johann Deterville, Adam Pondang, Savannah Ré Simpson | "24hrs" | Savannah Ré | ||
Kevin Ekofo, Jordon Manswell, Jonathan Martin, Evan Miles, Jon Vinyl, Corey Wong | "Stacy" | Jon Vinyl | ||
Erik Fintelman, Robyn Ottolini, Mark Schroor | "Trust Issues" | Robyn Ottolini | ||
Jeanne Gariépy, Gabrielle Godon | "Can't Let Go" | Laroie | ||
Brendan Grieve, Nemah Hasan, Stevie Solomon | "Paper Thin" | Nemahsis | ||
Andrew Lennox, Eric Lourenco, Kirsten Kurvink Palm, Adam Sturgeon, Joe Thorner | "Find a Home" | Status/Non-Status | ||
Kahdijah Payne | "By Myself" | DijahSB and Harrison | ||
Amaka Queenette, Joshua Stanberry | "want you more" | Amaka Queenette | ||
2023 | Hannah Kim, Beatrice Laus | "Silver Into Rain" | Luna Li feat. beabadoobee | [37] |
Bolu Akande, Tosan Arenyeka | "Big Steppa" | aRENYE | [38] | |
Max Akres, Jeremy Alain, Corben Bowen, Zachary Djurich, Chris LaRocca, Herag Sanbalian, Jacob Wilkinson-Smith | "Levels" | Boslen | ||
Dacey Andrada, Justin Tecson | "STEPMOM" | Dacey | ||
Felix Fox-Pappas, Chester Hansen, Eliza Niemi, Alexander Sowinski, Leland Whitty, Jonah Yano | "always" | Jonah Yano | ||
Saya Gray | "IF THERE'S NO SEAT IN THE SKY (WILL YOU FORGIVE ME???)" | Saya Gray | ||
Jeffrey Maurice, Joshua Qaumariaq | "Put 'Em Down" | The Trade-Offs | ||
Maylee Todd | "Grab Your Guts" | Maylee Todd |
Year | Songwriters | Song | Performer | Ref(s). |
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2006 | Ève Cournoyer | "Tout arrive" | Ève Cournoyer | [5] |
Thomas Hellman | "Foutez-moi la paix" | Thomas Hellman | [39] | |
Louis-Jean Cormier, Michel Gagnon | "Le coup d'état" | Karkwa | ||
Thomas Augustin, Mathieu Cournoyer, Francis Mineau, Julien Mineau | "La Monogamie" | Malajube | ||
Thomas Augustin, Mathieu Cournoyer, Francis Mineau, Julien Mineau | "Pâte Filo" | Malajube | ||
2007 | Catherine Leduc | "L'Ours" | Tricot Machine | [7] |
Steve Dumas | "Au gré des saisons" | Dumas | [8] | |
Frank Martel | "Les partitions de l'amour" | Frank Martel et l'ouest céleste | ||
Xavier Plante | "Montréal (cette ville)" | Xavier Caféïne | ||
Jérôme Rocipon, Gabriel Lacombe, Simon Weiskopf, Louis-Philippe Jeanbart | "Chewing-gum fraise" | Numéro | ||
2008 | François Lafontaine, Louis-Jean Cormier | "Oublie pas" | Karkwa | [40] |
Éric Brousseau, Jean Cyr, Dominique Hamel, Jean Nicol | "The Christ is Right ? Mange ta ville" | Gatineau | ||
Alexis Dufresne, Pascal Gingras, Fred Filo, Pierre Bouchard, Guillaume Duclos | "Alinéa" | El Motor | ||
Samuel Tremblay, Sébastien Fréchette, Mathieu Farhoud-Dionne, Sébastien Ricard | "La Paix des braves" | Samian and Loco Locass | ||
Youri Zaragoza, Nathan Howard, Jordan Larocque, François Lessard | "Argèles" | Bonjour Brumaire | ||
2009 | Bernard Adamus | "La question à 100 piasses" | Bernard Adamus | [11] |
Thomas Augustin, Mathieu Cournoyer, Francis Mineau, Julien Mineau | "Porté disparu" | Malajube | ||
Paul Cargnello | "Bras coupé" | Paul Cargnello and the Frontline | ||
Marie-Pierre Fournier, François Lafontaine, Gaële Tavernier | "Pourquoi" | Marie-Pierre Arthur | ||
Yann Perreau | "Beau comme on s'aime" | Yann Perreau | ||
2010 | Maxime Beauregard, Guillaume Beauregard, Patrick Landry, Marie-Eve Roy | "Parasites" | Vulgaires Machins | [12] |
Alexandre Champigny, Yannick Duguay | "La maison hantée" | Le Husky | [41] | |
Fred Fortin | "Le cinéma des vieux garçons" | Fred Fortin | ||
Damien Robitaille | "L’ermite dans la ville" | Damien Robitaille | ||
Geneviève Toupin | "Quelque part" | Geneviève Toupin | ||
2011 | Olivier Langevin | "Piste 1" | Galaxie | [14] |
Philippe Bergeron | "Petite leçon des ténèbres" | Philippe B | [42] | |
Géraldine Bureau, Jean-Philippe Fréchette | "Et les brochettes du buffet" | Géraldine | ||
Jimmy Hunt | "Ça va de soi" | Jimmy Hunt | ||
Jérôme Minière | "Le Vrai le faux" | Jérôme Minière | ||
2012 | Emmanuel Dubois | "St-Eustache" | Koriass | |
Philippe Bergeron, Salomé Leclerc | "Dans la prairie" | Salomé Leclerc | ||
Mathieu Charbonneau, Stéphane Lafleur, Nicolas Moussette, Joël Vaudreuil | "Intuition #1" | Avec pas d'casque | ||
Marie-Pierre Fournier, François Lafontaine, Gaële Tavernier | "Si tu savais" | Marie-Pierre Arthur | ||
Joël Vaudreuil | "Lignes d'hydro" | Lisa LeBlanc | ||
2013 | Keith Kouna | "Batiscan" | Keith Kouna | [17] |
Stéphanie Boulay | "Mappemonde" | Les sœurs Boulay | [18] | |
Mathieu Charbonneau, Stéphane Lafleur, Nicolas Moussette, Joël Vaudreuil | "Walkie-talkie" | Avec pas d'casque | ||
Fred Fortin | "Vénus" | Gros Mené | ||
Dany Placard | "Parc'qui m'fallait" | Dany Placard | ||
2014 | Patrice Michaud | "Mécaniques générales" | Patrice Michaud | [19] |
Philémon Cimon | "Soleil blanc" | Philémon Cimon | [20] | |
Louis-Philippe Gingras | "Andromède" | Louis-Philippe Gingras | ||
Jimmy Hunt, Emmanuel Éthier, Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux | "Nos corps" | Jimmy Hunt | ||
Klô Pelgag | "La fièvre des fleurs" | Klô Pelgag | ||
2015 | Antoine Corriveau | "Le Nouveau vocabulaire" | Antoine Corriveau | [21] |
Julie Aubé, Katrine Noel | "Néguac and Back" | Les Hay Babies | [22] | |
Guillaume Beauregard | "De pluie et de cendres" | Guillaume Beauregard | ||
Alexandre Bilodeau, Jacques Alphonse Doucet, José Louis Modabi | "Mardi Gras" | Pierre Kwenders | ||
Fanny Grosjean, Étienne Dupuis Cloutier | "Piscine" | Fanny Bloom | ||
Louis-Nicolas Imbeau, Emmanuel Blouin Lajoie | "Publi sac" | Eman & Vlooper | ||
Salomé Leclerc, Philippe Brault | "Arlon" | Salomé Leclerc | ||
Alexandre Leclerc-Bernier | "Kryuchkova" | Bernhari | ||
Benoît Pinette | "Jolie Anne" | Tire le coyote | ||
Julien Sagot, Antoine Binette Mercier | "Ficelle" | Julien Sagot | ||
2016 | Laurence Nerbonne | "Rêves d’été" | Laurence Nerbonne | [23] |
Chantal Archambault, Michel Olivier Gasse | "Saratoga" | Saratoga | [24] | |
Claude Bégin | "Avant de disparaître" | Claude Bégin | ||
Mélanie Boulay, Jean-Sébastien Houle | "Les coûteaux à beurre" | Les sœurs Boulay | ||
Philippe Brach | "Crystel" | Philippe Brach | ||
Charlotte Cardin | "Les échardes" | Charlotte Cardin | ||
Félix Dyotte | "Avalanches" | Félix Dyotte | ||
Alexe Gaudreault, John Nathaniel | "Placebo" | Alexe Gaudreault | ||
Safia Nolin | "Igloo" | Safia Nolin | ||
Rosie Valland | "Olympe" | Rosie Valland | ||
2017 | Klô Pelgag, Karl Gagnon | "Les ferrofluides-fleurs" | Klô Pelgag | [25] |
Vincent Banville, Gregory Beaudoin, Jonathan Quirion, Jean-François Ruel, Pierre Savu-Massé, Charles-André Vincelette | "Explosif" | Dead Obies | ||
Pierre-Luc Bégin, Éliane Préfontaine, Julia Daigle, Vincent Lévesque | "Rex" | Paupière | ||
Amélie Beyries, Maxime Le Flaguais | "J'aurai 100 ans" | Beyries feat. Louis-Jean Cormier | ||
Charlotte Cardin | "Faufile" | Charlotte Cardin | ||
Xavier Dufour-Thériault, Jean-Philippe Godbout, Marc-André Landry, Julien Mineau, Ryan Battistuzzi, Jean-Cimon Tellier-Dubé | "L'amour véritable est aux rebelles" | Gazoline | ||
Lydia Képinski | "Apprendre à mentir" | Lydia Képinski | ||
Alexandre Leclerc-Bernier | "Je pense à toi" | Bernhari | ||
John Nathaniel, Mariane Cossette Bacon, Alexe Gaudreault | "Éclat" | Alexe Gaudreault | ||
Rosie Valland, Jesse MacCormack | "Nord-Est" | Rosie Valland | ||
2018 | Simon Cliche Trudeau, Jeff Martinez, Marc Vincent | "56k" | Loud | [27] |
Maude Audet | "Gallaway Road" | Maude Audet | [28] | |
Simon Beaudoin, Christian David, Antoine Dumoulin Drolet, Sebastien Jean Houle, David Lagace, Christian Renaud | "Tout ce vacarme" | La Famille Ouellette | ||
Amélie Beyries | "Au-delà des mots" | Beyries | ||
Philippe Bouchard, Gabriel Desjardins | "La fin du monde" | Philippe Brach | ||
Philémon Cimon | "Ça va ça va" | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | ||
Félix Dyotte | "Je cours" | Félix Dyotte and Evelyne Brochu | ||
Andréanne A. Malette, Manuel Gasse | "Fou" | Andréanne A. Malette | ||
Émile Proulx-Cloutier | "Petite valise" | Émile Proulx-Cloutier | ||
Emerik St-Cyr Labbé, Etienne Dupré, Eliott Bundock Durocher, David Marchand, Mandela Dalgeish Coupal | "Primitif" | Mon Doux Saigneur | ||
2019 | Teddy Laguerre, Shawn Volcy, Marc Casseus, Vladimi Methelus | "On fouette" | Tizzo feat. Shreez and Soft | [29] |
Tommy Bélisle, Philippe Gauthier Boudreau, Thierry Malépart, Marc-Antoine Barbier, Félix Bélisle | "La valse des trottoirs" | Choses Sauvages | ||
Simon Bolduc | "Manche ouverte" | Bolduc tout croche | ||
Hubert Chiasson | "Fille de personne II" | Hubert Lenoir | ||
Léo Fougère, Clément Langlois-Légaré, Tom St-Laurent | "Zaybae" | FouKi | ||
Lydia Képinski | "Premier juin" | Lydia Képinski | ||
Brandon Mignacca, John Nathaniel, Mariane Cossette-Bacon | "Best I'll Never Have (version française)" | Brandon Mig | ||
Sarahmée Ouellet, Thomas Lapointe, Diego Montenegro, Ingrid Phd Prifti | "T'as pas cru" | Sarahmée | ||
Obia Magloire Pierre-Louis, Amhed Saghir | "Pas né" | Obia le chef | ||
Vincent Roberge, Félix Petit, Simon Saint Hillier | "Tercel" | Les Louanges | ||
2020 | Félix Dyotte | "Maintenant ou jamais" | Evelyne Brochu | [31] |
Julien Bakvis, Jonathan Robert, Julian Perreault, Dominic Berthiaume | "Topographe" | Corridor | [32] | |
Alexandre Beauregard, Daphné Brissette, Guillaume Chiasson, Mélissa Fortin, Étienne Côté | "Aujourd’hui" | Bon Enfant | ||
Justin Boisclair, Thibault de Castelbajac, Benjamin Duplantie-Grenier, Thomas Thivierge-Gauthier, Maxime de Castelbajac, Clément Langlois-Légaré | "Cadran solaire" | LaF | ||
Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Stéphanie Boulay | "La fin du monde à tous les jours" | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | ||
Léo Fougère, Tom St-Laurent | "ZayZay" | FouKi | ||
Laurence-Anne C. Gagné | "Instant Zéro" | Laurence-Anne | ||
Christian-Adam Gilbert, Mathieu Lafontaine | "Coton ouaté" | Bleu Jeans Bleu | ||
Vincent Roberge, Félix Petit | "Attends-moi pas" | Les Louanges | ||
Mat Vezio | "Chaleur 10" | Mat Vezio | ||
2021 | Thierry Larose, Alexandre Martel, Charles-Antoine Olivier | "Les amants de pompéi" | Thierry Larose | [33] |
Maude Audet | "Demande-moi" | Maude Audet | [34] | |
Gabriel Bouchard | "Tu m'connais trop bien" | Gab Bouchard | ||
Gary Derussy, Sarahmée Nicole Ouellet, Clément Langlois-Légaré, Thomas Lapointe, Diego Montenegro | "Le cœur a ses raisons" | Sarahmée | ||
Léo Fougères, Clément Langlois-Légaré, Tom St-Laurent, Adel Aoual Kazi | "Oui Toi" | FouKi | ||
Laurence-Anne Gagné-Charest | "Accident" | Laurence-Anne | ||
Jonah Richard Guimond | "Income Tax" | P'tit Belliveau | ||
Michael Christopher Mlakar, Adel Aoual Kazi, Émile Desilet, Clément Langlois-Légaré, Sébastien Pascal Boisseau | "OK" | Clay and Friends | ||
Ariane Roy, Pierre Emmanuel Beaudoin, Vincent Gagnon, Dominique Plante, Cédric Martel, Roxane Azzaria | "Ta main" | Ariane Roy | ||
Emerik St-Cyr Labbe | "Tempérance" | Mon Doux Saigneur | ||
2022 | Hubert Chiasson, Félix Petit, Julien Chiasson | "Secret" | Hubert Lenoir | [35] |
Steve Casimir, Marc Vincent, Alex Guay | "Normal de l'Est" | Connaisseur Ticaso | [36] | |
Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Alexandre Martel | "Entre mes jambes" | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | ||
Étienne Coppée | "Écoute" | Étienne Coppée | ||
Arthur Gaumont-Marchand | "Les gens" | Robert Robert | ||
Jonah Richard Guimond | "J'aimerais d'avoir un John Deere" | P'tit Belliveau | ||
Laurence-Anne | "Indigo" | Laurence-Anne | ||
Michael Mlakar, Adel Kazi-Aoual, Émile Désilets, Clément Langlois-Légaré, Pascal Boisseau | "Bouge ton thang" | Clay and Friends | ||
Vincent Roberge, Félix Petit | "Qu'est-ce que tu m'fais?" | Les Louanges | ||
Ariane Roy, Dominique Plante | "Ce n'est pas de la chance" | Ariane Roy | ||
2023 | Gabriel Bouchard, Mathieu Quenneville | "Ton shift est pas fini" | Gab Bouchard | [37] |
Simon Bolduc | "D’où c’que j’viens" | Bolduc tout croche | [38] | |
Rose-Emmanuelle Brassard, Joannie Michaud, Frédéric Levac | "Attiser le dilemme" | Rosie Valland | ||
Shamyr Daléus, Nicholas Craven | "C00N" | Raccoon | ||
Julie Gagnon, Charles Gaudreau-Lerhe | "Lesbienne woke sur l’autotune" | Calamine | ||
Lydia Képinski | "Depuis" | Lydia Képinski | ||
Lysandre Ménard | "Tintagel" | Lysandre | ||
Ariane Roy, Roxane Azzaria | "Fille à porter" | Ariane Roy and Lou-Adriane Cassidy |
Vulgaires Machins is a French Canadian punk rock group from Granby, Quebec. The group consists of Guillaume Beauregard, Marie-Ève Roy, Maxime Beauregard (bass) and Patrick Landry (drums). Their lyrics denounce consumerism and modern decadence.
Félix Dyotte is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec, who won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2020 as the writer of Evelyne Brochu's single "Maintenant ou jamais". He was nominated for the same award two prior times, for his songs "Avalanches" in 2016 and "Je cours" in 2018.
Les Surveillantes is a French Canadian musical group based in the Saint Boniface district of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their music integrates many genres, such as folk and indie, and it was inspired from bluegrass. The band has performed across Canada.
Lisa LeBlanc, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and banjoist, known for her enthusiastic "trash folk" performances. She has been noted for her "distinct" blend of folk, rock, and disco with both English and French language lyrics combined with chiac and her Acadian accent. Her accolades include two Félix Awards and an East Coast Music Award. She has also been nominated for three Juno Awards, the SOCAN Songwriting Prize, and shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize twice.
Alvvays is a Canadian indie pop band formed in 2011, originating from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and subsequently based in Toronto, Ontario. It consists of Molly Rankin, Kerri MacLellan (keyboards), Alec O'Hanley (guitars), Abbey Blackwell (bass), and Sheridan Riley (drums). Their self-titled debut studio album, released in 2014, topped the US college charts. Their second studio album, Antisocialites, was released on September 8, 2017. Their third studio album, Blue Rev, was released on October 7, 2022.
Julien Sagot is a Canadian musician. Formerly a percussionist for the indie rock band Karkwa from 1998 to 2012, since that band's breakup he has released four albums as a solo singer-songwriter.
Pierre Kwenders is the stage name of José Louis Modabi, a Congolese-Canadian musician. His 2014 album Le Dernier empereur bantou was a shortlisted nominee for the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015, and a longlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize. Kwenders, who sings and raps in English, French, Lingala and Tshiluba, is noted for blending both African music and western pop music influences, including hip hop and electronic music, into his style.
Safia Nolin is a French Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter from Quebec City, Quebec.
Charlotte Cardin is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has been nominated for 14 Juno Awards. In 2022, she received four awards for Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for her song "Meaningless", Pop Album of the Year and Album of the Year for her 2021 debut album "Phoenix". Her second album 99 Nights was released in 2023.
Weaves is a Canadian indie pop band from Toronto, Ontario, consisting of vocalist Jasmyn Burke, guitarist Morgan Waters, drummer Spencer Cole and bassist Zach Bines.
Amélie Beyries, professionally known as Beyries, is a Canadian folk-pop singer and songwriter from Montreal, Quebec. Her debut album, Landing, was released in 2017 and her sophomore album, Encounter, in 2020.
Patrice Michaud is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Cap-Chat, Quebec. He won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in the French division in 2014 for his song "Mécaniques générales", and his 2017 album Almanach was a Juno Award finalist for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018.
Hubert Lenoir is the stage name of Hubert Chiasson, a French Canadian, singer, musician and actor from Quebec City, Quebec. His debut solo album Darlène was a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.
Salomé Leclerc is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.
Les Louanges is a Canadian indie pop act from Quebec, that consists of Vincent Roberge. His debut album, La nuit est une panthère, was a shortlisted nominee for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize, and won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.
Rosie Valland is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Granby, Quebec. She is most noted as a two-time SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee, receiving nominations in 2016 for "Olympe" and in 2017 for "Nord-Est".
Philémon Cimon is the stage name of Philémon Bergeron-Langlois, a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec. He is most noted as a two-time SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee, receiving nominations in 2014 for his own song "Soleil blanc" and in 2019 for "Ça va ça va", which was performed by Lou-Adriane Cassidy.
FouKi is the stage name of Léo Fougères, a Canadian rapper from Montreal, Quebec. He is most noted as the winner of the Felix Award for Male Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021.
Ariane Roy is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec City, Quebec, whose debut album Medium plaisir was released in 2022.
Chris LaRocca is a Canadian rhythm and blues singer-songwriter from Woodbridge, Ontario. A songwriting collaborator with artists such as Bryson Tiller, Summer Walker and Kali Uchis, LaRocca released solo singles beginning in 2017, before releasing his full-length debut album i cried my eyes out in 2023.