Francophone SOCAN gala to honour Charlotte Cardin, Kaytranada, Banx & Ranx
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This article was published 16/04/2025 (183 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
MONTREAL – Charlotte Cardin, Kaytranada, Banx & Ranx and Richard Séguin are among the music stars getting awards at a gala for Canada’s francophone music creators and publishers.
Gala SOCAN says a glitzy bash set for May 4 in Montreal will present songwriting awards to Cardin and her writing partner Jason Brando, as well as producers Banx & Ranx, while Kaytranada is in line for the International Achievement Award.
Séguin will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame for “his immense contribution to ‘la chanson québécoise,’” while songwriter Diane Juster is getting the lifetime achievement award.
“The White Lotus” composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer will receive the Screen Composer of the Year award and rap group Muzion will get the Cultural Impact Award for their anthem “La Vi Ti-Neg,” the first hip-hop song to get this prize in the gala’s 34-year history.
More than 100 trophies in 29 categories will be awarded for achievements over the past two years.
The gala is the francophone equivalent of the SOCAN Awards, set for later this fall in Toronto to honour music creators and publishers working primarily in English.
Other categories presented May 4 will celebrate genres including country, electronic, hip-hop, jazz and R&B.
Special achievement award winners will receive “The SOCAN” – a trophy that is also a musical instrument made up of five tuned metal disks known as crotales.
In this edition, the crotales will be tuned to play the first five notes of Muzion’s “La Vi Ti-Neg” melody.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 16, 2025.