The SOCAN Songwriting Prize has announced the winners for its annual honours, voted for by fans from an industry panel-curated selection of finalists. Toronto multi-hyphenate Luna Li (a.k.a. Hannah Bussiere Kim) has won the English award for "Silver into Rain," while Saint-Prime, QC's Gab Bouchard takes the French award for "Ton shift est pas fini."
"It's an honour to be recognized by SOCAN and the community around me," Bussiere Kim said in a statement. "'Silver into Rain' is ironically a song about self-doubt and a lack of belief in myself, so to me this prize is a particularly meaningful symbol of support. I feel incredibly lucky to have so much encouragement early on in my career."
The track from last year's Duality — Bussiere Kim's debut full-length, a great Canadian album you might have missed — was made in collaboration with beabadoobee, while Bouchard penned his winning track with Mathieu Quenneville. Both winners get a $10,000 cash prize, a Yamaha musical instrument valued at up to $2,500 and a $500 gift card from Long & McQuade.
Last year's SOCAN Songwriting Prize honourees were Emily Steinwell and Hubert Lenoir. Songs by Jonah Yano, aRENYE, Maylee Todd, Saya Gray, Boslen, the Trade-Offs and Dacey were among the other finalists in the English category for 2023.
"It's an honour to be recognized by SOCAN and the community around me," Bussiere Kim said in a statement. "'Silver into Rain' is ironically a song about self-doubt and a lack of belief in myself, so to me this prize is a particularly meaningful symbol of support. I feel incredibly lucky to have so much encouragement early on in my career."
The track from last year's Duality — Bussiere Kim's debut full-length, a great Canadian album you might have missed — was made in collaboration with beabadoobee, while Bouchard penned his winning track with Mathieu Quenneville. Both winners get a $10,000 cash prize, a Yamaha musical instrument valued at up to $2,500 and a $500 gift card from Long & McQuade.
Last year's SOCAN Songwriting Prize honourees were Emily Steinwell and Hubert Lenoir. Songs by Jonah Yano, aRENYE, Maylee Todd, Saya Gray, Boslen, the Trade-Offs and Dacey were among the other finalists in the English category for 2023.
