The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) has revealed its second-ever shortlist for the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize. This year's edition features songs by Angine de Poitrine, Charlotte Cornfield, PUP, Patrick Watson & Martha Wainwright, and Charlotte Day Wilson. The winner of the Prize will receive $10,000 split between the song's Canadian performers and the credited Canadian songwriter. The shortlist was chosen from a 20-song long list that included tracks from Begonia, Les Louanges, Aquakultre, Rochelle Jordan and more. This is SOCAN's first new award since the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize introduced in 2015. The acquisition of the CMRRA marks a major centralization of performance and reproduction rights under one umbrella.