April – June

• Sudbury, ON - Leila win SOCAN Best Song Award at 2010 Ontario POP final
• Montreal - Damien Robitaille wins Félix Leclerc Award
• Lausanne, Switzerlad - Catherine Durand wins singer-songwriter award at Swiss festival
• Vancouver - 20 finalists announced for second year of PEAK Performance Project
• Vancouver - SOCAN members win musical LEO Awards 2010
• Montreal - Cœur de pirate, Marie-Mai, Ginette Reno honoured at Rencontres Awards
• Dégelis, QC -Julie Aubé receives SOCAN Best Song Award at Le Tremplin
• Quebec City - Sébastien Ricard named Patriot of the Year
• Edmonton - Mike Shields wins SOCAN-sponsored honour at 2010 AMPIA Awards
• Sudbury - SOCAN members win 2010 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards
• Shanghai - Denis Gougeon wins Presences Festival International Composition Competition
• Montreal - Bernard Adamus wins 2010 Francouvertes contest and SOCAN Best Song Award
• Vancouver - The Knots win SOCAN-sponsored "BC's Best Teen Band" contest
• Regina - Hourd, Harper win SOCAN song award at 2010 SCMA Awards
• United States - SOCAN members make big splash in 2010 International Songwriting Competition
• Ottawa - Bryan Adams to receive Governor General’s Performing Arts Award
• St, John's , NL - K'naan wins songwriting Juno; SOCAN's Juno song circle highlights writers
• Toronto - Corbeil, Welsman, Camp win 2010 musical Genie Awards
• London, England - Pierre Alexandre Tremblay nominated for RPS Music Award
• Toronto - Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame celebrates 2010 inductees