TORONTO — With Canadian artists off the road and performing virtual concerts on Facebook and Instagram, the performance rights organization SOCAN has created a new program, called Encore!, to help deliver royalties to performers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program is retroactive from March 15 of this year until March 7, 2021.Each online concert on Facebook/Instagram is eligible for a total payment of CAD $150 (USD $109), with the royalties split amongst all the rights holders of the music performed.
Criteria-wise, the set must be at least 30 minutes in length or consist of 10 songs and have been viewed by at least 100 people (proven by a screenshot).