Here’s what SOCAN and other PROs are doing — or not doing yet — to boost royalties for at-home pandemic shows. 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.