TORONTO — SOCAN announced its 2026 special-achievement honourees Wednesday, recognizing Canadian songwriting, screen composition and music publishing ahead of an October 26 ceremony at REBEL.

Jessie Reyez will receive the International Achievement Award. Drake is the Songwriter of the Year in the performer category, while Jenna Andrews receives the non-performer honour.

The Cultural Impact Award recognizes “Let Your Backbone Slide,” credited to Maestro Fresh Wes, Anthony Davis and Peter Davis, alongside its publishers.

Peter Peter receives the Global Impact Award for his work on Heated Rivalry. Andrew Lockington is Screen Composer of the Year. Jade LeMac and Nathan Micay receive the breakout songwriter and composer awards, respectively.

Arisa Cox and Andrew Phung will host the evening. SOCAN says more than 100 creators and publishers will be honoured, with the full winners list released on the night.

Source: SOCAN announcement distributed through Canada Newswire, October 7 at 11:10 a.m. Eastern.

Lead image: AI-generated TNC archive illustration of music-video production, not a photograph of an honouree or the awards ceremony.