SOCAN has reported a 14% hike in their concert royalties in 2012, totaling 20.9 million in Canadian dollars.
The royalties in 2011 had only grown by 1% from the previous year to 18.3 million dollars from 18.2 million dollars.
BTW, if you are a composer or musician, SOCAN has a series of interesting articles that you might want to read. Click here to access a listing of these articles..