Last week in Whitehorse, the Polaris Music Prize revealed the Long List of 40 albums in contention for the 2016 prize. This year’s list includes 19 returning and 21 new nominees.
The Polaris Prize Long List and Short List are selected by an independent jury of music journalists, broadcasters and music bloggers from across Canada. Then eleven people are selected from the larger jury pool to serve on the Grand Jury and they will convene the night of the Polaris Gala to select the 2016 Polaris Music Prize winner. The Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 to the artist who creates the Canadian Album of the Year. Each of the nine other short listed artists will receive $3,000 courtesy of Slaight Music.
The 2016 Polaris Music Prize Long List:
- Art Bergmann – The Apostate
- Justin Bieber – Purpose
- Black Mountain – IV
- Jean-Michel Blais – II
- Basia Bulat – Good Advice
- Daniel Caesar – Pilgrim’s Paradise
- Tanika Charles – Soul Run
- City and Colour – If I Should Go Before You
- Coeur de pirate – Roses
- Dead Obies – Gesamtkunstwerk
- Destroyer – Poison Season
- Dilly Dally – Sore
- Drake – VIEWS
- Essaie pas – Demain est une autre nuit
- Fred Fortin – Ultramarr
- FOXTROTT – A Taller Us
- Grimes – Art Angels
- Half Moon Run – Sun Leads Me On
- Veda Hille – Love Waves
- Jazz Cartier – Hotel Paranoia
- Carly Rae Jepsen – E•MO•TION
- Junior Boys – Big Black Coat
- Kaytranada – 99.90%
- Jessy Lanza – Oh No
- Majid Jordan – Majid Jordan
- Michelle McAdorey – Into Her Future
- Nap Eyes – Thought Rock Fish Scale
- Safia Nolin – Limoilou
- Operators – Blue Wave
- Peaches – Rub
- PUP – The Dream Is Over
- Daniel Romano – Mosey
- Andy Shauf – The Party
- The Strumbellas – HOPE
- Suuns – Hold/Still
- U.S. Girls – Half Free
- Un Blonde – Good Will Come To You
- The Weeknd – Beauty Behind the Madness
- White Lung – Paradise
- Donovan Woods – Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled
The 10 album Short List will be announced on July 14 at The Carlu in Toronto. On September 19th, The Polaris Gala will be held at The Carlu in Toronto and streamed live by CBC Music and AUX.tv.