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….
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Polaris Music Prize 2013 – Short List
For the 8th year, the Polaris Music Prize has announced its Short List of eligible albums. The Polaris Prize is an annual prize, adjudicated by Canada’s music press without regard to genre or sales, making it one of the truest celebration of Canada’s music scene. Past winners; Feist, Arcade Fire, Karkwa, F*cked Up, Caribou, Patrick…
Feist wins The 2012 Polaris Music Prize
Monday night at Bell Media’s Masonic Temple, Concert Hall Studios in Toronto a gala concert was held to celebrate the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List and announce the winner of the prestigious prize. Short list nominees, Cadence Weapon, Cold Specks, Kathleen Edwards, Fucked Up, Grimes and Yamantaka // Sonic Titan performed for the live…
Polaris Prize Short List – Short List Announced
After a month of deliberation, the Polaris Prize jury has announced their choices for this year’s Short List. In June the 200 jurists, consisting of independent music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers from across the country selected their top 40 Long List, now they have just 10 remaining finalists on the Short List. Unveiled this week at…
Polaris Music Prize 2012 – Long List Announced
This week the Polaris Music Prize left their Toronto offices for the first time to announce the Long List of nominees for this year’s prize. From Vancouver’s Waldorf Hotel, the Long List of 40 artists, as chosen by the jury of 200 independent music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers from across the country, was unveiled featuring…