Angine de Poitrine Win 2026 Polaris Album Prize And SOCAN Polaris Song Prize

CBC presents the Polaris Music Prize has announced that Angine de Poitrine have won the 2026 Polaris Album Prize for Vol. 2, and SOCAN Polaris Song Prize for “Fabienk.”

The two Prizes, which were presented by CBC, were handed out to cap off the 2026 Polaris Concert & Award Ceremony powered by FACTOR on September 22 at Massey Hall in Toronto. 

Also honoured during the evening were The Watchmen and the late Willie Dunn, whose respective landmark albums McLaren Furnace Room and Willie Dunn (1971) were honoured with 2026 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize designations meant to celebrate exceptional Canadian albums from the past.

Polaris honours Canadian music based solely on artistic merit, without regard to genre, sales history or label affiliation.

“That all this attention is being directed toward music this rock-driven and this complex is unexpected, yet entirely deserved,” said Angine de Poitrine’s manager Sébastien Collin on their behalf. “This artistic project is the result of a lifetime of refinement, collaboration, a drive to push beyond one’s limits, and a refusal to be confined by any established framework. Beyond the innovation and the extreme level of difficulty, the band has managed to create music that is incredibly catchy and accessible, which makes it all the more impressive.

“Congratulations to Angine de Poitrine, congratulations to the other nominees for innovating in their own ways, and thank you to Polaris for this tremendous recognition.”

Angine de Poitrine’s album victory came with a $30,000 monetary reward courtesy of the Slaight Family Foundation. They received an additional $10,000 courtesy of SOCAN for their song victory.

The 2026 Polaris Concert & Award Ceremony was recorded by CBC for a future episode of the CBC Music Presents: Live At Massey Hall series. Individual performance videos, standout moments, and winner reveals will be available at cbcmusic.ca/polaris.

The Polaris Album and Song Prizes were determined by the 205 member Polaris jury, a pool of music media and experts from across the country. The jury determined these results through multiple rounds of voting to create nominee Long and Short Lists followed by a series of Grand Jury presentations and debate sessions.

The 2026 Polaris Music Prize Album Short List was:

Angine de Poitrine – Vol. II
Aquakultre – 1783
Begonia – Fantasy Life
Bibi Club – Amaro
Charlotte Cornfield – Hurts Like Hell
Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Laughter In Summer
Rochelle Jordan – Through The Wall
Les Louanges – Alouette!
Peaches – No Lube So Rude
Tanya Tagaq – Saputjiji

The 2026 SOCAN Polaris Song Prize Short List was:

* Angine de Poitrine — “Fabienk,” written by Khn de Poitrine and Klek de Poitrine (Third Side Music)

* Charlotte Cornfield — “Hurts Like Hell,” written by Charlotte Cornfield (Terrorbird Publishing, LLC) 

* PUP — “Hunger For Death,” written by Stefan Babcock, Nestor Chumak, Zack Mykula and Steve Sladkowski (Warner-Chappell Music Canada)

* Patrick Watson & Martha Wainwright  — “House on Fire,” written by Martha Wainwright, Patrick Watson, Olivier Sebastien Fairfield, Mikhail Stein, Xu Bin Kim, Xavier Brault, Jeremie Cloutier and Robert Margaryan (Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. Canada, Secret City Publishing Inc)

* Charlotte Day Wilson, Saya Gray  — “Lean,” written by Charlotte Day Wilson, Saya Gray, Siala Kemy and Jack Emblem (Stone Woman Publishing, Secretly Publishing, Sony Music Publishing)

The Album and Song Prize wins were announced by two-time Polaris Album winner Jeremy Dutcher and Cameron Kennedy, SOCAN’s chief membership officer, immediately following Angine de Poitrine’s live performance of “Fabienk.”

Angine de Poitrine’s appearance concluded an excellent series of live sets from Album Short List nominees including Aquakultre, Begonia, Bibi Club, Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Elizabeth Copeland, Charlotte Cornfield, Les Lounages and Tanya Tagaq in addition to an interpretation of Peaches’ No Lube So Rude album from 2026 Album Long List nominees Slash Need. 

A number of exciting music events remain on the Polaris calendar as the organization’s Polaris Festival presented by SiriusXM Canada continues throughout the rest of September with free concerts from the likes of Witch Prophet and Adria Kain and co-promotional events with the Second Summer festival and London, Ontario’s Punk Rock Flea Market, as well as curated Dreaming With listening parties dedicated to Caribou and Broken Social Scene. 

POLARIS ALBUM PRIZE WINNERS

The past winners are Angine de Poitrine (2026), Yves Jarvis (2025), Jeremy Dutcher (2024), Debby Friday (2023), Pierre Kwenders (2022), Cadence Weapon (2021), Backxwash (2020), Haviah Mighty (2019), Jeremy Dutcher (2018), Lido Pimienta (2017), Kaytranada (2016), Buffy Sainte-Marie (2015), Tanya Tagaq (2014), Godspeed You! Black Emperor (2013), Feist (2012), Arcade Fire (2011), Karkwa (2010), Fucked Up (2009), Caribou (2008), Patrick Watson (2007) and Final Fantasy / Owen Pallett (2006).

POLARIS SONG PRIZE WINNERS

2026 – Angine de Poitrine — “Fabienk,” written by Khn de Poitrine and Klek de Poitrine. 

2025 – Mustafa “Gaza is Calling,” written by Mustafa Ahmed, Emmanuel Hailemariam, Simon Hessman and Nicolas Jaar.

CBC presents the 2026 Polaris Music Prize. This year’s Concert & Award Ceremony is powered by FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. It is supported by SiriusXM Canada, Ontario Creates, the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, and the Slaight Family Foundation.