Posts by Polaris Music Prize (209)

2010 dates announced.

We've decided when things are happening this year. And now we're excited to let you know.

The Long List of 40 titles will be announced June 17th. The Short List of 10 nominees will be announced on July 6th. Both lists will be revealed live at events to be held at the Drake Hotel in Toronto.

The winner will be revealed Monday, September 20th at the Polaris gala and exclusively broadcast live to North America on SIRIUS Satellite Radio Channel 86 and to the world on CBC Radio 3.

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Polaris nominees pick up 20 Juno nominations.

Congratulations to past Polaris Long List and Short List nominees who nailed 20 Juno nominations today.

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Polaris presents – Canadian Popular Music – A history as told by the people who helped write it.

This January 26, 7pm at the Spoke Club in downtown Toronto, Polaris is hosting a special discussion featuring selected jury members who have also written music books.

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Make Some Noise!

Toronto Public libraries have teamed up with Polaris to bring some fine all-ages and Polaris-related musical entertainment to libraries in the GTA, including a special information session with Polaris founder Steve Jordan. See the link for more information.

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Print auction for MusiCounts.

By now we hope you know about the limited edition prints that are custom made for each nominee, which you can view from this site. You can bid on nicely frames, signed prints, with money going for music education via the fine folks at MusiCounts.

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Gala photos finally up.

Folks, we've been so busy with all the press and whatnot we haven't gotten to putting up our gala photos until now. They are taken by the incomparable Dustin Rabin. And they include the best shot yet of "the kiss". Enjoy!

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MuchMusic broadcast!

Relive the hi-lights of Monday night in a one hour MuchMusic special tomorrow night at 9pm Eastern and again at midnight Eastern (right around the time Saturday night live stops being funny). The gala was hosted by Grant Lawrence of CBC Radio 3 and Sarah Taylor of MuchMusic and features 10 performances from each of the nominees and one food fight, without food.

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Radio 3 Podcast.

One of Radio 3's most popular podcasts of the year is up and ready to tickle your iPod.
It sounds great and you can practically feel the plastic cups whizzing past your ears.

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Now that's coverage

Lots of coverage of Polaris over at the Press -> In the News part of our site. We're rather overwhelmed at teh reaction. Lots of great show reviews, interviews and most

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Free Short List Download Of The Week – Chad VanGaalen "City Of Electric Light"

This is the ninth in a ten part offering of free Polaris Short List downloads, courtesy of iTunes Canada and the artists themselves. Tell your friends! And enjoy. Just download from the wee window on the right side of this page.

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