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Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has revealed its key dates for 2020. The 40 album Long List for the 15th edition of the prize will be announced June 15. The 10 album Short List will be unveiled on July 15. This year’s Polaris Gala is September 21 at The Carlu in Toronto, Ont […]
The Polaris Music Prize has announced Oscar Peterson Trio’s Night Train and D.O.A.’s Hardcore 81 albums have received 2019 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize designation. D.O.A.’s genre-defining hardcore punk album from 1981 was chosen over 11 other nominated albums in the Re:Sound-supported Heritage Prize public voting category, which ran this year from September 17 to […]
Voting for the 2019 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize is now open. The Heritage Prize is also supported by Re:Sound. Like the Polaris Music Prize, winners and nominees for the Heritage Prize are Canadian albums of the artistic distinction, without regards to sales or affiliations. This is our version of a hall of fame where […]
Haviah Mighty has won the 2019 Polaris Music Prize for the album 13th Floor. “For me the 13th Floor is something that we remove from our reality because it is something that we don’t understand and therefore we dismiss it,” said Mighty. “This is very parallel to so many of the experiences that I speak […]
The 2019 Polaris Gala, presented by CBC Music, takes place Monday, September 16 at The Carlu in Toronto. One of 10 nominated albums will be declared the 2019 Polaris Music Prize winner. LOW TICKET ALERT: A very limited number of tickets to the Gala remain available for sale via Ticketmaster HERE. Here are all the […]
The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, announced the 10 artists creating posters for the 2019 Short List today. The 2019 Short List Poster Artists: Melanie Garcia: Marie Davidson – Working Class Woman Dayle Kubluitok: Elisapie – The Ballad of the Runaway Girl Matthew Daley: FET.NAT – Le Mal Sarah Penina: Dominique Fils-Aimé – […]
The Polaris Music Prize has released the video for its third and final SiriusXM Polaris Cover Session for 2019 featuring Partner covering “Limelight” from Rush’s Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize-winning album, Moving Pictures. An in-studio performance video of the song is now available via the Polaris YouTube channel. Additionally, an audio stream of it can […]
Today, premier AI and data company, Lixar, the National Music Centre (NMC), and Polaris Music Prize, are pleased to announce a new partnership that will give one act on the 2019 Polaris Long List the chance to explore and record inside NMC’s world-class facilities at Studio Bell. The new residency, called Lixar and the National […]
The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has added four more performers for the Polaris Gala. In addition, Polaris has revealed the 11-person Grand Jury who will determine this year’s prize-winning album. Taking place September 16 at The Carlu in Toronto, Polaris Short List-nominated acts FET.NAT, Les Louanges, Haviah Mighty and Snotty Nose Rez […]
The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has announced the first round of performers at the 2019 Polaris Gala. Taking place September 16 at The Carlu in Toronto, the following Polaris Short List-nominated acts are confirmed to play: Marie Davidson Elisapie Dominique Fils-Aimé PUP Shad Public tickets to the gala are limited and will […]
