We believe music can move people, shift and reflect culture, and bring us together. This is where we share winner announcements, Long/Short Lists, festival news, artist interviews, and behind-the-scenes updates from the Polaris season.
Subscribe to our newsletter for first access to reveals, tickets, and features.
LISTEN – Dreaming With: Caribou September 29, 2026 | Location To Be Revealed | Ticket Info | 7:00 PM | Limited Capacity In celebration of the 2026 Polaris Festival, presented by SiriusXM Canada, Polaris brings to you Dreaming With: Caribou’s Andorra, an immersive hi-fi listening experience that invites audiences to encounter a Polaris-winning album in […]
September 4, 2026 | Knox Hall, Sudbury, ON | Cultural Industries Ontario North (CION) to Announce Ticket Information In celebration of the 2026 Polaris Festival, presented by SiriusXM Canada, Polaris presents Polaris Festival Northern Sound Exchange in partnerships with the Cultural Industries Ontario North (CION), a regional gathering designed to support artist discovery, industry dialogue, […]
Free Salon, Requires Registration | September 16, 2026 | 6:30–9:00 PM | The Palmerston Theatre, Toronto | All Ages | In celebration of the 2026 Polaris Festival, presented by SiriusXM Canada, Polaris presents Collective Study: k-os’ Joyful Rebellion and the Sound of Black Canada, a listening-based cultural salon that revisits one of the defining Canadian […]
September 19, 2026 | 2:00–5:00 PM | It’s OK* Studios, Toronto, ON | Free With RSVP | All Ages In celebration of the 2026 Polaris Festival, presented by SiriusXM Canada, Polaris presents Uncovered: Aquakultre’s Community Listening Party in Collaboration with Half A Concert, an intimate listening party, oral history gathering, and live storytelling experience led […]
CBC presents the 2026 Polaris Music Prize has revealed its 10 nominee album Short List. The album Short List, powered by FACTOR, is where Polaris reveals the finalist records that will be considered for a given year’s Prize. The 2026 Polaris Music Prize Album Short List is: Angine de Poitrine – Vol. II Aquakultre – […]
CBC presents the 2026 Polaris Music Prize has revealed the 20 nominee Long List for the second edition of the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize. Launched last year as part of Polaris’ 20th and SOCAN’s 100th anniversaries, the Song Prize rewards $10,000 for one winning song, split between the song’s Canadian performers and the song’s credited […]
CBC presents the 2026 Polaris Music Prize, has revealed its 40 nominated album Long List. The album Long List, presented by Canada Council for the Arts, is where Polaris reveals the 40 nominated records that will be considered for a given year’s Prize. The 2026 Polaris Music Prize Long List is: Angine de Poitrine – […]
It must have been May Day / Beltane or some other sort of ancient human seasonal renewal-type phenomenon because it’s looking like there’s a bountiful crop of new music from #PolarisPeople. Let’s see what’s just dropped: * Broken Social Scene (Heritage Prize winner, 2x Short List) have released Remember the Humans via Arts & Crafts. […]
It’s a big day for folks who remember the #Polaris2006 Gala from 20 years ago as year-one Short List nominees Cadence Weapon and Metric both have new albums coming out. That first class has ended up faring pretty well in Polarisland over the years, with Owen Pallett scoring four nominations and a win, New Pornographers […]
It may look like there’s only one new release from a past Polaris nominee putting out an album today (3x nominees Arkells who’ve released Between Us), but that’s a false flag. That’s because tomorrow, Saturday, April 18 is Record Store Day and there are a number of #PolarisPeople who will have collectible slices available. These […]
