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Jeremy Dutcher has won the 2024 Polaris Music Prize for the album Motewolonuwok. This is Dutcher’s second Polaris Music Prize win. The Prize, which was presented by CBC Music, goes to the best Canadian album of the year based on artistic merit without regard to genre, sales history or label affiliation. It was determined by […]
The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has unveiled the 12 newest additions to its signature Polaris Poster series. Each year 10 Canadian visual artists are commissioned to create a unique art piece inspired by a nominated album on the Polaris Music Prize Short List. These vivid graphic interpretations of the nominees’ music are […]
The seven-person Allison Russell-inspired ballet Eve Was Black has been added to the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Gala winner reveal event, presented by CBC Music and taking place Tuesday, September 17 at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Set to “Eve Was Black,” the same-named Grammy Award-winning song from Russell’s Polaris-nominated album The Returner, the dance […]
Debby Friday will be the official host of the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Gala winner reveal event, presented by CBC Music and taking place Tuesday, September 17 at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Friday is the reigning Polaris champion, having won in 2023 for her debut full-length album Good Luck. She’ll be crowning the 2024 […]
The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has unveiled the 10 albums on its 2024 Short List and revealed who will be performing at this year’s Polaris Gala at Massey Hall on September 17. Tickets for the Polaris Gala at the iconic Massey Hall are available now! The 2024 Polaris Music Prize Short List […]
The summer is going to be filled with the sounds of the Short List once again. For the fourth straight season, CBC Music, the presenting partner of the Polaris Music Prize, will launch its signature Short List Summer programming to showcase the 10 nominated albums on the 2024 Polaris Short List, which will be revealed […]
Thanks for your interest in becoming a poster artist for the Short List of the Polaris Music Prize. Background Polaris is a registered charity not-for-profit organization that annually honours the best in Canadian recorded music since 2006. They have become well-regarded for the series of posters they commission to represent each of the shortlisted albums. […]
The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has revealed its 40 album Long List. The Long List is where Polaris reveals the 40 nominated albums that will be considered for a given year’s Prize. This year’s Long List is presented by Canada Council for the Arts. Watch the official Long List announcement video now! […]
The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has revealed its key 2024 event season details, including nominee reveal dates, the season creative direction, and the Polaris Gala’s return to Massey Hall with tickets now on sale. The 2024 Polaris Event Season will kick-off with the Prize’s 40 album Long List reveal on June 11 […]
RANGE Magazine, Polaris Music Prize, and Oasis Skateboard Factory are proud to announce Deck The Walls, a skateboard-based art show inspired by the music of Dan Mangan, Shad, Japandroids, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Mac DeMarco, and Black Mountain; six acts with deep connections to British Columbia. Designed and manufactured by the students of the Oasis […]
