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Let the arguments begin. Steve Jordan, Founder and Executive Director of the Polaris Music Prize, today announced details for the initial round of 2013 Polaris Music Prize Salons, including events in Banff, Montreal and Toronto. The Salons, which feature Polaris jury members in often-passionate debates about the merits of various albums vying for the Polaris […]
Off the top, a hat tip to Finland’s Kaija Saariaho and Senegal’s Youssou N’Dour who’ve been named the laureates for the 2013 Polar Music Prize. The Swedish award is given out annually to two people regardless of nationality, “for significant achievements in music and/or musical activity, or for achievements which are found to be of […]
How about that Kanye West? He says something really important is going to happen on June 18. We’re hoping it’s similar to when another great entertainer, WWE’s Kane, helped the world understand him better by explaining the relevance of May 19 to his life. But on to better things. Like our favourite people, the Polaris […]
How about those Juno Awards last week in Regina (the city that rhymes with angina)? If it felt like there was a wee bit more synergy between them and us than in the past it would probably be because bona fide Polaris People like Leonard Cohen, The Weeknd, Metric, Grimes, Drake, Rose Cousins, Elliott Brood […]
Sorry about getting profane off the top, but check. this. shit. out. Know what would be great? To hold the 2013 Polaris Gala in a place like that. What’s that you say? BOOM! And what about those folks from AUX? Could anyone besides our true spirit brothers and sisters be responsible for music journalism like […]
TORONTO, ON – The Polaris Music Prize is very excited to introduce our new bestie, AUX. The fully multi-media-ized television station, web channel, magazine publisher and author of such world-conquering apps as Nickelblock and Chris Brownout will be the new 2013 Polaris broadcast partner and will produce an online live stream of the Polaris Gala […]
You’re probably saying to yourself, “Man, I’d love to watch a clip of a sweet 350 HP VCMC Turbo Scion FR-S right now” and, what do ya know, we just happen to have one. Now that your need for delicious speed has been sated, let us move forward to other things. Namely, checking in with […]
Hey, have you seen the latest Scion FR-S? You know, its four-cylinder boxer engine generates an impressive 200 horsepower. And, it’s quite a sexy beast. On an unrelated note, Scion has officially been announced as the new presenting sponsor for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize. They’re legit. Check out their Scion Sessions musical roster. In […]
Steve Jordan, Founder and Executive Director of the Polaris Music Prize, today announced the key dates and new presenting sponsor of the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.
 
Continuing a tradition of holding the Long List announcement across the country that started last year in Vancouver, the Long List of 40 titles will be revealed Thursday, June […]
Spring is officially here and the Polaris gnomes are starting to get all the pieces together for the big run up to selecting the 2013 Polaris Music Prize winner. That means the jurors are being fed a constant IV drip of new albums to listen to, the vote-counters are dusting off their gold-plated abaci and […]
