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$40 (tax and fees included)Concert | Sep 26, 7:30-11:30PM | Royal Ontario Museum |||| Polaris‑winning Cadence Weapon and shortlisted nominee Junia‑T take over the decks at the ROM After Dark for a high-energy DJ party. Join them and party around dinosaur bones that are 145–200 million years old in ROM’s Connelly Hall. A rare mash‑up of club vibes and ancient atmosphere.
$45 Concert | Sep 24, 7:00PM | Lee’s Palace |||| Join us on September 24th at Lee’s Palace in Toronto for the Second Summer Launch Party. Polaris Music Prize has partnered with Second Summer to present Polaris nominee JayWood for the Second Summer lineup.
Voting for the 2025 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize has opened and the nominees are in. The companion award to the Polaris Music Prize, winners and nominees for the Heritage Prize are also Canadian albums of artistic distinction, without regard to sales, genre or affiliation. This is our version of a hall of fame where […]
CBC presents the 2025 Polaris Music Prize has revealed the five-nominee Short List for its first-ever SOCAN Polaris Song Prize. Polaris, celebrating its 20th anniversary, and SOCAN, celebrating its 100th anniversary, recently announced the new Song Prize where the winning song takes home $10,000 split between the song’s Canadian performers and the song’s credited Canadian […]
CBC presents the 2025 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 2025 Polaris Music Prize Album Short List is: Bibi Club – Feu de garde Lou-Adriane Cassidy […]
Above: Lido Pimienta by Ada Navarro Sun Noor, Polaris Music Prize Juror Lido Pimienta is a Colombian-Canadian multi-disciplinary artist who builds worlds through her artistry. She took home the Polaris Music Prize in 2017 for her captivating debut album, La Papessa. Polaris caught up with the Toronto-based musician and visual artist to discuss her new […]
CBC presents the 2025 Polaris Music Prize has revealed the 20 nominee Long List for its first-ever SOCAN Polaris Song Prize. Polaris, celebrating its 20th anniversary, and SOCAN, celebrating its 100th anniversary, announced the new Song Prize with the winning song taking home $10,000 split between the song’s Canadian performers and the song’s credited Canadian […]
CBC presents the 2025 Polaris Music Prize, has revealed its 40 nominated album Long List. The organization, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, also announced the launch of two major new initiatives, the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize and 2025 Polaris Festival. The album Long List, presented by Canada Council for the Arts, is […]
Two decades after releasing their full-length self-titled debut, Prince Edward Island pop rock quartet Two Hours Traffic are back with the I Never See You Anymore EP. The group featuring singer/guitarist Liam Corcoran, bassist Andrew MacDonald, drummer Derek Ellis and guitarist (and new member) Nick Donneff, were Polaris Short-Listed in 2008 for Little Jabs. But after their fourth […]
The Polaris Music Prize is proud to continue its commitment to celebrating artistic excellence in Canadian music. Each year, Polaris brings together music lovers, artists, and a diverse jury to discover, discuss, and honour the most compelling albums released in Canada — based solely on artistic merit, without consideration for genre, sales, or commercial popularity. […]
