The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music and produced by Blue Ant Media, has revealed the second SiriusXM Polaris Cover Session for 2017 featuring Hannah Georgas reinterpreting “Crown Of Love” from Arcade Fire’s 2004 album Funeral. An in-studio performance video of the song is now available via the Polaris Music Prize’s YouTube and Facebook […]
The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music and produced by Blue Ant Media, has revealed its key dates for 2017. The 40 album Long List will be announced June 13 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ont. The 10 album Short List will be unveiled on July 13. This year’s Polaris Gala is […]
The second episode of the Polaris Podcast is now live. Listen to it in the following ways: iTunes Soundcloud Google Play Music Subscribe!!! In this episode we’re going to take an in-depth look at Kaytranada’s 99.9%, the album that won the 2016 Polaris Music Prize this past September. The first thing we’ll do is talk […]
The Polaris Music Prize today announced the 10 posters artists for the 2016 Short List. Each poster is a limited edition silk-screen produced specifically for all nominated Short List albums by a chosen artist (see complete list below). The artists were selected by Polaris and the Office of Gilbert Li and printed by Kid Icarus […]
Kaytranada has won the 2016 Polaris Music Prize for the album 99.9%, besting the nine other albums on the Polaris Short List. “For me, it’s crazy to get this award,” said Kaytranada. “It’s really, truly, a big honour. It’s amazing. Ceci est pour Montréal, tous mes Montréalais. Shout outs to all of y’all. I want to thank the […]
The 2016 Polaris Gala takes place Monday, September 19 at The Carlu in Toronto. For those of you who can’t attend in person to watch nominees Andy Shauf, Basia Bulat, Black Mountain, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jessy Lanza, U.S. Girls and White Lung perform live (extremely limited tickets still available), there’s still an easy way […]
The Polaris Music Prize has launched a new podcast titled… wait for it… the Polaris Podcast. The Polaris Podcast will explore the rich and intriguing stories behind the Canadian music albums of distinction that have been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize and its related Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize. In the first Polaris Podcast […]
It’s not easy for an album to earn a Polaris Music Prize nomination. First, one of our official jury members has to think an album is worthy enough for Polaris consideration that they make it an official “Suggestion” to the wider Polaris jury, an endorsement that encourages their peers to take a deeper listen to […]
The Polaris Music Prize is getting its own beer thanks to Beau’s Brewery. Beau’s Brewery has partnered with Polaris to create a custom, limited-edition beer for 2016 Polaris events leading up to, and including, the Polaris Gala being held Monday, September 19 at The Carlu in Toronto. The beer, called Polaris Pale Ale, was brewed […]
Zaki Ibrahim has covered Leonard Cohen’s “Show Me The Place” for the latest edition of the Polaris Cover Sessions. Ibrahim’s take on the song from Cohen’s 2012 Polaris Music Prize Long Listed album Old Ideas is the sixth in the ongoing series of Polaris Cover Sessions. These sessions feature past Polaris nominees reimagining the songs […]
