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Polaris Gala Performers, Grand Jury Announced, Tickets On Sale

The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music and produced by Blue Ant Media, has announced the performers for the September 18 Polaris Gala at The Carlu in Toronto. They include: Feist Lisa LeBlanc Lido Pimienta Tanya Tagaq Leif Vollebekk Weaves More acts may be announced at a later date. Limited public tickets are on […]

Buffy Sainte-Marie And Tanya Tagaq Team Up For Polaris Collaboration Session

Past Polaris Music Prize winners Buffy Sainte-Marie and Tanya Tagaq have teamed up to create the new recording “You Got To Run (Spirit Of The Wind)” as part of the second-ever Polaris Collaboration Session. Sainte-Marie and Tagaq, who won the Polaris in 2015 and 2014, respectively, collaborated on the Sainte-Marie-written song “You Got To Run […]

Tagaq, Owen Pallett To Play Special Massey Hall Show In December

Past Polaris Music Prize winners Tanya Tagaq and Owen Pallett will get together for a special double-bill as part of the Live At Massey Hall concert and film series. The show, which is presented by Massey Hall and the Polaris Music Prize, will take place Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at the legendary 121 year-old Toronto […]

Geoff Berner’s Introduction Speech For Tanya Tagaq

When Tanya Tagaq won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize last night for her Animism album she was introduced to the Polaris Gala audience with a spirited speech courtesy of Geoff Berner, the klezmer punk accordionist and author of the book Festival Man. To watch the speech, as well as Tagaq’s performance and winner announcement see […]

Tanya Tagaq Wins The 2014 Polaris Music Prize

Tanya Tagaq has won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize for her album Animism besting the nine other albums on the Polaris Short List. The Inuk throat singer performed an intense version of her song “Uja” accompanied by a 40-member choir during the Polaris Gala. “We’ve been doing it our own way without backing down artistically […]

Polaris 2014 Split Seven-Inch Series Pairings Announced

The Polaris Music Prize’s popular split seven-inch vinyl series is back for another year. Beginning in mid-September, if you purchase any of the 10 albums on the 2014 Polaris Short List through any participating retailer (see list below) you’ll receive a random, free split seven-inch single featuring this year’s Short List artists. In addition to […]

2014 Polaris Music Prize Short List Is Here

The 10 albums on the 2014 Polaris Music Prize Short List were revealed at The Carlu‘s Round Room in Toronto earlier today. Here is the list: Arcade Fire — Reflektor Basia Bulat — Tall Tall Shadow Mac DeMarco — Salad Days Drake — Nothing Was The Same Jessy Lanza — Pull My Hair Back Owen […]

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