Tanya Tagaq, Status/Non-Status Lead The Release Roundup For March 6, 2026

The 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees list came out recently and features a traditionally great cross-section of some of the biggest acts in the world (Iron Maiden, Sade, Joy Division/New Order, Phil Collins, Wu-Tang Clan, etc). They’re all great in their way, but for the more a flag-waving hall of fame experience we suggest you musical sickos check out the winner list for our Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize. Sure the biggies like Neil, Joni, Leonard and such are there, but we also celebrate Jackie Mittoo, Harmonium, Jane Siberry, Lhasa de Sela and a whole bunch more. Everyone’s been getting back on the human discovery train again lately, so you should get off at this station and look around.

* #Polaris2014 winner/1x Short List/1x Long List-er Tanya Tagaq has released Saputjiji via Six Shooter Records.

* Status/Non-Status (2020 Long List as WHOOP-Szo) have released Big Changes via You’ve Changed Records.

* Jenn Grant (2011 Long List) has released Queen of the Strait.

For your playlist refreshment needs, Jim Cuddy from Heritage Prize winners Blue Rodeo and Molly Johnson have teamed to cover The Tragically Hip’s’s “Long Time Running,” TOBi has been “Hoodwinked” at Dreamhouse Studios, The Beaches are saying “Lez Go!” with G Flip and there are new singles from Metric, The New Pornographers and Charlotte Cornfield.