By now most people who follow Polaris know that there is no submission process for Polaris. So how the heck does anyone ever get nominated if artists or their representatives can't actually submit their recording for consideration?
Good question.
Allow us to explain.
Nous avons décidé de quand les choses arriveront cette année. Et maintenant nous sommes impatients de partager ça avec vous.
La Liste de Présélection de 40 titres sera annoncée le 17 juin. La Liste des Finalistes des 10 nominés sera annoncée le 6 juillet. Les deux listes seront révélées en direct pendant des événements qui auront lieu au Drake Hotel de Toronto.
Le gagnant sera révélé lundi 20 septembre pendant le gala Polaris, diffusé exclusivement en Amérique du Nord sur la chaîne 86 de la radio satellite SIRIUS et dans le monde entier sur CBC Radio 3.
We've decided when things are happening this year. And now we're excited to let you know.
The Long List of 40 titles will be announced June 17th. The Short List of 10 nominees will be announced on July 6th. Both lists will be revealed live at events to be held at the Drake Hotel in Toronto.
The winner will be revealed Monday, September 20th at the Polaris gala and exclusively broadcast live to North America on SIRIUS Satellite Radio Channel 86 and to the world on CBC Radio 3.
Congratulations to past Polaris Long List and Short List nominees who nailed 20 Juno nominations today.
This January 26, 7pm at the Spoke Club in downtown Toronto, Polaris is hosting a special discussion featuring selected jury members who have also written music books.
Toronto Public libraries have teamed up with Polaris to bring some fine all-ages and Polaris-related musical entertainment to libraries in the GTA, including a special information session with Polaris founder Steve Jordan. See the link for more information.
By now we hope you know about the limited edition prints that are custom made for each nominee, which you can view from this site. You can bid on nicely frames, signed prints, with money going for music education via the fine folks at MusiCounts.
Folks, we've been so busy with all the press and whatnot we haven't gotten to putting up our gala photos until now. They are taken by the incomparable Dustin Rabin. And they include the best shot yet of "the kiss". Enjoy!
Relive the hi-lights of Monday night in a one hour MuchMusic special tomorrow night at 9pm Eastern and again at midnight Eastern (right around the time Saturday night live stops being funny). The gala was hosted by Grant Lawrence of CBC Radio 3 and Sarah Taylor of MuchMusic and features 10 performances from each of the nominees and one food fight, without food.
One of Radio 3's most popular podcasts of the year is up and ready to tickle your iPod.
It sounds great and you can practically feel the plastic cups whizzing past your ears.
