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 […]
Le Prix de musique Polaris, présenté par CBC Music et produit par Blue Ant Media, a dévoilé la longue liste 2016 cet après-midi à Whitehorse au Yukon. L’événement a été rendu possible grâce au soutien de la Commission du son et du cinéma du Yukon et a eu lieu au Musée du transport du Yukon. […]
Les dates clés du Prix de musique Polaris 2016 ont été annoncées aujourd’hui. La longue liste des 40 albums sera dévoilée le 15 juin prochain. L’endroit sera annoncé sous peu. La courte liste des 10 albums sera dévoilée le 14 juillet au Carlu à Toronto. Le gala du Prix de musique Polaris aura lieu le […]
Arkells have covered Owen Pallett’s « I Am Not Afraid » for the latest edition of the Polaris Cover Sessions. Performed and filmed at Toronto’s Revolution Recording (Rush, Lights, Ghostface Killah w/ BadBadNotGood and more) the Arkells’ take on the song from Pallett’s 2014 Polaris Short-Listed album In Conflict is the fourth in the ongoing series of […]
Savvy record buyers who are looking to purchase albums that were nominated for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize Short List should know they have an opportunity to score a free bonus 10″ vinyl if they buy them from the following stores: Compact Music in Ottawa Fred’s Records in St. John’s Listen Records in Edmonton Milk Crate […]
MISE À JOUR – Le 7 mars 2025, Polaris a annulé le prix de Buffy Sainte-Marie en raison de l’impossibilité de confirmer la citoyenneté canadienne. L’album « Power In The Blood » de Buffy Sainte-Marie a été couronné gagnant du Prix de musique Polaris 2015. Le prix a été remis au gala qui avait lieu […]
Que le vote commence! Le Prix de musique Polaris a dévoilé aujourd’hui les courtes listes du Prix du patrimoine Polaris de la famille Slaight. Le jury du Prix du patrimoine est composé de 25 personnes, incluant des membres actuels et antérieurs du jury du Prix Polaris, des anciens journalistes musique et des historiens de la […]
Let the voting begin! The Polaris Music Prize today announced the Short Lists for the 2015 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize. The jury for the Heritage Prize consisted of 25 people from current and past Polaris juries as well as former members of the Canadian music media and Canadian music historians. The jury selected a […]
The Polaris Music Prize today announced that CBCMusic.ca will be the title sponsor of this year’s Gala, taking place September 21 at The Carlu in Toronto. Hosted by Fred Penner with backstage coverage by Laurie Brown (host of CBC Radio Two’s The Signal) and Melissa Hetu (Host / Producer of TFO’s BRBR), CBCMusic.ca will be […]
