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Joining him this year will be <a href = 'https:\/\/www.muchmusic.com\/'>MuchMusic<\/a>&#39;s <strong>Lauren Toyota<\/strong>, a fellow jurist. Grant and Lauren will share the stage of the Concert Hall Studios at Bell Media&#39;s Masonic Temple on September 24 as the invite-only audience and viewers and listeners at home enjoy performances by Cadence Weapon, Cold Specks, Kathleen Edwards, Feist, Fucked Up, Grimes, and YAMANTAKA \/\/ SONIC TITAN. <\/p>\n<p>The entire event will stream live on Muchmusic.com and will be broadcast live exclusively on SiriusXM radio (Sirius channels 151 and 152; XM channel 151) and CBC Radio 3. Highlights from the Gala will air in a one-hour special, exclusively on MuchMusic, on Saturday, September 29 at 10 p.m. ET.  <\/p>\n<p>Grant will travel from Vancouver for the gala. As a host on CBC Radio3 he&#39;s been a great supporter of Canadian music. <\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0I can&rsquo;t believe we&rsquo;re at year seven of the Polaris Prize already! It&rsquo;s been a great honour to be involved in this amazing process since the very beginning,&acirc;\u20ac said Lawrence. &acirc;\u20ac\u0153In year one I was a Grand Juror, and I&rsquo;ve been lucky enough to somehow be allowed to host the gala ever since. From the podium, I&rsquo;ve been witness to some incredible musical moments. With the wide array of talent we have up for the Prize this year, 2012 will be no different.&acirc;\u20ac <\/p>\n<p>No stranger to the stage, Lauren Toyota, the host of MuchMusic&#39;s popular New Music Live, is accustomed to making sure a show runs smoothly.  <\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0I&rsquo;m so thrilled to be part of The 2012 Polaris Music Prize &acirc;\u20ac\u201d a show that awards musicians who work so hard and really deserve the attention,&acirc;\u20ac said Toyota. &acirc;\u20ac\u0153Getting to host the show this year is such an unbelievable honour. The gala is such a fun night with friends and fellow music lovers so I truly can&rsquo;t wait!\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>To see a complete list of the artists on the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List, go <a href = 'https:\/\/polarismusicprize.ca\/article\/435\/the-2012-short-list-is-here\/'>HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Jordan, Founder and Executive Director of the Polaris Music Prize announced that CBC Radio3&lsquo;s Grant Lawrence will be returning for his sixth year as co-host of the Polaris Music Prize Gala. Joining him this year will be MuchMusic&#39;s Lauren Toyota, a fellow jurist. 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