Here is the Short List for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize
July 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
First came the nominations, resulting in about 200 candidate albums. Then came the vote to bring things down to the
Browsing the "Polaris Music Prize" Tag
Here is the Long List for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize
June 20th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
After an endless parade of nominations (there were actually 233 albums put up for consideration) and an even more endless
How have Polaris Music Prize short-listers done subsequently on Spotify?
December 21st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Here’s a new graphic from Completely Ignored‘s Cameron Gordon looking at all the artists who made the Short List for
Vote now for the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize
September 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Now that the regular Polaris Music Prize is out of the way for another, the next order of business is
Jeremy Dutcher’s album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa wins the 2018 Polaris Music Prize
September 18th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
A lot of people (including me!) will be stumbling over the title of the winning album in the 2018 Polaris
2018 Polaris Music Prize Preview
September 17th, 2018 | by Gilles LeBlanc
Try saying that three times fast at the gala Monday night, September 17th with a few drinks in you. That
Random music news for Monday, September 17, 2018
September 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Back at work after two weeks of time off and just in time for tonight’s Polaris Music Prize gala. I’ll
And the 2018 Polaris Music Prize Short List is…
July 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
After a year of arguing, lobbying, cajoling, kvetching, and passioned imploring by the 200+ members of the extended Polaris Music
Here is the Long List for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize
June 15th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
As a member of the wider jury for the Polaris Music Prize (there are over 200 of us), I long
Winners of the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize Announced
October 25th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
First, there’s the Polaris Music Prize, the award given out to the best album released in Canada over the previous
And the Winner of the 2017 Polaris Music Prize Is…
September 19th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
One of the fantastic things about the Polaris Music Prize is that you never, ever know what the Grand Jury
Who Will Win the 2017 Polaris Music Prize Tonight? Plus How to Watch from Wherever You Are
September 18th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
After about a year of nominating, debating and two rounds of preliminary voting, we’ll finally have a winner for the
2017 Polaris Music Announcements: Gala Performers, Grand Jury, Tickets on Sale
August 16th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Before the 2017 Polaris Music Prize is handed out, the eleven members of the Grand Jury will have to come
Statistics from 12 Years of the Polaris Music Prize
July 25th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
With the 12th annual Polaris Music Prize Gala set for September, Cameron over at Completely Ignored has parsed the winners
The 2017 Polaris Music Prize Short List is Here
July 13th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
After weeks of lobbying, kvetching and voting, the 200-ish music industry wonks of the Polaris Music Prize jury have narrowed
The 2017 Polaris Music Prize Long List is Out
June 14th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
After months of to-ing and fro-ing, arguing and bickering, supporting and a tiny bit of bashing, the 200+ music industry
Time to Start Agonizing Over the 2017 Polaris Music Prize (That’s a Good Thing)
February 1st, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Here’s a sign that warm weather is somewhere over the horizon: The arguing over who should win the 2017 Polaris
Next Up: The 2016 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize
September 20th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Along with naming Kaytranada’s 99.9% as the winner of the 2016 Polaris Music Prize last night, the nominees were revealed
Kaytranada’s 99.9% Album Wins the 2016 Polaris Music Prize
September 20th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
One of the coolest thing about the Polaris Music Prize is that once the 11-person Grand Jury gets sealed in
The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 758: 10 Years of the Polaris Music Prize
September 9th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
There isn’t another music event in Canada that generates as much controversy, praise, bitching, arguing, debate and music discovery as
Here Are Your Performers for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize
August 17th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
We’re less than three weeks from the Polaris Music Prize Gala, the night where one artist will be recognized as
Random Music News for Tuesday, July 19, 2016
July 19th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
The cicadas in my backyard are deafening. Shut UP, bugs! And now, the music news… Elvis’ relative claims The King
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