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The 2021 Polaris Music Prize Gala is TONIGHT!

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gala, Grand Jury, Polaris Music Prize, Short List

The finale of the 2021 Polaris Music prize is coming up tonight (September 27) and after months of debating and

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Here is the Short List for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize

July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Polaris Music Prize, Short List

You know we’re deep into summer when we start talking about the finalists for the Polaris Music Prize. We started

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Here is your Polaris Music Prize shortlist for 2020

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2020, Polaris Music Prize, Short List

When this whole process began, music wonks such as myself nominated over 200 albums for consideration by the Polaris Music

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Here is the Short List for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Polaris Music Prize, Short List

First came the nominations, resulting in about 200 candidate albums. Then came the vote to bring things down to the

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Shortlist nominations for the 2018 Mercury Prize announced

July 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mercury Prize, Polaris, Short List

The Mercury Prize is the UK equivalent of Canada’s Polaris Music Prize: An attempt to name the best British or

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And the 2018 Polaris Music Prize Short List is…

July 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2018, Alvvays, Daniel Caesar, Hubert Lenoir, Jean-Michel Blais, Jeremy Dutcher, Partner, Pierre Kwenders, Polaris Music Prize, Short List, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, U.S. Girls, Weaves

After a year of arguing, lobbying, cajoling, kvetching, and passioned imploring by the 200+ members of the extended Polaris Music

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Here Are Your Performers for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize

August 17, 2016August 16, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2016, Polaris Music Prize, Short List

We’re less than three weeks from the Polaris Music Prize Gala, the night where one artist will be recognized as

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Here Is Your 2016 Polaris Music Prize Short List

July 14, 2016July 14, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2016, Polaris Music Prize, Short List

The Polaris jury pool–music writers, bloggers, journalists, tastemakers, broadcasters, etc.–started by putting forth about 200 albums for consideration. Those were

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The Short List for the 2015 Mercury Prize is Out

October 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2015, Barclaycard Mercury Prize, Short List

The Barclay Mercury Prize–the prize upon which our Polaris Music Prize is based–announced the short list of albums for 2015.

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The 10th Annual Polaris Music Prize is Tonight

September 21, 2015September 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Polaris Music Prize, Short List

We’re into year 10 of the Polaris Music Prize, which means there’s enough critical mass and history for there to

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2014 Polaris Music Prize Short List Announced

July 15, 2014July 15, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2014, Arcade Fire, Basia Bulat, Drake, Jessy Lanza, Mac MeMarco, Owen Pallett, Polaris Music Prize, Shad, Short List, Tanya Tagaq, Timber Timbre, YAMANTAKA//SONIC TITAN

Things were whittled down to the final ten today for the Short List of the 2014 Polaris Music Prize. Arcade

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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