Here is the Short List for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize
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
When this whole process began, music wonks such as myself nominated over 200 albums for consideration by the Polaris Music
Read moreHere is the Short List for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize
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
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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After a year of arguing, lobbying, cajoling, kvetching, and passioned imploring by the 200+ members of the extended Polaris Music
Read moreHere Are Your Performers for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize
We’re less than three weeks from the Polaris Music Prize Gala, the night where one artist will be recognized as
Read moreHere Is Your 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
The Barclay Mercury Prize–the prize upon which our Polaris Music Prize is based–announced the short list of albums for 2015.
Read moreThe 10th Annual Polaris Music Prize is Tonight
We’re into year 10 of the Polaris Music Prize, which means there’s enough critical mass and history for there to
Read more2014 Polaris Music Prize Short List Announced
Things were whittled down to the final ten today for the Short List of the 2014 Polaris Music Prize. Arcade
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