The Polaris Prize–the juried competition that seeks to name the best Canadian album of the year–has only been around for seventeen years. That means there’s a whole lot of Canadian music history that’s
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Forget provincial or national elections, a far more important contest is now in the hands of voters: The 2023 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize is ready and waiting for your votes. Two of
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While it’s important to honour current albums with The Polaris Music Prize, what about all the great Canadian albums before Polaris was established? That’s where the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize comes in.
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Now that the Polaris Music Prize is over for another year, the next item on the agenda is the 2022 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize. The goal is to give recognition to worthy
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It’s Thanksgiving weekend, which means you’re either in a food coma or trying to find things to do to avoid your family. Here’s something you can do to show your gratitude for Canadian
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The Polaris Music Prize has been honouring great contemporary Canadian music for a decade-and-a-half now. But our musical history extends many decades before Polaris showed up. That’s why we have the Slaight Family
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With Backxwash winning the 2020 Polaris Music Prize this past Monday, it’s time to move to the 2020 Slaight Family Polaris Prize, which seeks to honour albums that were released before the establishment
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Now that the regular Polaris Music Prize is out of the way for another, the next order of business is to induct some albums into the Polaris pantheon that came out before the
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The Polaris Music Prize has been around for eleven years now. But here’s a thought experiment: if Polaris had started in the 60s, who might have won in the intervening years? This is
Read MoreIf you have been waiting to vote for the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize, now is your chance. The short list has been released and voting is open until October 17. On October
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If you’re a music nerd, you’ll be well acquainted with the madness that’s come with ten years of the Polaris Music Prize (and I mean that with the utmost affection). This year, though,
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