These are the five finalists for the Polaris Prize Songs of the Year

Brand new for 2026 is the Polaris Prize Song of the Year, a companion to the usual album prize. After music debating amongst the 200+ members of the jury, here are the finalists.

“Fabienk”
Angine de Poitrine

writers:
Khn de Poitrine
Klek de Poitrine
(Third Side Music)

“Hurts Like Hell”
Charlotte Cornfield

writer:
Charlotte Cornfield
(Terrorbird Publishing, LLC)

“Hunger For Death”
PUP

writers:
Stefan Babcock
Nestor Chumak
Zack Mykula
Steve Sladkowski
(Warner-Chappell Music Canada)

“House on Fire”
Patrick Watson & Martha Wainwright

writers:
Martha Wainwright
Patrick Watson
Olivier Sebastien Fairfield
Mikhail Stein
Xu Bin Kim
Xavier Brault
Jeremie Cloutier
Robert Margaryan
(Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. Canada, Secret City Publishing Inc)

“Lean”
Charlotte Day Wilson, Saya Gray

writers:
Charlotte Day Wilson
Saya Gray
Siala Kemy
Jack Emblem
(Stone Woman Publishing, Secretly Publishing, Sony Music Publishing)