Time to vote for the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize
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 the following 12 Canadian albums will be recognized for their contributions to the national musical heritage on their artistic merits, without any regard for sales, genre or affiliation:
Beau Dommage — Beau Dommage
The Guess Who — American Woman
k-os — Exit
k.d. lang — Absolute Torch and Twang
Jean Leloup — Le dôme
Maestro Fresh-Wes — Symphony In Effect
Sarah McLachlan — Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Plastikman — Consumed
Rap Essentials Volume One
Robbie Robertson — Robbie Robertson
Skinny Puppy — Bites
Spoons — Arias & Symphonies
One album will be recognized by a jury of music media and historians; the other winner is selected by public vote, open through Friday,October 13 at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PT, with the winners announced on Thursday, Oct. 19. Tallies can be submitted once per day.
In the eight years since the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize was created, a total of 37 albums have been honoured, including Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s Keyboard Fantasies, Feist’s Let It Die and Rush’s Moving Pictures. Last year’s winners were SNFU’s….And No One Else Wanted to Play and Four The Moment’s We’re Still Standing.
More information on this year’s nominees, including how to vote for them, can be found here.
