A not-for-profit organization that honours, celebrates and rewards creativity and diversity in Canadian recorded music. Polaris recognizes and markets albums of the highest artistic …

Between 2015 and 2018, non-winning nominees in a Heritage Prize category were renominated again, reincorporating all of the non-winning nominees from the previous year, with only the …

Jun 11, 2025 · SOCAN congratulates all of its members who’ve been long-listed for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize, as announced on Tuesdsay, June 10, 2025, in a reveal event presented …

Jul 10, 2025 · Now, the 10 finalists have been revealed as nominees for the award for the best Canadian album. All came out within the eligibility window between April 1, 2024 and May 1, …

Jun 10, 2025 · The Long List contains 16 first-time nominees, as well as two past winners (Backxwash, Caribou) and one past Polaris Heritage Prize recipient (Rick White, as part of …

Jun 11, 2025 · The Polaris Music Prize has revealed the Long List of 40 albums nominated for the annual prize which will be given during the Gala in Toronto on September 16.

Jun 10, 2025 · The 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list, presented by Canada Council for the Arts, has been announced, with 40 albums from Canadian artists vying to be named the best album …

Jul 10, 2025 · Here's who made the list. The Polaris Music Prize has unveiled the 10 albums on this year's short list. The list was voted on by a large pool of music critics, journalists and …

Each season, an independent jury of 200+ Canadian critics, curators, and broadcasters listens, debates, and votes to reveal the Album Long List (40 nominees, June), the Album Short List …

Sep 19, 2011 · It allows musicians across Canada to submit music directly to the Polaris jury. Each year, a jury of nearly 200 music journalists, broadcasters, bloggers and academics from …