Polaris Music Prize
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Winnipeg’s Begonia among 10 artists up for Polaris Music Prize on TuesdayThe Polaris prize names the best Canadian album of the previous year — irrespective of genre or sales — as chosen by a group of journalists, broadcasters and music bloggers.EntertainmentSep 19, 2023
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Three artists with Manitoba roots nominated for 2023 Polaris Music PrizeThe long list of 40 albums will be shortened to a top 10 in mid-July, and the eventual winner (one of the 10 on the short list) will be announced at the Polaris Gala in September.EntertainmentJun 14, 2023
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Montreal musician Pierre Kwenders wins 2022 Polaris Music PrizeThe Congolese-Canadian's third album was selected for the $50,000 prize by an 11-member grand jury that named it best Canadian album of the year based on its artistic merit.CanadaSep 20, 2022
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Cadence Weapon captures Polaris Music Prize for hip-hop album ‘Parallel World’Cadence Weapon has won the 2021 Polaris Music Prize — considered one of the country's most prestigious music awards — for his album "Parallel World."EntertainmentSep 28, 2021
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Two Manitoba artists make 2021 Polaris Music Prize long listA Winnipeg metal band and a solo artist originally from Selkirk have been nominated on the long list for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.EntertainmentJun 15, 2021
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Montreal rapper Backxwash wins Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian albumBackxwash, the stage name of performer Ashanti Mutinta, beat out nine other contenders.CanadaOct 20, 2020
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Polaris Music Prize 2020 long list: The Weeknd, Jessie Reyez, Daniel Caesar among artistsThe short list for the upcoming and prestigious Canadian music awards ceremony will follow on July 15.EntertainmentJun 16, 2020
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Haviah Mighty wins 2019 Polaris Music PrizeThe Brampton-based rapper's '13th Floor' won the Album of the Year award.EntertainmentSep 17, 2019
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Polaris Music Prize 2019 short list announcedOne of 10 critically acclaimed Canadian albums will be chosen to win the annual Polaris Music Prize on Sept. 16.EntertainmentJul 17, 2019
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Jeremy Dutcher wins 2018 Polaris Music Prize for album of the yearJeremy Dutcher's album, 'Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa,' is recorded entirely in the Wolastoq language.EntertainmentSep 18, 2018
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