Polaris Music Prize

• Winnipeg’s Begonia among 10 artists up for Polaris Music Prize on Tuesday

  The 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.

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  Sep 19, 2023
  
• Three artists with Manitoba roots nominated for 2023 Polaris Music Prize

  The 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.

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  Jun 14, 2023
  
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• Montreal musician Pierre Kwenders wins 2022 Polaris Music Prize

  The 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.

  Canada

  Sep 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."

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  Sep 28, 2021
• Two Manitoba artists make 2021 Polaris Music Prize long list

  A Winnipeg metal band and a solo artist originally from Selkirk have been nominated on the long list for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.

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  Jun 15, 2021
• Montreal rapper Backxwash wins Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album

  Backxwash, the stage name of performer Ashanti Mutinta, beat out nine other contenders.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2020
• Polaris Music Prize 2020 long list: The Weeknd, Jessie Reyez, Daniel Caesar among artists

  The short list for the upcoming and prestigious Canadian music awards ceremony will follow on July 15.

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  Jun 16, 2020
• Haviah Mighty wins 2019 Polaris Music Prize

  The Brampton-based rapper's '13th Floor' won the Album of the Year award.

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  Sep 17, 2019
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• Polaris Music Prize 2019 short list announced

  One of 10 critically acclaimed Canadian albums will be chosen to win the annual Polaris Music Prize on Sept. 16.

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  Jul 17, 2019
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• Jeremy Dutcher wins 2018 Polaris Music Prize for album of the year

  Jeremy Dutcher's album, 'Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa,' is recorded entirely in the Wolastoq language.

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  Sep 18, 2018