New albums from Arcade Fire, the Weeknd and Shad are amongst these longlisted for this 12 months’s Polaris Music Prize.
The juried award for finest Canadian album of the 12 months was narrowed all the way down to 40 contenders who will now vie for a spot on the brief listing, to be revealed July 14.
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Different artists within the operating embrace Haisla Nation rap duo Snotty Nostril Rez Children, masked nation singer Orville Peck and Toronto punk band Pup.
Earlier Polaris winners Tanya Tagaq, Haviah Mighty and Backxwash every made the listing with their newest tasks.
The Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 to the artist or group that created one of the best Canadian album of the earlier 12 months — no matter style or gross sales — as chosen by a bunch of journalists, broadcasters and bloggers.
Final 12 months, the prize went to hip hop artist Cadence Weapon for Parallel World, his poetic reflection on race, policing and know-how that was largely impressed by the George Floyd protests in 2020.
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The lengthy listing was chosen from 223 albums that made the primary ballots.
The Polaris winner will likely be introduced Sept. 19 at a gala presentation held at Toronto’s Carlu, and webcast on CBC Music. The opposite brief listing nominees every obtain $3,000.
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