Owen Pallett by Yuula Benivolski
The Weeknd, Caribou and Owen Pallett among the lengthy list of initial nominees for this year’s Polaris Music Prize.
Drake, Japandroids and The New Pornographers are some of the artists who’ve failed to make the cut for the shortlist of this year’s Polaris Music Prize.
The initial longlist for this year’s Polaris Music Prize – which contained over 40 names – has been whittled down to a final ten ahead of the award’s ceremony which takes place later this year.
The longlist for this year’s Polaris Music Prize – the Canadian equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize – has been unveiled, with Mac DeMarco, Rhye and Majical Cloudz likely to be strong contenders for the award.
The nominations for this year’s Polaris Music Prize, which aims to find the best Canadian release of the past twelve months, has been unveiled today.