The Polaris Music Prize, an annual award celebrating Canada’s albums of the yr, has introduced its shortlist at present. Alvvays, Feist, and Daniel Caesar are up for awards. See all of the shortlisted nominees under. The winner of the $50,000 prize can be introduced on September 19 at Massey Corridor in Toronto.
Chosen writers, programmers, and broadcasters decide the nominees; this yr’s contains 205 individuals, who thought-about 221 albums and winnowed them to a longlist earlier than at present’s 10-album announcement. Final yr, Pierre Kwenders received the prize for his album José Louis and the Paradox of Love.
Polaris Music Prize Brief Checklist 2023
Alvvays – Blue Rev
Aysanabee – Watin
Begonia – Powder Blue
Dan Mangan – Being Someplace
Daniel Caesar – By no means Sufficient
Debby Friday – Good Luck
Feist – Multitudes
Gayance – Masquerade
The Sadies – Colder Streams
Snotty Nostril Rez Children – I’m Good, HBU?