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Bid on the 2012 Polaris short list posters

September 27th, 2012

Each year the Polaris Music Prize features the best in Canadian music and also features amazing artwork based on the albums by all ten shortlisted nominees. But the good people at Polaris aren’t keeping the art to themselves. You can bid on the posters right now! Click here to bid on your chance to own [...]

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Feist wins the 2012 Polaris Music Prize!

September 24th, 2012

Feist was the big winner at this year’s Polaris Music Prize. Beating out tough contenders like Kathleen Edwards, Grimes, Cadence Weapon and previous winners Fucked, Feist’s album Metals took home top honours and a giant $30,000 novelty cheque.
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The Polaris performances continue with Grimes and Kathleen Edwards

September 24th, 2012

Hitting the Polaris stage for the second time was short-list nominee Kathleen Edwards, whose heart-wrenching rendition of A Soft Place to Land left the rowdy crowd in a silent awe. Kathleen finished her performance by speaking with host Grant Lawrence about the importance of the Polaris Music Prize, thanking the organization for giving Canadian artists [...]

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The Polaris Music Prize kicks off with Fucked Up and Cold Specks

September 24th, 2012

Kicking off the performances for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize was non other than 2009 Polaris winners Fucked Up. Rounding out a banner year that included front man Damian Abraham mugging for the cover of Spin Magazine and appearing on the festival circuit alongside Metallica and Arctic Monkeys, Fucked Up hit the stage to perform [...]

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5 Reasons To Watch the Polaris Music Prize Tonight

September 24th, 2012

The 2012 Polaris Music Prize is going down tonight and you can watch it all right here at 8 pm ET on MuchMusic.com. This year’s nominees include an amazing short list of Canadian talent, including Drake, Feist, Kathleen Edwards, Cadence Weapon, Cold Specks, Grimes, Handsome Furs, Fucked Up, Japandroids and Yamantaka // Sonic Titan.

Since the Polaris Music Prize is all about lists, we’ve complied our Top 5 reasons to watch tonight’s live stream. Tune into MuchMusic.com at 8 pm ET to watch the 2012 Polaris Music Prize.

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Posted in Blog, Polaris Music Prize | Posted by Allison

Watch the 2012 Polaris Music Prize this Monday

September 21st, 2012

The 2012 Polaris Music Prize is going down Monday night and you can watch it all right here at 8 pm ET on MuchMusic.com. This year’s nominees include an amazing short list of Canadian talent, including Drake, Feist, Kathleen Edwards, Cadence Weapon, Cold Specks, Grimes, Handsome Furs, Fucked Up, Japandroids and Yamantaka // Sonic Titan.

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Posted in Polaris Music Prize | Posted by Allison

Watch the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Gala at the Polaris Peep Show

September 13th, 2012

The Polaris Music Prize is happy to announce the return of The Polaris Music Prize Screening Party, this year renamed The Peep Show! Held at The Drake Hotel in Toronto, the proceeds from this year’s event will once again go to MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and [...]

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Bid on the 2012 Exclusive Polaris Music Prize Gala Package

September 12th, 2012

The Polaris Music Prize is back for another year to celebrate Canada’s greatest achievements in music over the past twelve months. Each year a group of journalists, bloggers and broadcasters cast their vote on the best Canadian albums, which in the past have included winners Arcade Fire, Fucked Up and Karkwa. The short list for [...]

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Drake has some “great Aaliyah news coming soon”

August 1st, 2012

Drake has always has an obsession with the late-R&B songstress Aaliyah, but now we might actually see a real collaboration in the works between the two. In a recent interview, the Toronto rapper revealed that he’s got something special with the singer coming soon. “I have some great Aaliyah news coming soon,” Drake says. “Just [...]

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Watch Damian’s full Polaris interview with Arcade Fire

September 23rd, 2011

Monday night, Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs was selected by the Polaris Music Prize grand jury as the best Canadian album of the year. They were awarded with $30,000, a giant novelty cheque and bragging rights, not to mention, another ‘album of the year’ honour to put with the Grammy, BRIT and Juno they were already [...]

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Posted in Blog, Interview, News, Polaris Music Prize, The Wedge | Posted by Cam