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2009 Polaris Music Prize

  • Polaris Pics (Plus An Insider’s POV)
    Polaris Pics (Plus An Insider's POV)
    Yo. This year's Polaris Gala was an extreme extravaganza of extra good times. Make sense? No? Screw you, it's 3am. My bestie asked me 10 minutes before the big announcement who I thought would win? I said K'Naan or F**ked Up. See, as much as this award is based on artistic merit, it seems like there's a big political game involved too. (read more)
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    Posted: 9:00 09/22/09 | Catergory: Blog
  • AND THE WINNER OF THE 2009 POLARIS PRIZE IS…
    AND THE WINNER OF THE 2009 POLARIS PRIZE IS
    After an amazing evening for Canadian Music the winner of the Polaris Prize was crowned. Stay tuned for amazing photos and a recap of the evening, but without further hesitation, the winner of the 2009 Polaris Prize is... (read more)
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    Posted: 4:00 09/21/09 | Catergory: Blog
  • MusiCounts Polaris Custom Poster Auctions!
    MusiCounts Polaris Custom Poster Auctions!
    MusiCounts and Polaris have joined forces to raise money for music education in Canada! Starting immediately, you can bid on super dope framed custom posters designed for and autographed by all Polaris short list nominees! (read more)
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    Posted: 4:00 09/21/09 | Catergory: Blog
  • Polaris Nominee Q&A: Malajube + Hey Rosetta!
    Polaris Nominee Q&A: Malajube + Hey Rosetta!
    Today's the day! By the end of the night someone/some band will be awarded the 2009 Polaris Music Prize and take away $20,000 to show for their artistic efforts. The best news of all is that we're streaming the full ceremony so you turkeys won't miss a thing! Click HERE for your one-stop shop: watch the shindig later tonight and until then, listen to all of the albums in full! (read more)
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    Posted: 3:10 09/21/09 | Catergory: Blog
  • Polaris Nominee Q&A: Great Lake Swimmers + Elliott BROOD
    Polaris Nominee Q&A: Great Lake Swimmers + Elliott BROOD
    Only a weekend away from the Polaris Prize soiree! If you missed Q&A with other nominees, don't fret: you can read interviews with Metric + Joel Plaskett, Chad VanGaalen + Patrick Watson, and K'Naan + F***ed Up. Don't forget that you can listen to all nominated albums here! And now for today's Q&A, with Great Lake Swimmers and members of Elliott BROOD... (read more)
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    Posted: 4:44 09/18/09 | Catergory: Blog
  • Polaris Nominee Q&A: Chad VanGaalen + Patrick Watson
    Polaris Nominee Q&A: Chad VanGaalen + Patrick Watson
    The coveted Polaris Music Prize will be awarded on September 21, and until then we're celebrating with some fun Q&A with all the nominees! Previously we've seen riveting installments featuring Metric + Joel Plaskett as well as F***ed Up + K'Naan. Aaaand now, two more nominees get snappy! Don't forget, we'll have tons of Polaris action here on the blog next week... (read more)
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    Posted: 4:05 09/17/09 | Catergory: Blog
  • Polaris Nominee Q&A: K’Naan + F***ed Up
    Polaris Nominee Q&A: K'Naan + F**ked Up
    The Polaris Music Prize will be awarded in only a few days - September 21! The good peeps behind the magic have provided us with fun Q&A with each of the nominees. Yesterday we brought you Metric and Joel Plaskett... today it's K'Naan and Damian from F**ked Up! (read more)
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    Posted: 11:22 09/16/09 | Catergory: Blog
  • Polaris Nominee Q&A: Metric + Joel Plaskett
    Polaris Nominee Q&A: Metric + Joel Plaskett
    Only a few more days until the Polaris Music Prize hootenanny goes down on September 21! If you didn't know already (*shakes fist*), we'll be streaming the festivities online here at Much, and will serve you up a hot plate of on-site goodies (pics and interviews). And don't let your pretty brain forget that you can listen to full records from all nominees HERE! (read more)
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    Posted: 3:45 09/15/09 | Catergory: Blog
  • Polaris Music Prize
    Polaris Music Prize
    The Polaris Music Prize is awarded to the artist who creates the Canadian album of the year (read more)
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    Posted: 11:00 09/03/09 | Catergory: Prize
  • Preview Albums
    Preview The Nominated Albums
    Listen to all the nominated albums including Metric Fantasies, F**ked Up The Chemistry Of Common Life & more (listen now)
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    Posted: 11:02 09/03/09 | Catergory: Albums
  • Nominated Artist Videos
    Nominated Artist Videos
    Watch all the music videos from the nominated artists (watch now)
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    Posted: 11:05 09/03/09 | Catergory: Videos
  • Music & Ringtones From All Nominated Artists
    Music & Ringtones From All Nominated Artists
    Missed out on all these great albums? Download their alubms and ringtones here (get more)
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    Posted: 11:10 09/03/09 | Catergory: Shop

ABOUT THE 2009 POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE

For the first time in Polaris history there are repeat nominees on the Short List. K'NAAN, Malajube and Metric also made the cut in 2006, and Plaskett, VanGaalen and Patrick Watson made it in 2007. In another first, there are no debut albums on the Short List.

A jury of 182 music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers from across Canada submitted their top five picks for best Canadian album released between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009.

These picks were narrowed down to a Long List of 40 which was made public June 15, 2009.

Previous Polaris winners are Toronto's Final Fantasy with He Poos Clouds in 2006, Montréal's Patrick Watson with Close To Paradise in 2007 and Caribou's Andorra in 2008.

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