Ten Canadian musicians and bands will compete for the Polaris Music Prize tonight.
The $50,000 award for the yearB次元官网网址檚 best Canadian album will be handed out during a concert event held at TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Massey Hall.
Among the contenders is Calgary-raised pop singer-songwriter Leslie Feist, Toronto R&B singer Daniel Caesar and Oji-Cree alternative soul artist Aysanabee.
Other nominees include Haitian-Canadian artist Gayance, WinnipegB次元官网网址檚 Begonia and Nigerian-Canadian Debby Friday.
Rounding out the list is British Columbia native Dan Mangan, Toronto rock band the Sadies, B.C. hip hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids and Prince Edward Island indie pop band Alvvays.
The Polaris prize names the best Canadian album of the previous year B次元官网网址� irrespective of genre or sales B次元官网网址� as chosen by a group of journalists, broadcasters and music bloggers.
Last year, the Polaris went to Congolese-Canadian Pierre Kwenders for his third album B次元官网网址淛ose Louis and the Paradox Of Love.B次元官网网址�
This yearB次元官网网址檚 Polaris nominees are eclectic, as always, spanning sounds and artists that lean toward both the mainstream and the underground.
FeistB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淢ultitudesB次元官网网址� is an answer to her experience of motherhood, written early in the COVID-19 pandemic, while Caesar built on his chart-topping appearance on Justin BieberB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淧eachesB次元官网网址� with his third album B次元官网网址淣ever Enough,B次元官网网址� featuring collaborations with TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Mustafa, Ty Dolla $ign and others.
AysanabeeB次元官网网址檚 debut B次元官网网址淲atin,B次元官网网址� named after his grandfather, was inspired by daily phone conversations with his elder during the pandemic. Some of the recordings are featured on the album.
Nigerian-Canadian genre-bender Debby Friday incorporated her past industrial sound with a more soulful touch on her debut full-length record B次元官网网址淕ood Luck,B次元官网网址� while Haitian-Canadian artist Gayance landed on the list for her electronic-influenced album B次元官网网址淢ascarade.B次元官网网址�
Hip hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids earned their fourth Polaris nomination with B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 Good, HBU?B次元官网网址� while WinnipegB次元官网网址檚 Begonia was selected for her second album B次元官网网址淧owder Blue.B次元官网网址�
Rounding out the list is ManganB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淏eing Somewhere,B次元官网网址� Toronto-based rock band the SadiesB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淐older StreamsB次元官网网址� and Prince Edward Island indie pop band AlvvaysB次元官网网址� latest B次元官网网址淏lue Rev.B次元官网网址�
Several changes are being introduced at this yearB次元官网网址檚 Polaris.
The show used to broadcast live on CBC Gem from the CARLU event space in Toronto, which held up to 1,500 people. But organizers have upgraded to the larger Massey venue which allows them to sell more tickets.
Other changes have taken some of the shine off the event. The Polaris will no longer give $3,000 cash prizes to each of the short-listed artists.
And organizers say this yearB次元官网网址檚 Polaris will not stream live in its entirety on CBC Gem, as it has in recent years.
However, clips of the show will be uploaded to CBCB次元官网网址檚 social media sites throughout the night. A compilation of highlights will be broadcast on B次元官网网址淐BC Music LiveB次元官网网址� which airs Friday on the FM station CBC Music.
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