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Buffy Sainte-Marie wins the 2015 Polaris Music Prize
The 2015 edition of the
Canadian
Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2015 at
The Carlu event theatre in
Toronto ,
Ontario .
[1] The event was hosted by children's entertainer
Fred Penner .
In May 2015,
Slaight Communications announced an additional contribution to the Polaris fund which saw the prize for the winning album increased to $50,000,
[2] as well as $3,000 to each of the non-winning nominees.
Shortlist
The ten-album shortlist was announced on July 16.
[3]
Buffy Sainte-Marie ,
Power in the Blood
Alvvays ,
Alvvays
BADBADNOTGOOD &
Ghostface Killah ,
Sour Soul
Braids ,
Deep in the Iris
Caribou ,
Our Love
Jennifer Castle , Pink City
Drake ,
If You're Reading This It's Too Late
Tobias Jesso Jr. ,
Goon
The New Pornographers ,
Brill Bruisers
Viet Cong ,
Viet Cong
Longlist
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 16 at the Carleton Music Bar and Grill in
Halifax ,
Nova Scotia .
[1]
Absolutely Free , Absolutely Free
The Acorn , Vieux Loup
Lydia Ainsworth , Right From Real
Alvvays ,
Alvvays
Arkells ,
High Noon
Rich Aucoin , Ephemeral
BADBADNOTGOOD &
Ghostface Killah ,
Sour Soul
Bahamas ,
Bahamas Is Afie
The Barr Brothers , Sleeping Operator
Braids ,
Deep in the Iris
Steph Cameron , Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady
Caribou ,
Our Love
Jazz Cartier , Marauding in Paradise
Jennifer Castle , Pink City
Cold Specks ,
Neuroplasticity
Louis-Jean Cormier , Les grandes artères
Death from Above 1979 ,
The Physical World
Drake ,
If You're Reading This It's Too Late
Frazey Ford , Indian Ocean
Tobias Jesso Jr. ,
Goon
B. A. Johnston , Shit Sucks
Pierre Kwenders , Le dernier empereur Bantou
Lee Harvey Osmond , Beautiful Scars
Jean Leloup , À Paradis City
METZ ,
II
Milk & Bone , Little Mourning
Tre Mission , Stigmata
The New Pornographers ,
Brill Bruisers
Joel Plaskett ,
The Park Avenue Sobriety Test
Buffy Sainte-Marie , Power in the Blood
Elizabeth Shepherd , The Signal
Siskiyou , Nervous
Colin Stetson and
Sarah Neufeld ,
Never Were the Way She Was
Various Artists,
Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock and Country, 1966-1985
Viet Cong ,
Viet Cong
Patrick Watson ,
Love Songs for Robots
The Weather Station , Loyalty
White Lung , Deep Fantasy
Whitehorse ,
Leave No Bridge Unburned
Young Guv , Ripe 4 Luv
Heritage Prize
In 2015, the Polaris committee also launched the Heritage Prize, an awards program to honour classic Canadian albums released before the creation of the Polaris Prize.
[4] Each year four shortlists of albums from four historical periods in Canadian music will be released, following which a public online vote will choose which album to honour.
[4] These will be announced separately from the main Polaris Prize.
The winners for 2015 were announced on October 9.
[5] The four winning albums will be honoured with a tribute concert in Toronto in early 2016, a trophy and the sale of a limited edition commemorative print.
[5]
1960s-1970s
1980s
1990s
2000-2005
References
^
a
b
"Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List" .
Exclaim! , June 16, 2015.
^
"Polaris Music Prize grows to $50,000" .
Toronto Star , May 11, 2015.
^
"Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2015 Short List" .
Exclaim! , July 16, 2015.
^
a
b
"Polaris Music Prize Announces Heritage Prize Nominees" .
Exclaim! , September 18, 2015.
^
a
b
"Joni Mitchell, Cowboy Junkies, Sloan and Peaches Take Home Polaris Heritage Prizes" .
Exclaim! , October 9, 2015.
External links
By year Winners
Owen Pallett ,
He Poos Clouds (2006)
Patrick Watson ,
Close to Paradise (2007)
Caribou ,
Andorra (2008)
Fucked Up ,
The Chemistry of Common Life (2009)
Karkwa ,
Les Chemins de verre (2010)
Arcade Fire ,
The Suburbs (2011)
Feist ,
Metals (2012)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor ,
'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (2013)
Tanya Tagaq ,
Animism (2014)
Buffy Sainte-Marie ,
Power in the Blood (2015)
Kaytranada ,
99.9% (2016)
Lido Pimienta ,
La Papessa (2017)
Jeremy Dutcher ,
Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (2018)
Haviah Mighty ,
13th Floor (2019)
Backxwash ,
God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It (2020)
Cadence Weapon ,
Parallel World (2021)
Pierre Kwenders ,
José Louis and the Paradox of Love (2022)
Debby Friday ,
Good Luck (2023)