The 40 albums on the 2026 Polaris Music Prize lengthy checklist, offered by Canada Council for the Arts, have been revealed, with albums from the Seashores, Angine de Poitrine and extra making the minimize.
The Polaris Music Prize is awarded to one of the best Canadian album of the 12 months, no matter style or album gross sales. It has been handed out yearly since 2006 to previous winners similar to Jeremy Dutcher, Kaytranada, Feist, Arcade Fireplace and extra.
This 12 months’s longlisted albums had been chosen from 202 information by 205 Canadian jurors (together with a number of CBC Music producers). The successful artist will obtain a $30, 000 money prize courtesy of the Slaight Household Basis.
Among the many nominees are earlier winners Tanya Tagaq and Kaytranada, who gained in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Caribou who gained in 2008, is nominated this 12 months underneath his alter-ego Daphni. Peaches, who beforehand gained the Slaight Household Polaris Heritage Prize in 2015, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland, who gained it in 2020, are additionally on this 12 months’s lengthy checklist.
A number of artists have landed on the checklist for the primary time, together with Child Nova, No Pleasure, Angine de Poitrine, Foxwarren, Julianna Riolino, Catherine Leduc, Pony, Nadah El Shazly, Slash Want, Boy Golden, Katie Tupper, Ora Cogan and Cootie Catcher.
Ten albums will likely be chosen by the jury for the Polaris quick checklist, which will likely be introduced on July 9. Then, the successful album will likely be introduced at a gala at Toronto’s Massey Corridor on Sept. 22.
See the complete checklist under:
Angine de Poitrine, Vol. II
Aquakultre, 1783
Child Nova, Shhugar
The Seashores, No Onerous Emotions
Begonia, Fantasy Life
Bibi Membership, Amaro
Boy Golden, Better of Our Doable Lives
Mariel Buckley, Unusual Journey Forward
Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Triste Animal
Ora Cogan, Onerous Hearted Lady
Cootie Catcher, One thing We All Received
Charlotte Cornfield, Hurts Like Hell
Daphni, Butterfly
Nadah El Shazly, Laini Tani
Dominique Fils-Aimé, My World Is The Solar
Foxwarren, 2
Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Laughter In Summer season
Holy F–k, Occasion Beat
Dwelling Entrance, Watch It Die
JayWood, Leo Negro
Rochelle Jordan, By way of the Wall
Kaytranada, Ain’t No Rattling Method!
Catherine Leduc, Les jours où il neige à tous les postes
Les Louanges, Alouette!
Males I Belief, Equus Caballus
Tami Neilson, Neon Cowgirl
No Pleasure, Bugland
Ouri, Daisy Cutter
Peaches, No Lube So Impolite
Pony, Clearly Cursed
Propagandhi, At Peace
Pup, Who Will Look After the Canines?
Julianna Riolino, Echo within the Mud
Shad, Begin Anew
Slash Want, Sit & Grin
Arielle Soucy, Passages
Tanya Tagaq, Saputjiji
Tobi, For Good Measure (at Dreamhouse Studios)
Katie Tupper, Greyhound
Charlotte Day Wilson, Patchwork
