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Friday, September 25, 2009 
At this year's gala, each Polaris Short List nominee was presented with a limited edition print by a renowned Canadian poster artist.

Each of the artists signed one poster and we've framed them up for auction via eBay. Proceeds will go directly to MusiCounts, a charity that helps provide instruments for hard hit music education programmes across Canada.

There's only a few days left so get your bids in now!





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Friday, September 25, 2009 
It was an unprecedented and historical night of Canadian Music featuring performances from all of the nominees, Elliott BROOD,  Great Lake Swimmers, Hey Rosetta!, K'NAAN, Malajube, Metric, Joel Plaskett, Chad VanGaalen, Patrick Watson and the 2009 winner Fucked Up,

MuchMusic captured all the excitement on camera. You can watch this Saturday, September 26 @ 9pm ET and again at 12 midnight. Encore presentations will air on Friday, Oct. 2 at 9 p.m. ET on MTV2 and Monday, Oct. 12 at 10 p.m. ET on Bravo!

Congratulations, once again, to the 2009 Polaris Music Prize winner Fucked Up. They took the $20,000 prize for their album "The Chemistry of Common Life" and all the Short List artists.












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Thursday, September 24, 2009 


We are rather overwhelmed and thrilled at the reaction. Detailed Gala reviews, interviews and quotes, and some great message board reactions...http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/news/



 








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Tuesday, September 22, 2009 
Congratulations to the 2009 Polaris Music Prize winner Fucked Up. They took the $20,000 prize for their album "The Chemistry of Common Life".





It was a historical night of music that featured performances from all of the nominees, Elliott BROOD, Fucked Up, Great Lake Swimmers, Hey Rosetta!, K'NAAN, Malajube, Metric, Joel Plaskett, Chad VanGaalen and Patrick Watson.

MuchMusic captured all the excitement on camera. You can watch this Saturday, September 26 @ 9pm ET and again at 12 midnight. Encore presentations will air on Friday, Oct. 2 at 9 p.m. ET on MTV2 and Monday, Oct. 12 at 10 p.m. ET on Bravo!

You can also relive the event in all it's radio glory by downloading the CBC Radio 3 podcast on iTunes starting at 8am TUESDAY SEPT 22.



 

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Monday, September 07, 2009 
Way back in '06 when Polaris started, we racked our brain to come up with a proper gift for the nominees. The idea of a trophy just seemed so impersonal. So Polaris Executive Director Steve Jordan, inspired by a visit to Flatstock poster art show during the '06 SXSW, came up with idea of presenting each nominees with a custom made print. Shawn Pestche, then of Pop Montreal, now of Sled Island Festival, stepped forward to curate these pieces. The idea was to recruit a graphic artist/print maker in each of the Short List nominee's home town. The only requirements were that the poster needed to have the words Polaris Music Prize, the year, and artist's name and album title. The rest was up to them.

The '09's are here and they're gorgeous. They are extremely limited to a print run of 30. Check out the poster teaser on the front page of our official site and if you like what you see, you'll find links (where available) to their work on the Short List page, under nominees.


http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/2009shortlist/

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Monday, August 17, 2009 
Hey Folks...Well, the contest is now closed (as of Sept 04)

WINNER will be announced shortly...

This is what all the fuss is about - an awesome contest thanks to the rockin' folks
at Sirius Satellite Radio who provided the opportunity for fans to enter to win a VIP trip for 4 to attend the gala. One winner and three friends will receive airfare, luxury accommodations, spending money, tickets to the gala, an exclusive meet their favourite Polaris Short List nominee plus an all-access tour of the MuchMusic studios.


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Monday, August 17, 2009 
This year's gala, to be held September 21, 2009, 9pm at the Concert Hall inside the legendary Masonic Temple in Toronto will once again be broadcast live across North America on Sirius channel 86, around the world on the web at radio3.cbc.ca, and can be watched live across the country online at muchmusic.com. The evening will conclude with the announcement of this year’s $20,000 Polaris Music Prize.
 
For the first time in the event’s four year history, the gala will feature performances by all of the 10 Short Listed artists. They are Elliott BROOD, Fucked Up, Great Lake Swimmers, Hey Rosetta!, K’NAAN, Malajube, Metric, Joel Plaskett, Chad VanGaalen and Patrick Watson.
 
"Each year we cross our fingers in the hopes that all of our Short Listed artists can be present," says Polaris Executive Director Steve Jordan. "It’s going to be an unforgettable night of music"
 
Details on the televised version of the show were also announced. A one-hour special will air Saturday, September 26th on MuchMusic at 9 p.m. ET with an encore presentation at midnight.
 
For the third straight year the gala host will be CBC Radio 3’s Grant Lawrence.
 
The Grand Jury have been revealed. These 11 jurists, selected from the 182 member-Polaris Jury, will vote during the gala to determine this year’s winner. They will be sequestered deep inside the Masonic Temple during the gala. They are Bryan Acker (Herohill), Stuart Derdeyn (The Province), Mary Dickie (ELLE), Brad Frenette (National Post), Nicholas Jennings (freelance), Robert Mersereau (CBC TV), Brendan Murphy (Hour), Mia Parang (Musique Plus), Ben Rayner (The Toronto Star), Brad Wheeler (The Globe and Mail) and Lisa Wilton (Calgary Sun).
 
This year’s gala presenters were also revealed. They are members of the Polaris jury and include Jian Ghomeshi (CBC Radio’s Q), Alan Cross (Explore Music, The Ongoing History Of New Music), Johnny Hockin (MTV Canada), Matt Wells (MuchMoreMusic) and author Rob Bowman.
 
Previous Polaris Music Prize winners have been Dundas’ Caribou’ for Andorra (2008), Montréal’s Patrick Watson for Close To Paradise (2007) and Toronto’s Final Fantasy for He Poos Clouds (2006). Dan Snaith of Caribou will be on hand to crown the 2009 winner.
 
Starting Aug 17, SIRIUS Satellite Radio launches a contest for fans to enter to win a VIP trip for 4 to attend the gala. One winner and three friends will  receive airfare, luxury accommodations, spending money, tickets to the gala, an exclusive meet their favourite Polaris Short List nominee plus an all-access tour of the MuchMusic studios. Contest entry is at www.sirius.ca/polaris.

Polaris also announced a partnership with MusiCounts in support of music education in Canada by donating 50% of ticket sales from the 2009 Gala. In addition, the program will be mentioned at the Gala, on Polaris' website and during the webcast and broadcast, raising awareness for the work MusiCounts does across the country. "MusiCounts and the Polaris Music Prize share many of the same beliefs, one of them being that Canada is fertile ground for the world's best music," said Melanie Berry, President of MusiCounts. "This generosity by Polaris will further energize the Canadian music industry from the roots up."
 

 
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Friday, July 10, 2009 
Thanks to all who came our Short List on Tuesday. We're still sifting through the coverage and reaction to the 2009 List  - At one point, the Prize was the number 2 on Google News - Entertainment!

Dig into a sampling of the credible ink  - if you've got the inclination.





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Thursday, July 09, 2009 
Grant Lawrence and the team at Radio 3 have put together a Polaris Music Prize podcast for your listening enjoyment. There's music and interviews and Grant. Instead of talking about the music, you can actually listen to it - right here.







 


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Tuesday, July 07, 2009 
The 2009 Short List!
In alphabetical order...
Elliott Brood, Mountain Meadows
Fucked Up, The Chemistry Of Common Life
Great Lake Swimmers, Lost Channels
Hey Rosetta!, Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood)
K'NAAN, Troubadour
Malajube, Labyrinthes
Metric, Fantasies
Joel Plaskett, Three
Chad VanGaalen, Soft Airplane
Patrick Watson, Wooden Arms

“If there’s a common thread to these records, it’s that each artist built on previous successes by pushing themselves into even riskier artistic dimensions. Listeners will find the jury picked quite an ambitious crop this year. This is exactly the kind of artistry that Polaris aims to support,” said Jordan.




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.

Jordan was also excited to reveal a new location and television 
partner for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize gala. The invite-only event 
is moving to The Concert Hall at the legendary Masonic Temple in 
 Toronto on September 21, 2009. In addition to the live 
broadcast on SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 86, the show will be 
webcast live on muchmusic.com and produced for broadcast by 
MuchMusic. Broadcast dates will be announced soon.

 “The Polaris Music Prize is a celebration of amazing Canadian music 
and that is exactly what MuchMusic has always been about,” said Brad 
Schwartz, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, The Much MTV Group, CTV Inc.. “We’re excited to bring this event to the famous Concert 
Hall that has hosted performances by the biggest names in music, past 
and present. The history of this iconic venue makes it 
the perfect location to honour these incredible musicians and their 
records.”

11 members of the jury will be specially selected to convene and determine the 2009 winner on location that night.

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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