2025 Polaris Long List Including Local Artists

On June 10, the Polaris Prize Long List was unveiled, including a few local artists. The Short List will be revealed on July 10. The Grand Prize winner (who gets $30,000) will be awarded on September 16 at a wonderful gala at Massey Hall in Toronto.

Below is a video of the Long List announcement.

Links: Polaris Music Prize, More Polaris Stories, Video above courtesy of Polaris Music Prize

Below is the Long List. Local artists are bolded.

• Caribou (Dundas) - Honey
  
  
  
  Links: Caribou, More Caribou Stories, Video above courtesy of Caribou
  
  
• Nemahsis (Milton) - Verbathim
  
  
  
  Links: Nemahsis, More Nemahsis Stories, Video above courtesy of Nemahsis
  
  
• Richard Laviolette (Guelph) - All Wild Things Are Shy
  
  
  
  Links: Rich Laviolette, Video above courtesy of  Richard Laviolette and the Oil Spills - Topic
  
  
• Art d'Ecco-  Serene Demon
• Backxwash - Only Dust Remains
• Quinton Barnes - CODE NOIR
• Bibi Club - Feu de garde
• Basia Bulat - Basia's Palace
• Lou-Adriane Cassidy - Journal d'un Loup Garou
• Choses Sauvages - Choses Sauvages III
• Cold Specks - Light For The Midnight
• Antoine Corriveau - Oiseau de Nuit
• Marie Davidson - City Of Clowns
• Destroyer - Dan's Boogie
• Myriam Gendron - Mayday
• Gloin - All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry)
• Saya Gray - SAYA Hildegard - Jour 1596
• Yves Jarvis - All Cylinders
• Kaia Kater - Strange Medicine
• Bells Larsen - Blurring Time
• Wyatt C. Louis - Chandler
• Kelly McMichael - After The Sting Of It
• Men I Trust - Equus Asinus
• Mustafa - Dunya
• N NAO - Nouveau langage
• Eliza Niemi - Progress Bakery
• The OBGMs - SORRY, IT'S OVER
• Dorothea Paas - Think Of Mist
• Klô Pelgag - Abracadabra
• Population II - Maintenant Jamais
• Ribbon Skirt - Bite Down
• Ariane Roy - Dogue
• Mike Shabb - Sewaside III
• Sister Ray - Believer
• Snotty Nose Rez Kids - RED FUTURE
• The Weather Station - Humanhood
• Rick White and The Sadies - Rick White and The Sadies
• Donovan Woods - Things Were Never Good If They're Not Good Now
• Yoo Doo Right - From the Heights of Our Pastureland

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2025 Juno Winners, Including Local Artists

The 2025 Juno Awards were handed out on March 29 & 30 in Vancouver.

Here's a video of the televised ceremony.

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music

Below is the Gala from Saturday

Video above courtesy of CBC Music

Below is the complete list of winners. Local artists are bolded.

• ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Verbathim - Nemahsis (Milton)
  Click here for the acceptance speech
  
  
  
  Links: Nemahsis, More Nemahsis Stories, Video above courtesy of nemahsis
  
  
• BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR: This Old Life - Big Dave McLean (ft Jesse O'Brien on keys)
  
  
  
  Links: Big Dave McLean, More Big Dave McLean Stories, Jesse O'Brien, More Jesse O'Brien Stories, Video above courtesy of Big Dave McLean - Topic
  
  
• BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: Nemahsis (Milton)
  Click here for acceptance speech
  
  
• HUMANITARIAN AWARD: Sarah Harmer (Burlington)
  
  
  
  Links: Sarah Harmer, More Sarah Harmer Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music
  
  
• COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Complicated - Josh Ross (Waterdown/Burlington)
  Click here for acceptance speech
  
  
  
  Links: Josh Ross, More Josh Ross Stories, Video above courtesy of JOSS ROSS
  
  
• ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Inuktitut - Elisapie  
• ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR : Lovers’ Gothic - Maïa Davies 
• ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR: Keenan Gregory (Art Director): Altruistic – Royal Tusk 
• ALBUM OF THE YEAR: THINK LATER - Tate McRae 
• ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Tate McRae
• CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME: Sum 41
• CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Penny Penguin - Raffi & Good Lovelies 
• CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST): Freezing - Emily D’Angelo
• CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE) : Rituæls - collectif9 
• CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE): Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Gimeno featuring Marc-André Hamelin and Nathalie Forget 
• CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR: Angmalukisaa - Deantha Edmunds 
• COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Honourable Intentions - Debra DiGiovanni 
• CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Restore - Ryan Ofei 
• CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: Brown Man - Sebastian Gaskin 
• CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Bloom - Aqyila 
• CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Strange Medicine - Kaia Kater 
• DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR: No Time - Interplanetary Criminal & SadBoi 
• ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR: This But More - Priori 
• FAN'S CHOICE: bbno$ 
• FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Abracadabra - Klô Pelgag 
• GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR : Dankoroba - Djely Tapa 
• GROUP OF THE YEAR: The Beaches
• INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Memory Palace - Intervals 
• INTERNATIOANL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Boi1da
• JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO): Montreal Jazz Series 1 (Échanges Synaptiques) - André Leroux  
• JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP): Gravity - Jeremy Ledbetter Trio 
• LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Anne Murray
• METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Beyond the Reach of the Sun - Anciients 
• MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Name of God - Mustafa 
• POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Think Later - Tate McRae 
• PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Jack Rochon
• RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR/ALBUM: Red Future - Snotty Nose Rez Kids 
• RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Shut Up - Jessie Reyez 
• RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR: Serban Ghenea
• REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Born to Be Free - Exco Levi 
• ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Set Your Pussy Free - NOBRO 
• SINGLE OF THE YEAR: exes - Tate McRae 
• SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR: Mustafa
• SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (Non-Performer): Lowell
• SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR: The Brownprint - AP Dhillon 
• TEACHER OF THE YEAR: Jeannie Hunter
• TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: New Comings - Black Bear Singers 
• TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Retro Man … More and More (Expanded Edition) - Jake Vaadeland 
• TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Velvet Soul- THEHONESTGUY 
• UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Bamboo - Ciel 
• VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR : Hello! How Are You? - Caity Gyorgy 

Local Artist Performances at Ceremonies

• Nemahsis: Stick of Gum
• Josh Ross: Leave Me Too

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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Winners of the 2024 Prism Prize Awards, Including Milton's Nemahsis

Highlights From the Prism Prize Announcement

Toronto, June 25, 2024 - The Prism Prize, an annual awards event that recognizes outstanding artistry in music video production, is pleased to announce the winners of the Grand Prize and fan-voted Audience Award. Name of God by artist and director Mustafa is awarded the Grand Prize for Canadian music video of the year, along with a $20,000 prize. The $2,500 Audience Award goes to artist Nemahsis and directors Norman Wong and Amy Gardner for their music video i wanna be your right handi wanna be your right hand. 

The Prism Prize is also excited to announce the 2024 Special Award recipients. These Special Awards are presented to a diverse collection of powerhouse artists and creatives who are behind some of the most innovative and exciting music visuals of the moment. Each recipient will receive a $2,500 honorarium.  

The Prism Prize Class of 2024 will be celebrated at an event in Toronto at the Paradise Theatre on July 16. The event will feature a screening of all music videos featured in the Prism Prize Top 10 shortlist, as well as videos from the Special Award recipients.  

The 2024 Prism Prize Winners:

• Grand Prize: Name of God by Mustafa (Artist & Director)
  
  
  
  Links: Mustafa, Video above courtesy of Mustafa
  
  
• Audience Award: I Wanna Be Your Right Hand by Nemahsis (Milton) | Directors: Norman Wong & Amy Gardner
  
  
  
  Links: Nemahsis, More Nemahsis Stories, Video above courtesy of Nemahsis
  
  
• Special Achievement Award: Ethan Tobman (director)
• Lipsett Award: Jessamine Yú Fok (director)
• Hi-Fidelity Award: Shy Kids (production company)
• Willie Dunn Award: TOBi

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