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Monday, July 8, 2024

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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Saturday, June 22, 2024

2024 Polaris Prize Long List Including Local Artists

From the Polaris Prize website:

The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has revealed its 40 album Long List.
The Long List is where Polaris reveals the 40 nominated albums that will be considered for a given year’s Prize. This year’s Long List is presented by Canada Council for the Arts.
The Polaris Music Prize Short List revealing the 10 finalist albums being considered for this year’s Prize will be unveiled on July 11. More details on this will be announced in the coming weeks.
The winning album will be revealed during the Polaris Gala, taking place Tuesday, September 17 at Massey Hall in Toronto. This will be the second year the Polaris Gala will be taking place at the iconic 130-year-old Massey Hall, Canada’s marquee live venue. Tickets to the Polaris Gala are on sale now via the Massey Hall website.
The Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 courtesy of Slaight Family Foundation, going to the artist who creates the Canadian Album of the Year, judged solely on artistic merit, without consideration for genre or record sales.

You can view the Long List announcement below

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

Here is the complete Long List:

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Saturday, March 23, 2024

2024 Opening Night Juno Winners

A number of Junos were handed out at a streamed gala on March 23, 2024. Unfortunately, no local artists won but there were lots of talented winners. The televised gala on Sunday, March 24, 2024 (on CBC at 8pm) will feature more incredible artists receiving Junos.

Local musicians Georgie Fab of the Rockets, Greg "Fritz" Heinz of Helix & Robbie Robertson of the Band were honoured at the "In Memoriam" section while Begonia sang Butterfly. Click their names at the beginning of this paragraph to go directly to their section.

Below is a video of the amazing event.

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