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Thursday, February 8, 2024

2024 Juno Nominations Including Many Local Artists


As always, there are quite a number of local acts nominated for a Juno this year. We're keeping our fingers crossed for them. The main ceremony will be televised on March 24, 2024.

Below is a video of the official announcement.



Links: Juno AwardsMore Juno Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR

  • Kit King (Illustrator), Vanessa Heins (Photographer/Photographe) for THE LOVE STILL HELD ME NEAR – City and Colour (St. Catharines)
  • Carolyne De Bellefeuille (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Jessica Ledoux (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Mali Savaria-Ille (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Veronique Lafortune (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Leeor Wild (Photographer/Photographe) for INUKTITUT – Elisapie 
  • Heather Goodchild (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Colby Richardson (Designer/Concepteur), Colin Fletcher (Illustrator /Illustrateur), Sara Melvin (Photographer/Photographe) for MULTITUDES – Feist 
  • Nicolas Lemieux (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Mykaël Nelson (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Albert Zablit (Photographer/Photographe) for RIOPELLE SYMPHONIQUE – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 
  • Quinton Nyce (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Brodie Metcalfe (Designer/Concepteur), Davis Graham (Illustrator /Illustrateur), Kaylee Smoke (Photographer/Photographe) for I’M GOOD, HBU? – Snotty Nose Rez Kids 

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN | GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • Bekka Ma’iingan by Zoon (Hamilton)
  • Here and Now by Aysanabee 
  • Scream, Holler & Howl by Blue Moon Marquee
  • Inuktitut by Elisapie 
  • Revolution by Shawnee Kish

CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • A Light in the Attic by Logan Staats (Brantford)
  • The Returner by Allison Russell 
  • We Will Never Be The Same by Good Lovelies
  • Beyond The Reservoir by Julian Taylor 
  • Stand in the Joy by William Prince 

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

FAN CHOICE 

  • Walk off the Earth (Burlington)
  • Josh Ross (Waterdown)
  • Charlotte Cardin
  • Daniel Caesar
  • DVBBS
  • Karan Aujla 
  • Shubh 
  • Tate McRae 
  • The Weeknd
  • ThxSoMch 

GROUP OF THE YEAR 

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

  • Reverie by The Red River Ramblers (Halton Hills)
  • Sing. Pray. Love. by Joel Wood
  • LFS5 by Nimkii & the Niniis 
  • Mitòòdebi (For My Relatives) by The Bearhead Sisters 
  • Drum Nation by Young Scouts 

TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Powder Blue by Begonia 
  • Multitudes by Feist 
  • Are We Good by Hayden 
  • Motewolonuwok by Jeremy Dutcher 
  • Revolution by Shawnee Kish 

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Heavy Lifting by Amanda Marshall 
  • I Wish I Was Flawless, I’m Not by BANNERS 
  • To Be Loved, Vol. 1 by Josh Sahunta 
  • Run Where the Light Calls by Luca Fogale 
  • Wildflower by Steph La Rochelle 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Néo-Romance by Alexandra Stréliski 
  • 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin 
  • NEVER ENOUGH by Daniel Caesar 
  • Mirror by Lauren Spencer Smith
  • Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees by TALK

ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

  • Charlotte Cardin
  • Daniel Caesar
  • Lauren Spencer Smith
  • Shania Twain 
  • Tate McRae

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

  • Connor Price 
  • Karan Aujla
  • LU KALA 
  • Shubh
  • TALK 

BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • Busty and the Bass 
  • Crash Adams
  • Good Kid 
  • Men I Trust
  • New West 
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
  • Big Words by ABC Singsong 
  • Going Back: Remembered and Remixed Family Folk Songs, Vol. 1 
  • Love-a-By by Splash’N Boots 
  • Welcome to the Flea Circus by The Swinging Belles Independent
  • Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro Stick To Your Vision For Young Athletes

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE)

  • Bekah Simms: Bestiaries Cryptid Ensemble conducted byby Brian Current 
  • Maxime Goulet: Symphonie de la tempête de verglas Orchestre classique de Montréal, conducted by Jacques Lacombe 
  • Sibelius 3 & 4 Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted byYannick Nézet-Séguin 
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, conducted by Rafael Payare
  • Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE)

  • Mythes by Andrew Armstrong & James Ehnes
  • Portrait: Alex Baranowski by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà 
  • Portrait by Cheng² Duo 
  • Il Ponte di Leonardo byConstantinople 
  • Basta parlare! by Les Barocudas 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST)

  • Infinite Voyage by Barbara Hannigan 
  • Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 4 by James Ehnes
  • Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles by Marc-André Hamelin
  • De Hartmann: Cello Concerto by Matt Haimovitz
  • mouvance by Suzie LeBlanc 

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

  • Simulacra by Amy Brandon
  • Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling by Dinuk Wijeratne
  • …and the Higher Leaves of the Trees Seemed to Shimmer in the Last of the Sunlight’s Lingering Touch of Them… by Emilie Cecilia LeBel
  • Shāhīn-nāmeh, for Voice and Orchestra by Iman Habibi 
  • Don’t Throw Your Head in Your Hands by Nicole Lizée

COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Life of Leisure by Derek Seguin 
  • Never Was by Graham Clark 
  • A Lylebility by Kyle Brownrigg 
  • Sexiest Fish in the Lake by Laurie Elliott
  • SAP by Mae Martin

CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR

  • For the Better by Aqyila
  • Never Enough by Daniel Caesar 
  • Heartbreak Hill by Jon Vinyl 
  • When It Blooms by Nonso Amadi
  • FACETS by Shay Lia

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • The Compass Project – South Album by Brett Kissel 
  • Right Round Here by Dean Brody
  • Do It Anyway by Jade Eagleson 
  • Ahead Of Our Time by James Barker Band 
  • Spillin’ My Truth by Tyler Joe Miller 

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • INFINITY CLUB by Bambii 
  • Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees by Harrison 
  • Creatures of the Late Afternoon by Kid Koala 
  • Synthetic Season 2 by Rich Aucoin 
  • No Highs by Tim Hecker 

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Zayon by FouKi 
  • Dans la seconde by Karkwa 
  • En concert avec l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (sous la direction du chef Simon Leclerc) by Les Cowboys Fringants & l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
  • À boire deboutte by Salebarbes 
  • Non conventionnel by Souldia 

GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Donte sann yo by Bel and Quinn 
  • Kizavibe by Kizaba 
  • SMS for Location Vol. 5 by Moonshine 
  • Okantomi by OKAN 
  • Soap Box by Waahli

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Néo-Romance by Alexandra Stréliski 
  • When we were that what wept for the sea by Colin Stetson
  • Calibrating Friction by Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis 
  • Fourth Album by Markus Floats 
  • Tesseract by Meredith Bates 

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Gettin’ Old by Luke Combs 
  • HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro 
  • One Thing At A Time by Morgan Wallen 
  • SOS by SZA 
  • 1989 (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift 

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)

  • Migrations by Allison Au with the Migrations Ensemble 
  • Septology-The Black Forest Session by Canadian Jazz Collective
  • Cry Me A River by Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band 
  • Recent History by Mike Murley & Mark Eisenman Quartet 
  • Convergence Nick Maclean Quartet feat. Brownman Ali Browntasauras/Independent

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)

  • Day Moon by Christine Jensen 
  • Walls Made of Glass Gentiane MG TPR*Propagande/A-Train
  • Sonic Bouquet by Jocelyn Gould 
  • Twelve by Noam Lemish 
  • The South Detroit Connection by Russ Macklem 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

  • Of Woods and Seas by Alaskan Tapes (Andrew De Zen - Director)
  • Demons by  Allison Russell (Ethan Tobman - Director)
  • onetwostep (feat. juicelover) by des hume (Jordan Clarke - Director)
  • DAMN RIGHT by Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Sterling Larose - Director)
  • feral canadian scaredy cat by young friend (Sterling Larose & Zachary Vague  - Directors)

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin 
  • Mirror by Lauren Spencer Smith 
  • Saturn Return by Rêve 
  • Queen Of Me by Shania Twain 
  • Lost In Translation by Valley

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 

  • Hill Kourkoutis
  • Jason Brando, Lubalin, Mathieu Sénéchal & Sam Avant
  • Joel Stouffer
  • Shawn Everett
  • Wondagur

RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR

  • bag or die by bbno$ 
  • Spin the Globe by Connor Price 
  • Crying Crystals by Haviah Mighty 
  • KAYTRAMINÉ by KAYTRAMINÉ 
  • PANIC by TOBi 

RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR

  • American Nightmare by Belly 
  • Spinnin (feat. Bens) by Connor 
  • Honey Bun by Haviah Mighty 
  • Minimum Wage by Pressa 
  • Someone I Knew  by TOBi 

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 

  • Denis Tougas
  • George Seara
  • Matty Green
  • Serban Ghenea
  • Shawn Everett

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

  • Stir This Thing by Ammoye 
  • Feel Like Home by Exco Levi 
  • Roots Girl by Jah’Mila
  • Dread by Kirk Diamond & Finn
  • Rush Dem (feat. 4Korners, Haviah Mighty) by Omega Mighty 

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Fearless by Crown Lands 
  • Formentera II by Metric
  • Blame My Ex by The Beaches 
  • Pretty Monster by The Blue Stones 
  • Glory by The Glorious Sons

SINGLE OF THE YEAR 

  • Confetti by Charlotte Cardin
  • Always by Daniel Caesar Republic*Universal
  • Pretty Girl Era by LU KALA 
  • A Little Bit Happy by TALK
  • greedy by Tate McRae 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

  • Allison Russell
  • Aysanabee
  • Charlotte Cardin, Jason Brando & Lubalin
  • Nicholas Durocher & Connor Riddell
  • William Prince

TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

  • Hello by Aqyila
  • Unbreakable by Jhyve
  • Where To Find Me by Katie Tupper
  • 9 to 5 by Luna Elle
  • Real World by RealestK

UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR

  • Call My Name by BLOND:ISH Warner
  • Mad Mess by DJ Karaba
  • Could Be Wrong by LOSTBOYJAY
  • Eclipse by Peach 
  • Concorde Groove by Smalltown DJs 

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Songwriter by Alex Bird & Ewen Farncombe
  • You’re Alike, You Two by Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher 
  • Little Bit a’ Love by Denielle Bassels 
  • Our Roots Run Deep by Dominique Fils-Aimé 
  • Your Requests by Laila Biali 

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Saturday, June 17, 2023

Hamilton's Zoon on 2023 Polaris Long List

On June 13, 2023, the latest Polaris Music Prize Long List was unveiled. This prestigious competition celebrates musical creativity and diversity in the Canadian music scene. The short list will be announced on July 13.

You can view the announcement below.

Links: Polaris Music PrizeMore Polaris Stories, Video above courtesy of polarismusicprize

Here's the complete Long List 

Click here for the winner & Short List


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Friday, June 18, 2021

GOOD LUCK! 2021 Polaris Music Prize Long List (incl local artists)


From the Polaris Music Prize website:

In total, 204 albums were considered for the Long List by the 199 member jury.

This year’s Long List was unveiled in a video broadcast via the Polaris Facebook page and YouTube channels

The 10 album Short List will be unveiled live on July 15 as part of a two-hour special during Drive on CBC Music. An encore broadcast of the special will be available on CBC Music, Sunday, July 18 at 10 p.m. The 2021 Polaris Music Prize-winning album will be revealed in the fall via CBC Music. More details on this will be announced in the coming weeks. Leading up to the reveal of the Short List, CBC Music will have a retrospective special on Sunday, July 11 at 10 p.m.

The Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 to the artist who creates the Canadian Album of the Year, judged solely on artistic merit, without consideration for genre or record sales. Additionally, the nine other nominated acts whose albums make the 2021 Short List will receive $3,000 each courtesy of Slaight Music.

Below is the Long List Reveal video

Links: Polaris Music PrizeMore Polaris Stories, Video above courtesy of polarismusicprize

Complete list (local artists are bolded)



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