2017 Polaris Music Prize

Canadian music award

Award

Date

September 18, 2017

Country

Canada

Winner

Lido Pimienta, La Papessa

Website

polarismusicprize.ca

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The 2017 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 18, 2017.^[1]

Shortlist

The ten-album shortlist was announced on July 13.^[2]

Lido Pimienta, La Papessa^[3]
A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation
BADBADNOTGOOD, IV
Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
Gord Downie, Secret Path
Feist, Pleasure
Lisa LeBlanc, Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?
Tanya Tagaq, Retribution
Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude
Weaves, Weaves

Longlist

The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 13.^[1]

A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation
Alaclair Ensemble, Les Frères Cueilleurs
Anciients, Voice of the Void
Arkells, Morning Report
Philippe B, La grande nuit vidéo
BADBADNOTGOOD, IV
Louise Burns, Young Mopes
Chocolat, Rencontrer Looloo
Clairmont the Second, Quest For Milk and Honey
Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
Antoine Corriveau, Cette chose qui cognait au creux de sa poitrine sans vouloir s'arrêter
Le Couleur, P.O.P.
Marie Davidson, Adieux au dancefloor
Mac DeMarco, This Old Dog
Gord Downie, Secret Path
Drake, More Life
Feist, Pleasure
Figure Walking, The Big Other
Fiver, Audible Songs from Rockwood
Geoffroy, Coastline
Hannah Georgas, For Evelyn
Japandroids, Near to the Wild Heart of Life
Carly Rae Jepsen, Emotion: Side B
B. A. Johnston, Gremlins III
Lisa LeBlanc, Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?
The New Pornographers, Whiteout Conditions
Klô Pelgag, L'Étoile thoracique
Peter Peter, Noir Éden
Lido Pimienta, La Papessa
Jessie Reyez, Kiddo
Daniel Romano, Modern Pressure
The Sadies, Northern Passages
John K. Samson, Winter Wheat
Tanya Tagaq, Retribution
The Tragically Hip, Man Machine Poem
TUNS, TUNS
Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude
Weaves, Weaves
The Weeknd, Starboy
Charlotte Day Wilson, CDW

Heritage Prize

Nominees for the Polaris Heritage Prize, a separate award to honour classic Canadian albums released before the creation of the Polaris Prize, were announced at the main Polaris gala, and the winners were announced on October 25.^[4]

1960–1975

Public: Gordon Lightfoot, Lightfoot!^[4]
Jury: The Band, The Band^[4]
The Band, Music from Big Pink
Beau Dommage, Beau Dommage
Robert Charlebois and Louise Forestier, Lindberg
Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark
Jackie Mittoo, Wishbone
The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train
Jackie Shane, Jackie Shane Live
Neil Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

1976–1985

Public: Harmonium, L'Heptade^[4]
Jury: Glenn Gould, Bach: The Goldberg Variations^[4]
Bruce Cockburn, Stealing Fire
D.O.A., Hardcore '81
Fifth Column, To Sir With Hate
Gowan, Strange Animal
Martha and the Muffins, This Is the Ice Age
Jackie Mittoo, Showcase Volume 3
Rough Trade, Avoid Freud
Leroy Sibbles, On Top

1986–1995

Public: The Tragically Hip, Fully Completely^[4]
Jury: Eric's Trip, Love Tara^[4]
Dream Warriors, And Now the Legacy Begins
k. d. lang, Ingénue
Daniel Lanois, Acadie
Maestro Fresh Wes, Symphony in Effect
Main Source, Breaking Atoms
Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill
John Oswald, Plunderphonics

1996–2005

Public: Feist, Let It Die^[4]
Jury: k-os, Joyful Rebellion^[4]
Bran Van 3000, Glee
Broken Social Scene, You Forgot It in People
Constantines, Shine a Light
The Dears, No Cities Left
Destroyer, Streethawk: A Seduction
Esthero, Breath from Another
The New Pornographers, Mass Romantic
The Weakerthans, Left and Leaving

References

^ ^a ^b "Gord Downie, Tragically Hip both make cut as Polaris Prize long list revealed". Toronto Star, June 13, 2017.
^ "Polaris Music Prize shortlist includes Leonard Cohen, Gord Downie". The Globe and Mail, July 13, 2017.
^ Lido Pimienta Wins 2017 Polaris Music Prize. Exclaim!, September 18, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Tragically Hip album makes Polaris Heritage Prize list". Toronto Star, October 25, 2017.