Albums by The Weeknd and Jessie Reyez are among 40 chosen for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize Long List.
The Weeknd’s After Hours and Reyez’s BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US made the cut along with releases from Caribou, Daniel Caesar, William Prince, Sarah Harmer and Owen Pallett.
The Polaris Music Prize honours the best Canadian album released in the year that ended May 31, 2020. A jury of 201 considered 223 eligible albums.
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The Long List will be whittled down to a Short List of 10 that will be announced on July 15. The winning artist, to be announced later this year, receives $50,000 and each of the nine finalists gets $3,000.
The 2020 Polaris Music Prize Long List:
Allie X – Cape GodAnachnid – DreamweaverAquakultre – LegacyMarie-Pierre Arthur – Des feux pour voirBackxwash – God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of ItBadge Époque Ensemble – Badge Époque EnsembleBegonia – FearP’tit Belliveau – Greatest Hits Vol. 1Caribou – SuddenlyDaniel Caesar – CASE STUDY 01Chocolat – Jazz engagéLouis-Jean Cormier – Quand la nuit tombeCorridor – Juniordvsn – A Muse In Her FeelingsJacques Greene – Dawn ChorusSarah Harmer – Are You GoneIce Cream – FED UPJunia-T – Studio MonkKaytranada – BubbaFlore Laurentienne – Volume 1Cindy Lee – What’s Tonight To Eternity?Men I Trust – Oncle Jazznêhiyawak – nipiyOBUXUM – Re-BirthOwen Pallett – IslandPantayo – PantayoLido Pimienta – Miss ColombiaJoel Plaskett – 44William Prince – RelieverJessie Reyez – BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL USAndy Shauf – The Neon SkylineRiit – ataatagaSuper Duty Tough Work – Studies in GreyU.S. Girls – Heavy LightLeif Vollebekk – New WaysWares – SurvivalThe Weeknd – After HoursWHOOP-Szo – Warrior DownWitch Prophet – DNA ActivationZen Bamboo – GLU