The 2015 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2015 at The Carlu event theatre in Toronto, Ontario."Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List". Exclaim!, June 16, 2015. The event was hosted by children's entertainer Fred Penner.
In May 2015, Slaight Communications announced an additional contribution to the Polaris fund which saw the prize for the winning album increased to $50,000,"Polaris Music Prize grows to $50,000". Toronto Star, May 11, 2015. as well as $3,000 to each of the non-winning nominees.
Shortlist
The ten-album shortlist was announced on July 16."Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2015 Short List". Exclaim!, July 16, 2015.
In March 2025, after the controversy around Sainte-Marie's long-claimed indigenous Canadian heritage, the Polaris committee revoked her award.Kevin Maimann, "Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of Juno, Polaris music awards". CBC News, March 7, 2025.
Longlist
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 16 at the Carleton Music Bar and Grill in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Heritage Prize In 2015, the Polaris committee also launched the Heritage Prize, an awards program to honour classic Canadian albums released before the creation of the Polaris Prize."Polaris Music Prize Announces Heritage Prize Nominees". Exclaim!, September 18, 2015. Each year four shortlists of albums from four historical periods in Canadian music will be released, following which a public online vote will choose which album to honour. These will be announced separately from the main Polaris Prize.
The winners for 2015 were announced on October 9."Joni Mitchell, Cowboy Junkies, Sloan and Peaches Take Home Polaris Heritage Prizes". Exclaim!, October 9, 2015. The four winning albums will be honoured with a tribute concert in Toronto in early 2016, a trophy and the sale of a limited edition commemorative print.
1960s-1970s Joni Mitchell, Blue The Band, Music from Big Pink Robert Charlebois and Louise Forestier, Lindberg Leonard Cohen, Songs of Leonard Cohen Jackie Shane, Jackie Shane Live
1980s Cowboy Junkies, The Trinity Session Glenn Gould, Bach: The Goldberg Variations Daniel Lanois, Acadie Maestro Fresh Wes, Symphony in Effect Mary Margaret O'Hara, Miss America Rush, Moving Pictures
1990s Sloan, Twice Removed Blue Rodeo, Five Days in July Bran Van 3000, Glee Dream Warriors, And Now the Legacy Begins Lhasa de Sela, La llorona
2000-2005 Peaches, The Teaches of Peaches Arcade Fire, Funeral Broken Social Scene, You Forgot It in People Constantines, Shine a Light Feist, Let It Die
References
External links Polaris Music Prize