The 2016 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 19, 2016 at The Carlu event theatre in Toronto, Ontario."Polaris Music Prize unveils long list of albums in Whitehorse". Edmonton Journal, June 15, 2016. The hosts of the gala were broadcasters Tom Power and Amanda Parris.
Shortlist
The ten-album shortlist was announced on July 14.
Longlist
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 15 at the Yukon Transportation Museum in Whitehorse, Yukon. It includes the 10 shortlisted albums above, as well as the following 30.
In August 2016, for the first time in the history of the awards the Polaris committee released the full list of all 232 albums that had received at least one vote in the preliminary balloting."Polaris Music Prize reveals the 200-plus albums on this year’s 'longer list'". CBC Music, August 29, 2016.
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."Canada's Classics-Honoring Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize is Doubling Its Nominations". Billboard, May 12, 2016. The shortlists for the Heritage Prize were increased to ten nominees, from five in 2015, and two winners were named: one selected by the jurors and one selected by an audience vote. The winners were announced on October 24.
1960–1975 Public: Neil Young, After the Gold Rush Jury: Leonard Cohen, Songs of Leonard Cohen The Band, Music from Big Pink The Band, The Band Robert Charlebois and Louise Forestier, Lindberg Gordon Lightfoot, Lightfoot! Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train Jackie Shane, Jackie Shane Live Neil Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
1976–1985 Public: Rush, Moving Pictures Jury: Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Kate & Anna McGarrigle Bruce Cockburn, Stealing Fire D.O.A., Hardcore '81 Fifth Column, To Sir With Hate Glenn Gould, Bach: The Goldberg Variations 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: Blue Rodeo, Five Days in July Jury: Mary Margaret O'Hara, Miss America Dream Warriors, And Now the Legacy Begins Maestro Fresh Wes, Symphony in Effect Daniel Lanois, Acadie Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Main Source, Breaking Atoms Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill John Oswald, Plunderphonics The Tragically Hip, Fully Completely
1996–2005 Public: Arcade Fire, Funeral Jury: Lhasa de Sela, La Llorona 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 Feist, Let It Die k-os, Joyful Rebellion
References
External links Polaris Music Prize