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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 1d

The Besnard Lakes (2x Short List, 2x Long List) have released 'The Besnard Lakes Are Ghost Nation' via @fulltimehobby.bsky.social.

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 1d

Ribbon Skirt (1x Short List, 1x Song nom) have released 'Pensacola' via @mintrecords.bsky.social.

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 1d

@greatlakeswimmers.bsky.social (1x Short List, 1x Long List) have released 'Caught Light' via @pheromonerecs.bsky.social.

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 1d

Vivek Shraya (2018 Long List) has released 'New Models' via Twin Fang.

Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 1d

The champ Yves Jarvis has a new song "Man In His Pomp."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfCj...

Yves Jarvis - Man In His Pomp (Official Visualizer)

YouTube video by Yves Jarvis

www.youtube.com

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 1d

PinkPantheress - "Girl Like Me + Kaytranada"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQmB...

PinkPantheress - Girl Like Me + Kaytranada (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Pinkpantheress

www.youtube.com

Reposted by Polaris Music Prize

THE LINE of BEST FIT @thelineofbestfit.com · 4d

Beverly Glenn-Copeland has announced his forthcoming album Laughter In Summer – alongside the release of lead double single “Children’s Anthem” / “Let Us Dance (Movement One)” – ahead of his final tour.

Beverly Glenn-Copeland reveals new album ahead of final tour

Singer, composer, and transgender activist Beverly Glenn-Copeland will release Laughter In Summer via Transgressive ahead of his last ever tour.

buff.ly

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 1d

Mas Aya x Lido Pimienta "Reinita Canadiense."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZyV...

Reinita Canadiense

YouTube video by Mas Aya - Topic

www.youtube.com

Reposted by Polaris Music Prize

Under the Radar Magazine @undertheradar.bsky.social · 2d

Montréal’s The Dears (@thedears.bsky.social) are releasing a new album, "Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful!," on Next Door. Now they have shared its latest single, “Tomorrow and Tomorrow,” via a music video co-directed by Kevin Drew.

www.undertheradarmag.com/news/the_dea...

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 1d

The Weeknd's new video "Big Sleep," directed by Gaspar Noé.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wTr...

The Weeknd - Big Sleep (Directed by Gaspar Noé)

YouTube video by TheWeekndVEVO

www.youtube.com

Reposted by Polaris Music Prize

Allie X @alliex.music-social.com · 2d

New YouTube video from Allie X:

✨ Allie X - Reunite (Official Visualizer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAK0INKSR8w

#music #alliex #youtube #musicsocial

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 1d

New @richaucoin.bsky.social song "Pentaphonic."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsx9...

Pentaphonic

YouTube video by Rich Aucoin - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Reposted by Polaris Music Prize

Post Punk Podcast @postpunkmusic.com · 2d

Calgary Post-Punk Outfit Preoccupations Release “MUR/PONR”

Preoccupations - MUR (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Born Losers Records

youtu.be

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 1d

Loud avec @arianemoffatt.bsky.social - "Par hasard" (Clip officiel)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar-T...

Loud avec Ariane Moffatt - Par hasard (Clip officiel)

YouTube video by Loud Officiel

www.youtube.com

Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 1d

Pierre Lapointe's new song "Fallait pas nous inviter."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBpZ...

Fallait pas nous inviter

YouTube video by Pierre Lapointe - Topic

www.youtube.com

Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 3d

@tanikacharles.bsky.social closed out Polaris Festival with soul, sunlight & pure heart.

Singing under the willow tree, she made 1,000 strangers feel like friends.

Jokes mid-verse. Baby waves. A lineup of hugs after.

Big thanks to HarbourfrontTO and WaterfrontBIA for the love.

Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 3d

We just saw a news post that said Ireland was expanding and making permanent its universal basic income program for artists. Here's a related outcome report released last month:
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Basic Income for the Arts pilot produced over €100 million in Social and Economic Benefits

The findings of this external report from Alma Economics show that the real net fiscal cost of the BIA pilot over the period 2021–2025 was just under €72 million

www.gov.ie

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 5d

The Polaris Music Festival is officially over.

But not before one final act of worship for the Afterparty.

TEKE::TEKE and Phillippe turned the Church into something wild and cinematic—equal parts sacred and unhinged. Lights, limbs, and psych-rock frenzy filled the pews.

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 7d

@hellobegonia.bsky.social under the glowing pergola. CN Tower twinkling. Strangers quietly crying.

It felt like a secret. It was free.

Charlotte Cornfield plays the same stage Sat at 7:30pm. Tanika Charles closes it out Sun at 1pm under the willow tree.

polarismusicprize.ca/blog/polaris...

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 11d

FREE concert: Polaris alum Tanika Charles (@tanikacharles)
Toronto Music Garden, Music Pavilion
Sun Oct 5, 2025 | 1–2 PM
↑ polarismusicprize.ca/blog/polaris...

#PolarisMusicPrize #Polaris2025 #PolarisFestival #TanikaCharles #TorontoEvents #CanadianMusic

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 12d

FREE concert: Polaris alumni Charlotte Cornfield
Toronto Music Garden, Music Pavilion
Sat Oct 4, 2025 | 7:30–8:30 PM
↑ polarismusicprize.ca/polaris-fest...

#PolarisMusicPrize #Polaris2025 #PolarisFestival #TorontoMusic

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 13d

Polaris partner CLMA is helping live music go low-impact with Sustainable Live — tools and resources for greener gigs.

↑ More info: canadianlivemusic.ca/sustainable-...

#SustainableLive #CLMA #LiveMusicCanada #GreenerGigs

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 14d

We want to hear from you.

Fill out our survey before Mon Sept 29 and help shape the future of Polaris → tinyurl.com/3btwm48k

Throwback: 2025 Concert & Award Ceremony host @haviahmighty’s 2019 Polaris Gala performance — the year she won the Album Prize for 13th Floor.

#PolarisMusicPrize

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 14d

The celebration didn’t stop at Massey Hall.

The Polaris Festival official after party transformed the Church of the Holy Trinity with a performance by TEKE::TEKE and a DJ set by Phillippe — closing out 20 years of Polaris with community and sound.

Photographs by Wade Muir

#PolarisMusicPrize

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Polaris Music Prize @polarismusicprize.bsky.social · 15d

Patrick Watson (1x Polaris Album win, 1x Short List, 2x Long List) has released 'Uh Oh' via @secretcityrecords.bsky.social.

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