In Canada: Angine de Poitrine, Peaches & More Make the Polaris Music Prize 2026 Short List
Categoria: Musica
Also up north this week: Nominations open for Billboard Canada Women in Music, and Rogers takes ownership of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.
Por Billboard | 10/07/2026
The Polaris Music Prize has unveiled its 10-nominee album short list for 2026. After announcing the 40-album long list at this year’s NXNE, the short list was voted on by a 205-person voting pool of music critics, journalists, academics, broadcasters and curators. The albums are based solely on artistic merit, without consideration for genre or record sales. Related Publishing Briefs: Angine de Poitrine Ink Deal With Third Side Music, Riley Green at WCM DJ Quik Says His Son 'Made a Mistake' Following Murder Conviction, Pleads With Fans to Stop Asking About It Naoshi Fujikura of Universal Music Japan on Japan's Unique Superfan Culture & Global Ambitions: Billboard Global Power Players Interview Powered by FACTOR, the winner of the Polaris Music Prize will receive $30,000, revealed at the concert and award ceremony at Massey Hall on Sept. 22 — the fourth year that Polaris has taken over the iconic Toronto venue. Here is this year’s short list: Angine de Poitrine, Vol. II Aquakultre, 1783 Begonia, Fantasy Life Bibi Club, Amaro Charlotte Cornfield, Hurts Like Hell Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Laughter In Summer Rochelle Jordan, Through The Wall Les Louanges, Alouette! Peaches, No Lube So Rude Tanya Tagaq, Saputjiji For the first time, this year’s winning album will be selected by the full jury voting pool, following a series of presentations and debate sessions. It’s a major change from the 11-person grand jury that had previously decided each winner. This year’s short list marks first-time nominations for Angine de Poitrine, Aquakultre, Charlotte Cornfield and Rochelle Jordan. Notably, Angine de Poitrine is on a hot streak, following their viral KEXP performance in February. Since then, the buzzy Quebec math rock duo has drawn massive festival crowds , hit the charts in multiple countries and amassed blockbuster CD and vinyl releases for their two recent albums, including Vol. II . It’s not a far stretch to consider them the frontrunner, but the Polaris Prize is always unpredictable. Meanwhile, Peaches and Beverly Glenn-Copeland, both artists with a long legacy and influence in Canadian music, are first-time nominees for the album prize, but it’s not the first time the organization has acknowledged them. Peaches’ The Teaches of Peaches (2000) and Glenn-Copeland’s Keyboard Fantasies (1986) have received the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize , designed for albums released before the organization was introduced in 2006. Read more here . — Heather Taylor-Singh Nominations Open for Billboard Canada Women in Music 2026 One of Canada’s biggest celebrations is music is back for a third year — and bigger than ever. Billboard Canada Women in Music is a star-studded celebration of the powerful women of the music industry, shining a light on trailblazing musicians and executives and their stories. Related Women in Music 2026 L