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after the longlist was shared last month.The Weather Station, Mustafa, Cadence Weapon and more are up for the gong, which is awarded annually for the best Canadian album of the year.This year the ceremony will not have an in-person gala due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The winner will be revealed on September 27.See the full shortlist below:Leanne Betasamosake Simpson – ‘Theory Of Ice’Cadence Weapon – ‘Parallel World’DijahSB – ‘Head Above The Waters’Dominique Fils-Aimé – ‘Three Little Words’Mustafa – ‘When Smoke Rises’The OBGMs – ‘The Ends’Klô Pelgag – ‘Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs’TOBi – ‘Elements Vol. 1’The Weather Station – ‘Ignorance’Zoon – ‘Bleached Wavves’The winner of last year’s Polaris Prize was Montreal-based experimental

The Polaris Music Prize, an annual event celebrating the best Canadian music of the year, has revealed the short list selections for its $50,000 top prize. Mustafa made the list with In Smoke Rises (its single "Stay Alive" was one of our 100 favorite songs of 2020) The Weather Station's Ignorance, and Zoon's Bleached Waves (read a short interview with the shoegaze musician here).