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).
See the full list of nominees below: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson - Theory of IceCadence Weapon - Parallel WorldDijahSB - Head Above The WatersDominique Fils-Aimé - Three Little WordsMustafa - When Smoke RisesThe OBGMs - The EndsKlô Pelgag - Notre-Dame-des-Sept-DouleursTOBi - Elements Vol.
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