The long list for this year's Polaris Music Prizehas been announced. The Canadian music prize, handed to the artist deemed to have made the best album of the year, will be announced later this year and carries a cash prize of $50,000.
A panel of 205 judges considered a total of 221 albums, which has been whittled down to a preliminary 40. Among that longlist are the latest albums by Canadian artists Alvvays, Feist, Andy Shauf, Daniel Caesar, U.S.
Girls, Isabella Lovestory, Jessie Reyez, and JayWood. See the full list of nominees below. Read Next: New Music Friday: Stream projects from Feist, Angel Olsen, and more The Polaris Prize judging panel is made up of writers, programmers, and broadcasters.
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