Originally broadcast live from the Carlu in Toronto, ON, this is the Polaris Music Prize gala and its pre-show. The gala was hosted by the homie Jay Baruchel, and behind the scenes Cult MTL EIC Lorraine Carpenter was on this year’s grand jury.
See performances by six of the nominated artists, and the awarding of the BEST CANADIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR!
These were the nominated albums, released between June 2013 and June 2014:
Arcade Fire, Reflektor
Basia Bulat, Tall Tall Shadow
Drake, Nothing Was the Same
Jessy Lanza, Pull My Hair Back
Mac DeMarco, Salad Days
Owen Pallett, In Conflict
Shad, Flying Colours
Tanya Tagaq, Animism
Timber Timbre, Hot Dreams
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Uzu