WATCH: The all-star Polaris Music Prize long list reveal

The annual Polaris Music Prize is getting underway today with the announcement of the long list — the 40 Canadian albums in contention for the $50K prize, as selected by a panel of Canadian music-critics. Check out the list of presenters who’ll be making the long list announcement:

Check out some of the past nominees who'll be presenting the #Polaris2020 #LongList:@CanadaCouncil@le_couleur@lisaleblancyo@milknbone@partner_band@puptheband@laradioradio@safianolin@shadkmusic@TheRezKids@heytimbaker@whitelungband@wintersleep@YTSTLabs@zakiibrahim pic.twitter.com/uOIMtblXvo

— Polaris Music Prize (@PolarisPrize) June 15, 2020

The short list of 10 albums will be announced in July, with the gala to follow in September. Watch the Polaris Music Prize long list reveal (at noon ET) here:

Polaris Music Prize website.

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