2017 Polaris Music Prize
The 2017 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 18, 2017.[1]
Shortlist
    
The ten-album shortlist was announced on July 13.[2]
 Lido Pimienta, La Papessa[3]- A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation
 - BADBADNOTGOOD, IV
 - Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
 - Gord Downie, Secret Path
 - Feist, Pleasure
 - Lisa LeBlanc, Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?
 - Tanya Tagaq, Retribution
 - Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude
 - Weaves, Weaves
 
Longlist
    
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 13.[1]
- A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation
 - Alaclair Ensemble, Les Frères Cueilleurs
 - Anciients, Voice of the Void
 - Arkells, Morning Report
 - Philippe B, La grande nuit vidéo
 - BADBADNOTGOOD, IV
 - Louise Burns, Young Mopes
 - Chocolat, Rencontrer Looloo
 - Clairmont the Second, Quest For Milk and Honey
 - Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
 - Antoine Corriveau, Cette chose qui cognait au creux de sa poitrine sans vouloir s'arrêter
 - Le Couleur, P.O.P.
 - Marie Davidson, Adieux au dancefloor
 - Mac DeMarco, This Old Dog
 - Gord Downie, Secret Path
 - Drake, More Life
 - Feist, Pleasure
 - Figure Walking, The Big Other
 - Fiver, Audible Songs from Rockwood
 - Geoffroy, Coastline
 - Hannah Georgas, For Evelyn
 - Japandroids, Near to the Wild Heart of Life
 - Carly Rae Jepsen, Emotion: Side B
 - B. A. Johnston, Gremlins III
 - Lisa LeBlanc, Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?
 - The New Pornographers, Whiteout Conditions
 - Klô Pelgag, L'Étoile thoracique
 - Peter Peter, Noir Éden
 - Lido Pimienta, La Papessa
 - Jessie Reyez, Kiddo
 - Daniel Romano, Modern Pressure
 - The Sadies, Northern Passages
 - John K. Samson, Winter Wheat
 - Tanya Tagaq, Retribution
 - The Tragically Hip, Man Machine Poem
 - TUNS, TUNS
 - Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude
 - Weaves, Weaves
 - The Weeknd, Starboy
 - Charlotte Day Wilson, CDW
 
Heritage Prize
    
Nominees for the Polaris Heritage Prize, a separate award to honour classic Canadian albums released before the creation of the Polaris Prize, were announced at the main Polaris gala, and the winners were announced on October 25.[4]
1960–1975
    
 Public: Gordon Lightfoot, Lightfoot![4]
 Jury: The Band, The Band[4]- The Band, Music from Big Pink
 - Beau Dommage, Beau Dommage
 - Robert Charlebois and Louise Forestier, Lindberg
 - Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark
 - Jackie Mittoo, Wishbone
 - The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train
 - Jackie Shane, Jackie Shane Live
 - Neil Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
 
1976–1985
    
 Public: Harmonium, L'Heptade[4]
 Jury: Glenn Gould, Bach: The Goldberg Variations[4]- Bruce Cockburn, Stealing Fire
 - D.O.A., Hardcore '81
 - Fifth Column, To Sir With Hate
 - Gowan, Strange Animal
 - Martha and the Muffins, This Is the Ice Age
 - Jackie Mittoo, Showcase Volume 3
 - Rough Trade, Avoid Freud
 - Leroy Sibbles, On Top
 
1986–1995
    
 Public: The Tragically Hip, Fully Completely[4]
 Jury: Eric's Trip, Love Tara[4]- Dream Warriors, And Now the Legacy Begins
 - k. d. lang, Ingénue
 - Daniel Lanois, Acadie
 - Maestro Fresh Wes, Symphony in Effect
 - Main Source, Breaking Atoms
 - Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
 - Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill
 - John Oswald, Plunderphonics
 
1996–2005
    
 Public: Feist, Let It Die[4]
 Jury: k-os, Joyful Rebellion[4]- Bran Van 3000, Glee
 - Broken Social Scene, You Forgot It in People
 - Constantines, Shine a Light
 - The Dears, No Cities Left
 - Destroyer, Streethawk: A Seduction
 - Esthero, Breath from Another
 - The New Pornographers, Mass Romantic
 - The Weakerthans, Left and Leaving
 
References
    
- "Gord Downie, Tragically Hip both make cut as Polaris Prize long list revealed". Toronto Star, June 13, 2017.
 - "Polaris Music Prize shortlist includes Leonard Cohen, Gord Downie". The Globe and Mail, July 13, 2017.
 - Lido Pimienta Wins 2017 Polaris Music Prize. Exclaim!, September 18, 2017.
 - "Tragically Hip album makes Polaris Heritage Prize list". Toronto Star, October 25, 2017.
 
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