2019 Polaris Music Prize

The 2019 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 16, 2019.[1] Haviah Mighty won the $50,000 dollar prize for her debut album 13th Floor, becoming the first Black woman and first hip hop artist to win the prize.[2]

Gala

The 2019 Polaris Music Prize Gala was hosted at The Carlu and had performances from nine of the ten shortlisted artists, with the exception of Jessie Reyez, who did not perform due to injury.[2] The winner was announced by the previous year's winner, Jeremy Dutcher.[2]

Performances
Artist(s) Song(s)[3]
PUP "Kids"

"Free At Last"

"Full Blown Meltdown"

Marie Davidson "Work It"
Shad "The Fool Pt. 1"

"Magic" featuring Lido Pimienta

Elisapie "Darkness Bring the Light"

"Amaq"

Haviah Mighty Medley of songs from 13th Floor
Les Louanges "La nuit est une panthère"

"Tercel"

Dominique Fils-Aimé "Gun Burial"

"Free Dom"

Fet.Nat "Trust Cops (medley)"
Snotty Nose Rez Kids "Wa'wais (medley)"

Shortlist

The shortlist was announced on July 16 with an afternoon special hosted by Raina Douris on the CBC Music radio network, which revealed one album per half hour and featured musical selections from and discussion with music critics about each album.[4]

Longlist

The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 20.[1]

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 November 4.[6] Unlike in prior years, when four shortlists were released for each of four distinct historical eras in Canadian music, in 2019 only a single shortlist, comprising 12 albums from across the entire history of Canadian music, was named; those 12 albums were submitted to a public vote, while the jury was able to select an album from outside the public shortlist.[7]

References
  1. "Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 20, 2019.
  2. Silva, Michelle da (2019-09-17). "Polaris Music Prize 2019: Haviah Mighty makes history". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. "Watch All the Performances from the 2019 Polaris Music Prize Gala". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  4. "Here's how to tune in to the 2019 Polaris shortlist reveal". CBC Music, July 11, 2019.
  5. David Friend, "NewsAlert: Haviah Mighty wins Polaris prize for '13th Floor'". Victoria Times-Colonist, September 16, 2019.
  6. Nick Krewen, "Toronto Rapper Haviah Mighty's '13th Floor' Wins Polaris Music Prize". FYI Music News, September 17, 2019.
  7. Karen Bliss, "D.O.A. and Oscar Peterson Win Polaris Heritage Prize for Classic Albums". Billboard, November 5, 2019.
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