The SOCAN Polaris Track Prize has its inaugural quick listing.
The listing includes songs recorded by Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Saya Grey, Yves Jarvis, Mustafa and Ribbon Skirt. The winner will obtain $10,000 break up between the music’s Canadian performers and the music’s credited Canadian songwriter(s), courtesy of Canadian performing rights society SOCAN.
Right here is that this yr’s quick listing:
* Lou-Adriane Cassidy— “Dis-moi dis-moi dis-moi,” written by Lou-Adriane Cassidy and Alexandre Martel
* Saya Grey — “SHELL (OF A MAN),” written by Saya Grey and John Mavro
* Yves Jarvis — “Gold Filigree,” written by Yves Jarvis
* Mustafa — “Gaza is Calling,” written by Mustafa Ahmed, Emmanuel Hailemariam, Simon Hessman and Nicolas Jaar
* Ribbon Skirt — “Wrong Planet,” written by Tashiina Buswa and Billy Riley
These songs have been chosen from the beforehand introduced 20-song long list.
Of those 5 artists, solely Toronto artist/poet Mustafa has earlier expertise of a Polaris-related quick listing, by way of a 2021 nomination for the Polaris Music Prize for his debut launch, When Smoke Rises.
An attention-grabbing side of this quick listing is that every one 5 of the artists listed are additionally on the 10 album short list for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize. In consequence, they’ll all be performing on the Polaris Live performance & Award Ceremony, at Toronto’s Massey Corridor on Tuesday, September 16. Each Prizes shall be awarded at that occasion.
As with the Polaris Music Prize, the Track Prize is voted on by the members of the Polaris jury with out regard to musical style, label affiliation or industrial recognition.
The SOCAN Polaris Track Prize is the group’s first new award because the Slaight Household Polaris Heritage Prize was launched in 2015 to award albums from the pre-Polaris Prize period. The launch of the Track Prize is a part of an in depth initiative of programming modifications introduced for the group’s twentieth anniversary.
Tickets for the Polaris Live performance & Award Ceremony are on sale now by way of the Massey Hall website.
This text was initially printed by Billboard Canada.