Buck 65, Kathleen Edwards, New Pornographers among acts vying for Polaris Prize
TORONTO - A whopping 40 Canadian acts are in the running for the $20,000 Polaris Music Prize.
This is the first year the long list - selected by 185 members of the Polaris jury - has been made public.
The list was compiled based on an initial vote on albums released from June 1, 2007, to May 31, 2008.
Artists on the long list include Buck 65, Cadence Weapon, Born Ruffians, Kathleen Edwards, the New Pornographers, the Weakerthans and Wintersleep.
The short list will be revealed July 7.
"Our objective with the Polaris long list is to expose even more of the essential music that's being made across the country and hopefully increase anticipation for what is sure to be a thrilling 2008 short list," prize founder Steve Jordan said in a statement.
The focus of the annual prize, now in its third year, is on artistic merit, not record sales.
News from �The Canadian Press, 2008
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