Caribou at the polaris music prize gala 2008 by dustin rabin

Kathleen edwards at the polaris music prize gala 2008 by dustin rabin

The 2008 edition of the

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Polaris Music Prize The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label. The award was established in 2006 with a $20,000 cash prize; the prize was incr ...

was presented on September 30, 2008, at the

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in Toronto. The prize was won by Caribou for his album ''

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''. Unlike in prior years, the Polaris Prize committee did not release a compilation album of songs from the nominated albums. Instead, customers who purchased one of the nominated albums in a record store were given a free card entitling them to download one free song from each album at iTunes.

Jury

The 2008 grand jury consisted of Mike Bell (''

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''), Denise Benson ('' Eye Weekly''), Evelyn Cote ('' Ici''), Lana Gay (

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), Kevin Kelly (''

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''), Joshua Ostroff ( AOL Canada), James Stewart Reaney (''

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''), Li Robbins (

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/'' The Globe and Mail''),

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), Darryl Sterdan (''

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'') and Frank Yang (''Chromewaves'').

Shortlist

The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 7. * Caribou, ''

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) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2002 debut album, '' Asking for Flowers ''Asking for Flowers'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards. The album was released March 4, 2008, and was well received by critics, similarly to her first two albums released under Zoë Records, ''Failer'' an ...

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'' * Two Hours Traffic, ''

Little Jabs ''Little Jabs'' is the second full-length studio album by Canadian indie rock band Two Hours Traffic, released on Bumstead Records on July 24, 2007. The album was produced by Joel Plaskett, and recorded in Halifax and Toronto. Guitarist Alec O ...

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Longlist

On June 12, for the first time in the three-year history of the award, the preliminary 40-album longlist was published.

References

External links

Polaris Music Prize
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