The Atlantis Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length

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from

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, Canada, based only on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales or record label. The award, established in 2008 by St. John's-based

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'' The Scope'', includes a certificate prize of $1000. The award is modeled after the

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for all of Canada (which in turn is modeled after the

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in the United Kingdom).

Jury and selection process

No entry fee is required for submission, and all genres of music are included. A shortlist of 10 albums is compiled by more than 30 judges from the area, who each choose five albums, and a second panel of six judges selects the winner at the Atlantis Music Prize Gala.

Past winners and nominees

Atlantis Music Prize

Borealis Music Prize

References

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