The Polaris Music Prize has announced its shortlist for Canadian Album of the Year which was whittled down from a much larger Longlist. Here are the 10 nominees:
- Backxwash – God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It
- Caribou – Suddenly
- Jessie Reyez – BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US
- Junia-T – Studio Monk
- Kaytranada – Bubba
- Lido Pimienta – Miss Colombia
- nêhiyawak – nipiy
- Pantayo – Pantayo
- U.S. Girls – Heavy Light
- Witch Prophet – DNA Activation