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2020 Polaris Music Prize
The 2020 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on October 19, 2020. The longlist was announced on June 15, 2020, with the shortlist following on July 15, 2020 and the winner announced on October 19, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional winner's gala did not take place this year, and instead a special cinematic tribute to the shortlist was streamed online by CBC Music and CBC Gem, following which the winner was announced. The award was won by Backxwash for the album ''God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It''. The livestreamed presentation received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Production for Social Media at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards. Shortlist The shortlist was announced July 15, 2020 in a radio special on CBC Music hosted by Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe. Three of the shortlisted artists (Caribou, Kaytranada, and Lido Pimienta) have won a previous Polaris Music Prize, with two ( Jessie Reyez and U.S. Girls) h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backxwash
Ashanti Mutinta, known professionally as Backxwash, is a Zambian-Canadian rapper and producer based in Montreal, Quebec. She is most noted for her 2020 album ''God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'', which won the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. Biography Born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, Mutinta began rapping and producing music in FL Studio before moving to British Columbia, Canada at age 17 to attend university for computer science.Philippe Renaud"Backxwash, elle et son autre". ''Le Devoir'', May 30, 2020. After completing her degree she moved to Montreal, where she began performing at jam nights and released her debut extended play (EP) ''F.R.E.A.K.S.'' in 2018. She followed up later the same year with the EP ''Black Sailor Moon''. Around the same time, she came out as transgender. ''God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'', her second full-length album, was released in May 2020. Her musical style blends hip hop with Heavy metal music, heavy metal and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lido Pimienta
Lido Pimienta (born 1986) is a Colombian Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence after her 2016 album, ''La Papessa'', won the 2017 Polaris Music Prize.Lido Pimienta Wins 2017 Polaris Music Prize , ''Exclaim!'', September 18, 2017. Her music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, including traditional and musical styles such as |
Witch Prophet
Etmet Musa, also known by her alias Ayo Leilani and her stage name Witch Prophet, is an Ethiopian/Eritrean musician based in Toronto, Ontario. As Witch Prophet, she has released 3 albums: ''The Golden Octave'' (2018), ''DNA Activation'' (2020), and Gateway Experience (2023). She co-founded and is the co-director of 88 Days of Fortune, a collective based in Toronto since 2009 that rebranded as Heart Lake Records in 2018. She also is a member of Above Top Secret, an electro-hip hop group. Above Top Secret has released three studio albums since 2010. ''DNA Activation'' was shortlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. In 2021, she released a new song "Leilani", which appeared on the deluxe edition of ''DNA Activation.'' The deluxe edition was released July 23, 2021. Her third album as Witch Prophet, entitled ''Gateway Experience'', was released May 1st, 2023. The first single from the album, "Energy Vampire", was released on February 23, 2023 and featured DillanPonders. ''Gateway Exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Light (U
''Heavy Light'' is the fifth studio album by Portuguese musical project Norton. It was announced on 22 January 2020 and three singles were already released ahead of the album, "Changes", "Passengers" and "1997". It follows the 2014 album ''Norton'', and will be released on vinyl, CD, cassette and digitally. The album was due to be released on 27 March 2020, but on 17 March the band announced the album release date would be postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 'Heavy Light' was released on 3 July 2020, on vinyl, cd, cassette and digital Track listing See also * List of 2020 albums The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2020. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received sign ... References 2020 albums Norton (band) albums {{2020s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before Love Came To Kill Us
''Before Love Came to Kill Us'' is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez. It was released on March 27, 2020, by FMLY and Island Records. The record was prefaced with the singles "Figures", "Imported" with 6lack, and "Love in the Dark", and the promotional single "Ankles". A deluxe edition with three additional songs was made available digitally on April 9, 2020. A super deluxe edition of the album was released on September 25, 2020. Critical reception ''Before Love Came to Kill Us'' was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on nine reviews. For AllMusic, Andy Kellman wrote that "Although it's all over the place, ''Before Love Came to Kill Us'' radiates conviction from front to back, and is without doubt a true representation of its creator." ''Exclaim!'' Ryan B. Patrick affirms that the album "has been built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Colombia (album)
''Miss Colombia'' is the third studio album by ColombianCanadian musician Lido Pimienta. It was released on April 17, 2020, through Anti Records. The album features collaborations with Li Saumet, vocalist of Bomba Estereo, as well as Rafael Cassiani Cassiani and Sexteto Tabala. The album was nominated for several awards, such as the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album, the Polaris Music Prize and the Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year. Background The album title comes from the Miss Universe 2015 controversy, when the presenter of the show, Steve Harvey, mistakenly announced Ariadna Gutiérrez of Colombia as the new Miss Universe. Only after being crowned did Harvey return to the stage to apologize, stating that Gutiérrez was in fact the first runner-up, with Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines the actual winner. In ''Miss Colombia'', Pimienta reflects on differences between her home country of Colom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantayo (album)
''Pantayo'' is the debut album by Toronto-based kulintang quintet Pantayo, released on May 8, 2020, on Toronto label Telephone Explosion. It was produced by alaska B of Yamantaka // Sonic Titan. The album was one of ten nominated for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. Style ''Pantayo'' combines the kulintang music of the South Philippines with "western" genres such as synth-pop, hip-hop, R&B, trip hop, and punk. There is large diversity between the musical styles showcased on ''Pantayo''. "Heto Na" ( Tagalog for "here we go") was inspired by the Original Pilipino Music scene of the 1970s. "V V V (They Lie)" has a composition that the band compared to bubble tea. "Taranta" (whose name, according to Kat Estacio, “means to panic or to feel frantic, as a mindless response") features a rap-like vocal track, while "Bahala Na" ( Tagalog for "it's up to you") more relaxed, being compared to lovers rock. Critical reception ''Pantayo'' was ranked the 10th best album on Exclaim!'s 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantayo
Pantayo is a Canadian quintet consisting of queer members of the Filipino diaspora formed in 2012. They combines elements of kulintang with elements of electronic, synth-pop, punk, and R&B music. Their name is Tagalog for "for us". The band consists of vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist Eirene Cloma; vocalist and agung player Michelle Cruz; vocalist, gandingan player, and sarunay player Joanna Delos Reyes; vocalist, kulintang and dabakan player Kat Estacio; and vocalist, kulintang player, and sarunay player Katrina Estacio. They were named as one of NOW Magazine's Toronto Indie Musicians to Watch in 2018. History They formed in 2012 and collaborated with Yamantaka // Sonic Titan on the soundtrack to the 2016 video game ''Severed''. Their debut album, ''Pantayo'', was released in 2020 and was produced by Alaska B from Yamantaka // Sonic Titan. It was shortlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize The 2020 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nipiy
''nipiy'' is the debut album by Edmonton-based band nêhiyawak, released on October 24, 2019, on Arts & Crafts Productions. It was nominated for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the 2020 Juno Awards, and shortlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. Background and themes The album was produced by Colin Stewart, who also produced their 2018 EP s''tarlight''. It was recorded at Stewart's ''Hive Studios'', located on Vancouver Island. '' nipiy'' is a Cree word for water. Many tracks contain references to issues affecting Indigenous Canadians; the album was largely inspired by the Idle No More movement. The track ''disappear'' references the disappearance of Indigenous people in Canada and Honduras, and was inspired by a 2013 lecture by Bertha Oliva, while ''Perch'' was written about addiction. ''open window'' is about the Residential School System and the Sixties Scoop, and features Cree-language spoken-word poetry from band member Kris Harper's parents. The Cree language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nêhiyawak (band)
nêhiyawak are a Canadian First Nations indie rock group from Edmonton, Alberta. The band's name is derived from ''Nêhiyawak'', an endonym for the Cree people. The band's debut album ''nipiy'', released in 2019, was a Juno Award nominee for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020,Melody Lau"Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations" CBC Music, January 28, 2019. and was shortlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. The band consists of singer and guitarist Kris Harper, bassist Matthew Cardinal and drummer Marek Tyler, all members of the Cree nation.Mike Usinger"Following no one's rules, nêhiyawak proudly looks to both the past and the future with nipiy" ''The Georgia Straight'', December 4, 2019. Their style blends dream pop with shoegaze, sung in both English and Plains Cree. They originally convened to compose and perform the film score for ''ôtênaw'', a documentary film about Cree educator Dwayne Donald;Laura Stanley"nêhiyawak Tackle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubba (album)
''BUBBA'' (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by the Canadian electronic music producer Kaytranada, released by RCA Records on December 13, 2019. The album's release was preceded by the release of the single "10%" which featured singer Kali Uchis, which was released on December 9, 2019. In the lead-up to the album release, Igloofest, a winter music festival, announced Kaytranada as a surprise guest. Just after the album release, Kaytranada announced a one-day pop-up shop and DJ set in Montreal. It won a Grammy award for the Best Dance/Electronic Album category, while it's single "10%" featuring Kali Uchis won Best Dance Recording at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on March 14, 2021. At the Juno Awards of 2021, it won the award for Dance Recording of the Year. Recording In an interview with '' GQ'', Kaytranada said that recording ''Bubba'' was a very different process to his previous album. Previously, songs would be edited on his laptop and sent remotely to collabor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junia-T
Junia-T is the stage name of Jonathan Lindo, a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario.Del Cowie"Junia-T Almost Quit Music. Instead, He Dropped an Instant Canadian Classic". ''Complex'', February 3, 2020. He is most noted for his album ''Studio Monk'', which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. He was previously associated with the duo Smash Brovaz, who released the album ''Think It’s A Game?'' in 2012. Junia-T then released his solo debut ''Eye See You'' in 2014. Discouraged by the album's lack of success, he considered quitting the music business for a time, but found his creative perspective refreshed after joining Addy Papa's Riot Club sessions. He signed with Pirates Blend,Riley Wallace"Inside Junia-T's Soleil Sound Studio, Where He Works With Jessie Reyez, Slakah the Beatchild and on His New Album". ''Exclaim!'', September 3, 2019. ''Studio Monk'', his second album, was released on that label in January 2020.Riley Wallace"Junia-T: Studio Monk". ''Exclaim!'', Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |