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2021 Polaris Music Prize ...
The 2021 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 27, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the award was presented in a livestreamed virtual event hosted by Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe of CBC Music. The longlist was announced on June 16, 2021, with the shortlist following on July 15, 2021. Shortlist Longlist Polaris Heritage Prize Nominees for the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize, an award to honour classic Canadian albums released before the creation of the Polaris Prize, were announced after the main Polaris Prize ceremony. The winners were announced on October 26. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Polaris Music Prize 2021 in Canadian music 2021 music awards 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadence Weapon
Roland "Rollie" Pemberton, better known by his stage name Cadence Weapon, is a Canadian-American rapper based in Toronto, Ontario. Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Pemberton released his first album, ''Breaking Kayfabe'', in 2005 with positive reviews. He subsequently signed with the American record label ANTI-, releasing the albums ''Afterparty Babies'' in 2008 and ''Hope in Dirt City'' in 2012. In 2009, Cadence Weapon was named Edmonton's Poet Laureate. His first book ''Magnetic Days'' was published by Metatron in 2014. Cadence Weapon released a self-titled album in 2018. His fifth studio album, '' Parallel World'', was released on April 30, 2021, and won the 2021 Polaris Music Prize on September 27, 2021."Cadence Weapon wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs (album)
''Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Klô Pelgag, released on June 26, 2020. The album received critical acclaim upon its release. Release ''Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs'' was initially set for release on April 17, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the release of the album was later pushed back to June 26, as announced via Pelgag's official website on April 10. Singles Prior to the official launch of the album, four singles were put out. "Rémora" serves as the lead single, which was released on February 6, 2020. She wrote the song after reading '' One Hundred Years of Solitude'' by Gabriel García Márquez, in which he mentioned the remora, a kind of fish that lives on other bigger fishes, using the disk on its head to attach to them. Pelgag explained: "The song "Rémora" is about dependency to a toxic, bloodsucking relationship, to which you hang on even though it drags you down to the bottom of yourself. Eventua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clairmont The Second
Clairmont II Humphrey, known professionally as Clairmont The Second, is a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario."Teenage rapper Clairmont the Second wants fans his own age" '''', July 27, 2016. His 2017 album ''Lil Mont from the Ave'' received a nomination for Rap Recording of the Year at the |
CFCF (musician)
CFCF is the stage name of Canadian electronic musician/vocalist Michael Silver. Based in Montreal, Silver took the name CFCF from the call sign of the city's CFCF-TV. Silver has released five albums and several EPs. In 2015 he released two albums within two weeks: ''Radiance and Submission'' on July 31, and ''The Colours of Life'' on August 14. His most recent release is ''memoryland'' (2021). Background Originally from Montreal, Silver became interested in electronic music at an early age. Self-taught, he cites Peter Gabriel, DJ Shadow, the Yellow Magic Orchestra and Talk Talk as important influences. His first 7" single "You Hear Colours" / "Invitation to Love" was released on March 8, 2009, on the Acéphale label. The title of his first EP ''Panesian Nights'' was chosen in reference to the developer of Japanese erotic video games. In addition to his own recordings, Silver has also remixed songs for other artists, including Holy Ghost!, Crystal Castles, Sally Shapiro, The Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix (Charlotte Cardin Album)
''Phoenix'' is the debut album by Canadian pop singer Charlotte Cardin, released on April 23, 2021, through Cult Nation.Heather Taylor-Singh"Charlotte Cardin Breaks Free from Her Past on 'Phoenix'" ''Exclaim!'', April 19, 2021. Background and release According to Cardin, the album's creation was marked by a significant shift from her usual songwriting process.Nick Krewen"Charlotte Cardin on the creative process behind her first full album 'Phoenix'" ''Toronto Star'', July 15, 2021. While she had generally written the songs on her prior EPs '' Big Boy'' and ''Main Girl'' on her own, when she began writing for ''Phoenix'' she felt limited by writers' block and a lack of certainty about what she wanted to say or how she wanted the album to sound, and began cowriting with Cult Nation head Jason Brando. The album had actually been completed and planned for release in 2020, but was delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, on the grounds that "nobody really had the headsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Cardin
Charlotte Cardin (born November 9, 1994) is a Canadian pop, electro and jazz singer and songwriter from Montreal, Quebec."La passion de Charlotte Cardin" '''', July 16, 2016. Cardin began her career as a model at the age of 15, where she appeared in numerous advertising campaigns such as ''Barilà''. Career A Top 4 finalist in the first season of the singing comp ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brave
Big or BIG may refer to: * Big, of great size or degree Film and television * ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks * ''Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show * ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show presented by Richard Hammond * ''Big'' (TV series), a 2012 South Korean TV series * ''Banana Island Ghost'', a 2017 fantasy action comedy film Music * '' Big: the musical'', a 1996 musical based on the film * Big Records, a record label * ''Big'' (album), a 2007 album by Macy Gray * "Big" (Dead Letter Circus song) * "Big" (Sneaky Sound System song) * "Big" (Rita Ora and Imanbek song) * "Big", a 1990 song by New Fast Automatic Daffodils * "Big", a 2021 song by Jade Eagleson from ''Honkytonk Revival'' *The Notorious B.I.G., an American rapper Places * Allen Army Airfield (IATA code), Alaska, US * BIG, a VOR navigational beacon at London Biggin Hill Airport * Big River (other), various rivers (and other things) * Big Island (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings
''The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian psychedelic rock band the Besnard Lakes. It was released on January 29, 2021, on Flemish Eye Records in Canada, FatCat Records in the United States, and Full Time Hobby Records in the rest of the world. Writing and composition The music featured on this album was originally written ten years prior as a single track film score. It was the band's first ever double album. Critical reception The album was met with favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the release a 7.3/10 based on a critical consensus of 10 reviews. Track listing Personnel Taken from official website * Olga Goreas – writer, producer, composer * Philip Gosse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Besnard Lakes
The Besnard Lakes ( ) are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Formed in 2003 by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, the band also includes Kevin Laing (drums), Richard White (guitar), Sheenah Ko (keyboards) and Robbie MacArthur (guitar). Two of the band's six albums have been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize. History Early career (2003–2013) The band are currently a six-piece centered around the atmospheric songs of Lasek and Goreas, whose expansive sound draws from numerous aspects of rock 'n' roll history. The band's name comes from Besnard Lake in North-Central Saskatchewan. The band's second album, ''The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse'' was recorded at singer Lasek's own Breakglass Studios, with members of Stars, The Dears and Godspeed You! Black Emperor/ Silver Mt. Zion making guest appearances. It was nominated for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize. Many songs on ''The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse'' are prefaced by record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernice (band)
Bernice is a Canadian indie pop band from Toronto, Ontario, fronted by singer and songwriter Robin Dann. They have twice been longlisted nominees for the Polaris Music Prize, receiving nods at the 2018 Polaris Music Prize for ''Puff LP: In the air without a shape''"2018 Polaris Music Prize: Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar, Gord Downie make this year's long list" , June 14, 2018. and at the 2021 Polaris Music Prize for ''Eau de Bonjourno''. In addition to Dann, the band's other core members ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Bergmann
Arthur Frank Bergmann (born February 8, 1953 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who was one of the key figures in Canadian punk rock in the late 1970s.Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, '' Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''. ECW Press. . Bergmann was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2021. Punk bands Bergmann began his musical career with an Abbotsford band called the Mount Lehman Grease Band. After Mount Lehman folded, he founded his own band, called the Notorious Smorg Brothers, which he stocked with a myriad of different support artists. Bergmann was later the lead singer and songwriter for Vancouver punk stalwarts Young Canadians (formerly The K-Tels). Although the Young Canadians only recorded two independent EPs and a single before breaking up, their song "Hawaii" (co-written with Ross Carpenter) is one of the classic Canadian punk anthems. Although long out of print, the EPs, along with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoon (band)
Zoon is a Canadian shoegaze band from Hamilton, Ontario, whose core member is Anishinaabe musician Daniel Monkman."Zoon puts the 'Vibrant Colours' in a new style of music called moccasin gaze" , September 30, 2020. They are most noted for their 2020 album ''Bleached Wavves'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the . Originally from [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |