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2022 Polaris Music Prize
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The 2022 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 19, 2022. The longlist was announced on June 14, with the shortlist following on July 14. 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 21.Calum Slingerland"SNFU, Four the Moment Receive 2022 Polaris Heritage Prize" ''Exclaim!'', October 21, 2022. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Polaris Music Prize 2022 in Canadian music 2022 music awards 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha (Charlotte Day Wilson Album)
''Alpha'' (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by Canadian singer/songwriter Charlotte Day Wilson, released on July 9, 2021, via her independent imprint Stone Woman Music. The album was preceded by three singles: "Take Care of You" featuring Los Angeles singer/producer Syd was released August 13, 2020 with the non-album b-side "Summertime", while follow-up singles "If I Could" and "Keep Moving" were released May 20 and June 11, 2021, respectively. Background After a decade in the music industry, ''Alpha'' is Wilson's first full-length album. The album is preceded by three EPs, the latter two which are commercially available. Like her previous work, all of her tracks are written, produced, and released by Wilson and employ collaborations with fellow Toronto-based artists. This included frequent collaborators BadBadNotGood and Daniel Caesar as well as Mustafa and singer Merna Bishouty. Release and reception Announced in May 2021, the album was released on July 9, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Doiron
Julie Doiron (born June 28, 1972) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of Acadian heritage. She has been the bass guitarist and co-vocalist for the Canadian indie rock band Eric's Trip since its formation in 1990. She has released ten solo albums, beginning with 1996's '' Broken Girl'', and is also the lead singer for the band Julie and the Wrong Guys. Career Doiron started playing guitar (later switching to bass) in Eric's Trip at the age of 18, having joined the band at the insistence of her then-boyfriend, Eric's Trip guitarist Rick White. Shortly before the band's break-up in 1996, she released a solo album under the name Broken Girl, which followed two previous 7-inch EPs ("Dog Love, Pt. 2" & "Nora") also released under that name. All of her subsequent material has been released under her own name. She started her own label, Sappy Records, to release several of her solo efforts. Although most of her solo material has been written and performed in English, she also released an alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiiild
Chiiild (pronounced "child") is a Canadian experimental soul artist, led by Yonatan "xSDTRK" Ayal signed to Avant Garden Records * and 4th & Broadway (Def Jam Recordings). The Montréal-based artist formed in 2017 and released their debut EP, ''Synthetic Soul'', in 2020. Musical style and influences With a creative process rooted in collaborative experimentation, Chiiild's work has been universally described as "genre-bending." Various styles the band has drawn from include soul, r&b, psychedelia, jazz, indie, and pop. The band have dubbed this wide-ranging textural sound as “synthetic soul”. The band has cited D'Angelo, Tame Impala, Pink Floyd, Marvin Gaye, The Notorious B.I.G., Brandy, Wu-Tang Clan, Fleetwood Mac and Moby as influences. Band members Current members * Yonatan Ayal – producer, lead vocals, bass guitar, sampler Supporting members * Pierre-Luc Rioux – guitar, producer * Lauren "LYON" Malyon – violin, keyboards, tambourine, backing vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanika Charles
Tanika Charles is a Canadian soul and rhythm and blues singer, who released her full-length debut album ''Soul Run'' in 2016. Formerly based in Edmonton, Alberta,"Heart and soul; Musician Tanika Charles gets personal". ''Ottawa Citizen'', May 12, 2016. Charles moved to Toronto, Ontario in the late 2000’s after an opportunity to sing backing vocals for Bedouin Soundclash was offered. Since then, Tanika has performed as a backing vocalist for Johnny Reid, Serena Ryder, Emmanuel Jal, and many others. Tanika performed as a solo artist under the stage name Ms. Chawlz, before releasing her debut EP ''What! What? What!?'' in 2010. She released "Soul Run", the title track from her full-length album, as a preview single in fall 2015,Tanika Charles Gears Up f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basia Bulat
Barbara Josephine Bulat (born April 13, 1984), known as Basia Bulat (), is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. She is known for performing with an autoharp. Early life and education Bulat grew up in Etobicoke, Ontario where her mother was a music teacher who taught piano and guitar. She is of Polish origin and a member of the Canadian Polonia. She has said the radio at home was permanently tuned to an oldies station. "I don't think I realised the radio had more than one station until I was 11 or 12," she says. She attended the University of Western Ontario in the city of London, Ontario where she received a degree in English; she also took some classes with Olenka Krakus of the band Olenka and the Autumn Lovers. Bulat began an MA in English at Western in 2006 but moved to Montreal to record "an audible memory" of her time there which resulted in her debut album. Although Bulat no longer lives in London, Ontario, she has recognized the importance of London in establishing her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubades
''Aubades'' is the third studio album from French-Canadian pianist and composer Jean-Michel Blais, released on February 4, 2022, via Arts & Crafts. It received extensive coverage from national Canadian media, and a positive critical reception. Exclaim! wrote, "On the new album from the esteemed post-classical pianist, Blais is in perpetual bloom, moved by life's beauty and nature's song." The album was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize, and won the Félix Award for Instrumental Album of the Year at the 44th Félix Awards The 43rd Félix Awards were held on November 6, 2022 to honour achievements in Quebec music. The gala was hosted by Louis-José Houde, and televised by Ici Radio-Canada Télé. The advance ceremony announcing the winners in categories not se ....Louis-Philippe Labrèche"Les résultats du Premier Gala de l’ADISQ 2022" ''Le Canal Auditif'', November 2, 2022. Track listing Notes *All track titles are stylized in all lowercase. Charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Michel Blais
Jean-Michel Blais (born 1984) is a composer and pianist from Quebec, Canada. His music is influenced by a range of composers and pianists such as Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Maurice Ravel, classical minimalists (Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Erik Satie), and modern composers such as Chilly Gonzales and Yann Tiersen. English pop singer Ellie Goulding has cited Blais as an inspiration for her fourth album. His debut studio album ''Il'' was released in April 2016 on Arts & Crafts, garnering critical acclaim, including making ''Time'' magazine's top ten albums of the year list. In 2017, he collaborated with Grammy-nominated English-Canadian electronic artist CFCF on the EP '' Cascades.'' His sophomore album, '' Dans ma main'', was released on 11 May 2018, also on Arts & Crafts, and on 30 November 2018 Jean-Michel released ''Eviction Sessions''. Early life Jean-Michel Blais grew up in the rural town of Nicolet, Quebec. As a young boy, his parents influenced his love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BADBADNOTGOOD
BadBadNotGood (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian instrumental band and production team from Toronto, Canada. The group was founded in 2010 by bassist Chester Hansen, keyboardist Matthew Tavares, and drummer Alexander Sowinski. In 2016, they were joined by frequent collaborator Leland Whitty. Among other projects, the group has released five solo studio albums, with the latest, '' Talk Memory'', released in October 2021. They have had critical and crossover success, finding audiences in the hip hop, jazz, and alternative music communities. The group combines jazz musicianship with a hip hop production perspective and are well known for their collaborations with artists like Tyler, The Creator, Daniel Caesar, Mick Jenkins, Kendrick Lamar, and Ghostface Killah. For their songwriting and production work, they have been nominated for four Grammy Awards, winning two. History 2010–12: Beginnings and mixtapes Matthew Tavares, Alexander Sowinski, and Chester Hansen met in 2010 throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Lie Here Buried With My Rings And My Dresses
''I Lie Here Buried with My Rings and My Dresses'' (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by Zambian-Canadian rapper and producer Backxwash. The album was self released on June 20, 2021, through Ugly Hag Records. The album features guest appearances with artists such as Ada Rook, Censored Dialogue, Sad13 and features extra production from NOWHERE2RUN, Will Owen Bennett, and clipping. The first single of the album, titled "I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses", was released on May 6, 2021. Critical reception The album has received generally positive reviews from music critics. Aly Laube of ''Exclaim!'' wrote that describes the album as a "rebellion against the established social and stylistic norms" while giving the album a 9/10. Writing for ''Beats Per Minute'''s "Hip Hop 2021: Halftime," John Amen wrote, "Backxwash is a talented rapper and gifted lyricist; her work, however, is ultimately textural and instinctively driven, dark ambience that transcends conven ... [...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] |
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