Canadian pride on display at 2025 Junos
Crooner Michael Bublé hosted the 2025 Juno Awards from Vancouver, adding an extra dose of Canadian pride because of ongoing tensions with the U.S. The show awarded some of the homegrown Canadian artists and paid tribute to Anne Murray and Sum 41.
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The Province
8 hours ago
- The Province
Three B.C. bands make the 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list
Juno-winners Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Art d'Ecco and Destroyer will proceed to next vote Snotty Nose Rez Kids perform during the Juno Awards, in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, March 30, 2025. Photo by ETHAN CAIRNS THE CANADIAN PRES / THE CANADIAN PRESS Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Three B.C. bands have been named to the 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. 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Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Juno-winning Haisla rappers Snotty Nose Rez Kids' Red Future, Victoria's dapper Art d'Ecco's Serene Demon, indie rock fixture Destroyer's Dan's Boogie are all albums nominated on the list. A total of 189 albums were considered for the Long List this year. Artists include 16 first-time nominees, two past winners in Backxwash and Caribou, and one past recipient of the Polaris Heritage Prize in Rich White, a member of Eric's Trip. Established in 2006, the Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 to the winner, with runners-up each receiving $3,000. Art d'Ecco is a Vancouver Island-based rock artist whose latest album Serene Demon is a long list nominee. The assemblage of 40 Canadian artists will be narrowed down by the 205-member Polaris Prize jury to 10 finalists on July 10, when the Polaris Prize short list is set to be revealed. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Along with the long list, the new SOCAN Polaris Song Prize category was announced. The first expansion to the prize since the hall of fame Heritage Prize was launched in 2015, the song prize will be adjudicated by the members of the Polaris jury to determine the Canadian song of the year. Criteria considered is similar to the main award, based only on artistic merit, without any regard given to genre or commercial success. The Song Prize will feature a 20-nominee Long List to be revealed on July 29. Winners of the inaugural SOCAN Polaris Song Prize will receive $10,000 split between the song's Canadian performers and credited Canadian songwriter or songwriters. The prize money is courtesy of SOCAN. The Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize will reveal its 12 nominated heritage recordings in July. The winners of that award are to be announced in October. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. An 11-member grand jury selected from the greater juror pool will make the final vote for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize winner to be announced on Sept. 16 at Toronto's Massey Hall. Tickets to the Polaris concert and awards ceremony are on sale at A 15 per cent Long List discount is available using the code POLARIS15. Destroyer is the working name of Vancouver musician Dan Bejar, whose new album Dan's Boogie is on the long list. Photo by Nicholas Bragg / PNG Check out the full 2025 Polaris Music Prize Long List Here is the complete list of 40 Canadian artists selected by the 205 member jury: This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. • Art d'Ecco — Serene Demon • Backxwash — Only Dust Remains • Quinton Barnes — CODE NOIR • Bibi Club — Feu de garde • Basia Bulat — Basia's Palace • Caribou — Honey • Lou-Adriane Cassidy — Journal d'un Loup-Garou • Choses Sauvages — Choses Sauvages III • Cold Specks — Light For The Midnight • Antoine Corriveau — Oiseau de Nuit • Marie Davidson — City of Clowns • Destroyer — Dan's Boogie • Myriam Gendron — Mayday • Gloin — All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry) • Saya Gray — SAYA • Hildegard — Jour 1596 • Yves Jarvis — All Cylinders • Kaia Kater — Strange Medicine • Bells Larsen — Blurring Time • Richard Laviolette — All Wild Things Are Shy • Wyatt C. Louis — Chandler • Kelly McMichael — After The Sting Of It Men I Trust – Equus Asinus • Mustafa — Dunya • N NAO — Nouveau language • Nemahsis — Verbathim • Eliza Niemi — Progress Bakery • The OBGMs — SORRY, IT'S OVER • Dorothea Paas — Think Of Mist • Klô Pelgag — Abracadabra • Population II — Maintenant Jamais • Ribbon Skirt — Bite Down • Ariane Roy — Dogue • Mike Shabb — Sewaside III • Sister Ray — Believer This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. • Snotty Nose Rez Kids — RED FUTURE • The Weather Station — Humanhood • Rick White and The Sadies — Rick White and The Sadies • Donovan Woods — Things Were Never Good If They're Not Good Now • Yoo Doo Right — From the Heights of Our Pastureland sderdeyn@ Local News News News Vancouver Canucks News
Vancouver Sun
9 hours ago
- Vancouver Sun
Three B.C. bands make the 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list
Three B.C. bands have been named to the 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list. Juno-winning Haisla rappers Snotty Nose Rez Kids' Red Future, Victoria's dapper Art d'Ecco's Serene Demon, indie rock fixture Destroyer's Dan's Boogie are all albums nominated on the list. A total of 189 albums were considered for the Long List this year. Artists include 16 first-time nominees, two past winners in Backxwash and Caribou, and one past recipient of the Polaris Heritage Prize in Rich White, a member of Eric's Trip. Established in 2006, the Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 to the winner, with runners-up each receiving $3,000. Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The assemblage of 40 Canadian artists will be narrowed down by the 205-member Polaris Prize jury to 10 finalists on July 10, when the Polaris Prize short list is set to be revealed. Along with the long list, the new SOCAN Polaris Song Prize category was announced. The first expansion to the prize since the hall of fame Heritage Prize was launched in 2015, the song prize will be adjudicated by the members of the Polaris jury to determine the Canadian song of the year. Criteria considered is similar to the main award, based only on artistic merit, without any regard given to genre or commercial success. The Song Prize will feature a 20-nominee Long List to be revealed on July 29. Winners of the inaugural SOCAN Polaris Song Prize will receive $10,000 split between the song's Canadian performers and credited Canadian songwriter or songwriters. The prize money is courtesy of SOCAN. The Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize will reveal its 12 nominated heritage recordings in July. The winners of that award are to be announced in October. An 11-member grand jury selected from the greater juror pool will make the final vote for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize winner to be announced on Sept. 16 at Toronto's Massey Hall. Tickets to the Polaris concert and awards ceremony are on sale at . A 15 per cent Long List discount is available using the code POLARIS15. Here is the complete list of 40 Canadian artists selected by the 205 member jury: • Art d'Ecco — Serene Demon • Backxwash — Only Dust Remains • Quinton Barnes — CODE NOIR • Bibi Club — Feu de garde • Basia Bulat — Basia's Palace • Caribou — Honey • Lou-Adriane Cassidy — Journal d'un Loup-Garou • Choses Sauvages — Choses Sauvages III • Cold Specks — Light For The Midnight • Antoine Corriveau — Oiseau de Nuit • Marie Davidson — City of Clowns • Destroyer — Dan's Boogie • Myriam Gendron — Mayday • Gloin — All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry) • Saya Gray — SAYA • Hildegard — Jour 1596 • Yves Jarvis — All Cylinders • Kaia Kater — Strange Medicine • Bells Larsen — Blurring Time • Richard Laviolette — All Wild Things Are Shy • Wyatt C. Louis — Chandler • Kelly McMichael — After The Sting Of It Men I Trust – Equus Asinus • Mustafa — Dunya • N NAO — Nouveau language • Nemahsis — Verbathim • Eliza Niemi — Progress Bakery • The OBGMs — SORRY, IT'S OVER • Dorothea Paas — Think Of Mist • Klô Pelgag — Abracadabra • Population II — Maintenant Jamais • Ribbon Skirt — Bite Down • Ariane Roy — Dogue • Mike Shabb — Sewaside III • Sister Ray — Believer • Snotty Nose Rez Kids — RED FUTURE • The Weather Station — Humanhood • Rick White and The Sadies — Rick White and The Sadies • Donovan Woods — Things Were Never Good If They're Not Good Now • Yoo Doo Right — From the Heights of Our Pastureland sderdeyn@
Edmonton Journal
9 hours ago
- Edmonton Journal
RCMP musical ride returns to Alberta this summer
Article content Among Canadian iconography, the RCMP musical ride is among the most revered. And for the first time since 2017, they're returning to Edmonton this summer, after a scheduled tour in 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a 2023 tour at stops across the country in honour of the ride's 150th anniversary, though it didn't stop at as many Alberta locations.
