@thejunoawards.bsky.social released their nominee list yesterday and it featured 39 separate #PolarisPeople, 6 past Polaris winners and 2 Heritage Prize recipients. We're taking it as proof great music is still out there and getting recognized. The full Juno nominee list is over at their website.
Strong #PolarisPeople representation on CBC Music's best albums of 2025 list:
#1 Saya Gray
#4 Ribbon Skirt
#5 Lou-Adriane Cassidy
#6 TOBi
#8 Marie Davidson
#10 Yves Jarvis
+ Aysanabee, PUP, Rochelle Jordan, Justin Bieber
www.cbc.ca/music/justin...
Happy @mpourmontreal.bsky.social-ing to everyone attending. Lotta #PolarisPeople appearing over the next few days including Ribbon Skirt, Yoo Doo Right, The BesnardLakes, BADBADNOTGOOD, Annie-Claude Deschênes, Choses Sauvages, Reuben & The Dark, Gloin, NapEyes + more.
mpourmontreal.com/en/
It's @hillsidefestival.bsky.social weekend in Guelph and a reliable array of #PolarisPeople including Tim Baker, Milk & Bone, Jon McKiel, Ghostkeeper, @dijahsb.bsky.social, Bells Larsen, Bibi Club and Kelly McMichael (seen here playing at the #Polaris2022 Gala) will all be there.
📷 by Dustin Rabin
Look, we know that everyone up here is adopting patriotic purchasing policies, but this Good Music To Lift Los Angeles compilation is a) wicked, b) for a good cause, and c) features #PolarisPeople PUP and Mac DeMarco. Available for one day only.
goodmusiccomp.bandcamp.com/album/good-m...
Montreal's Taverne Tour weekend kicks off today. Participating #PolarisPeople include The Sadies and Ada Lea.
www.tavernetour.ca
Sadies #Polaris2023 📷 by Viktor Radics
A whole bunch of #PolarisPeople are playing Edmonton's big Winterruption YEG festival over the next few days, including past champ Owen Pallett, Napeyes, Ducks Ltd, La Securite, Badge Epoque Ensemble, DijahSB, Ada Lea, Ghostkeeper, and Devours.
winterruptionyeg.com
There were enough #PolarisPeople on this @exclaimdotca.bsky.social "best of the 2020s" piece that we had to make sure to #musicread post on it before we forgot.
exclaim.ca/music/articl...
