To be eligible for the prize, the albums must have been released between April 1, 2024, and May 1, 2025. A jury of 205 members of the media (including CBC Music producers) assessed 189 albums for ...

Previous winners Caribou and Backxwash are in the running for the prize for best Canadian album of the year alongside 16 first-time nominees.

Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. A handful of B.C. artists have made it onto the 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list.

There are a trio of B.C.-based artists and groups in the 40 names on the 2025 Polaris Prize Long List. Find out more.

The 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list has been announced, featuring 40 albums selected from a total of 189 under consideration for their artistic merit by the 205-person Polaris jury.. Past ...

CRT FRSH, Hip-Hop Wired’s playlist where we attempt to showcase music we believe is “Certified Fresh,” is back again for 2025!Now that we’re nearing the end of the year, we’re trimming ...

Mike Shabb, Sewaside III (independent) Now that Montreal rap’s inimitable dual threat has earned accolades stateside from the likes of Alchemist and Earl Sweatshirt, expectations are sky high for the ...

After 2022’s stripped-back Sewaside II, the Montreal rapper-producer opts for stranger beats, a packed guest list, and what sound like real instruments to balance his beguiling sample flips.

"Sewaside III loading," he wrote, referencing the third entry in his Sewaside series. The day before Alc's post, Shabb had tweeted that he spent all of 2023 working on his album and deemed it "one ...

Shabb says his next album Sewaside III is on the way. By Louis Pavlakos FOR Complex Canada. Writer. Passionate about music, movies, (some) sports, and video games.

"SEWASIDE III COMING SOON!" Pistol Pete May 29, 2023. Music. Sewaside II: Montréal rapper Mike Shabb drops new 16-track project. Lead by the catchy "Reggie Noble" single, Montréal rapper Mike Shabb ...