Thursday June 14, 2018

One of the most prestigious music awards in Canada “The Polaris Music Prize “  https://polarismusicprize.ca/    where music critics choose the best album, announced today (Thursday June 14th, 2018) at Toronto’s Drake Hotel  https://www.thedrake.ca/thedrakehotel/  their long list of nominees(40).  The Short list(10) will be announced July 17th, 2018 and the winner (winner receives 50 thousand dollars) and gala takes place September 17th, 2018.  Rudy Blair Entertainment  Media rudyblairmedia.com was at the Drake to Chat with three of the long list nominees  Jay Ferguson  of Sloan  sloanmusic.com/  on their album 12 ( Sloan “Spin Our Wheels”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un3xVgQg-EY  )  ,  Alanna Stuart  of Bonjay   bonjaymusic.com/   on their album Lush Life (Bonjay – Medicine for Melancholy (official audio)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68nNTrjZpv4  ) and Tamara Lindeman of The Weather Station  www.theweatherstation.net/   and her self titled album ( The Weather Station – Thirty (Official Video)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1qlK5dF5s4  )