2017 Polaris Music Prize

The 2017 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 18, 2017.^[1]

2017 Polaris Music Prize
Date	September 18, 2017
Country	Canada
Winner	Lido Pimienta, La Papessa
Website	polarismusicprize.ca
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Shortlist

The ten-album shortlist was announced on July 13.^[2]

• Lido Pimienta, La Papessa^[3]
• A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation
• BADBADNOTGOOD, IV
• Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
• Gord Downie, Secret Path
• Feist, Pleasure
• Lisa LeBlanc, Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?
• Tanya Tagaq, Retribution
• Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude
• Weaves, Weaves

Longlist

The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 13.^[1]

• A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation
• Alaclair Ensemble, Les Frères Cueilleurs
• Anciients, Voice of the Void
• Arkells, Morning Report
• Philippe B, La grande nuit vidéo
• BADBADNOTGOOD, IV
• Louise Burns, Young Mopes
• Chocolat, Rencontrer Looloo
• Clairmont the Second, Quest For Milk and Honey
• Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
• Antoine Corriveau, Cette chose qui cognait au creux de sa poitrine sans vouloir s'arrêter
• Le Couleur, P.O.P.
• Marie Davidson, Adieux au dancefloor
• Mac DeMarco, This Old Dog
• Gord Downie, Secret Path
• Drake, More Life
• Feist, Pleasure
• Figure Walking, The Big Other
• Fiver, Audible Songs from Rockwood
• Geoffroy, Coastline
• Hannah Georgas, For Evelyn
• Japandroids, Near to the Wild Heart of Life
• Carly Rae Jepsen, Emotion: Side B
• B. A. Johnston, Gremlins III
• Lisa LeBlanc, Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?
• The New Pornographers, Whiteout Conditions
• Klô Pelgag, L'Étoile thoracique
• Peter Peter, Noir Éden
• Lido Pimienta, La Papessa
• Jessie Reyez, Kiddo
• Daniel Romano, Modern Pressure
• The Sadies, Northern Passages
• John K. Samson, Winter Wheat
• Tanya Tagaq, Retribution
• The Tragically Hip, Man Machine Poem
• TUNS, TUNS
• Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude
• Weaves, Weaves
• The Weeknd, Starboy
• Charlotte Day Wilson, CDW

Heritage Prize

Nominees for the Polaris Heritage Prize, a separate award to honour classic Canadian albums released before the creation of the Polaris Prize, were announced at the main Polaris gala, and the winners were announced on October 25.^[4]

1960–1975

• Public: Gordon Lightfoot, Lightfoot!^[4]
• Jury: The Band, The Band^[4]
• The Band, Music from Big Pink
• Beau Dommage, Beau Dommage
• Robert Charlebois and Louise Forestier, Lindberg
• Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark
• Jackie Mittoo, Wishbone
• The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train
• Jackie Shane, Jackie Shane Live
• Neil Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

1976–1985

• Public: Harmonium, L'Heptade^[4]
• Jury: Glenn Gould, Bach: The Goldberg Variations^[4]
• Bruce Cockburn, Stealing Fire
• D.O.A., Hardcore '81
• Fifth Column, To Sir With Hate
• Gowan, Strange Animal
• Martha and the Muffins, This Is the Ice Age
• Jackie Mittoo, Showcase Volume 3
• Rough Trade, Avoid Freud
• Leroy Sibbles, On Top

1986–1995

• Public: The Tragically Hip, Fully Completely^[4]
• Jury: Eric's Trip, Love Tara^[4]
• Dream Warriors, And Now the Legacy Begins
• k. d. lang, Ingénue
• Daniel Lanois, Acadie
• Maestro Fresh Wes, Symphony in Effect
• Main Source, Breaking Atoms
• Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
• Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill
• John Oswald, Plunderphonics

1996–2005

• Public: Feist, Let It Die^[4]
• Jury: k-os, Joyful Rebellion^[4]
• Bran Van 3000, Glee
• Broken Social Scene, You Forgot It in People
• Constantines, Shine a Light
• The Dears, No Cities Left
• Destroyer, Streethawk: A Seduction
• Esthero, Breath from Another
• The New Pornographers, Mass Romantic
• The Weakerthans, Left and Leaving