2008 Polaris Music Prize

Annual Canadian music award ceremony thumb|Caribou at the 2008 Polaris Music Prize gala thumb|Kathleen Edwards at the 2008 Polaris Music Prize gala The 2008 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 30, 2008, at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto. The prize was won by Caribou for his album Andorra.Lindsay Cam Caribou Wins the 2008 Polaris Music Prize http://www.exclaim.ca/News/caribou_wins_2008_polaris_music_prize/ Exclaim! 2008-09-30 2010-11-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616044143/http://exclaim.ca/News/caribou_wins_2008_polaris_music_prize 2012-06-16 dead Unlike in prior years, the Polaris Prize committee did not release a compilation album of songs from the nominated albums. Instead, customers who purchased one of the nominated albums in a record store were given a free card entitling them to download one free song from each album at iTunes. Jury The 2008 grand jury consisted of Mike Bell (Calgary Herald), Denise Benson (Eye Weekly), Evelyn Cote (Ici), Lana Gay (CBC Radio 3), Kevin Kelly (Newfoundland Herald), Joshua Ostroff (AOL Canada), James Stewart Reaney (London Free Press), Li Robbins (CBC Radio/The Globe and Mail), Hannah Simone (MuchMusic), Darryl Sterdan (Winnipeg Sun) and Frank Yang (Chromewaves). Shortlist The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 7.Rockers dominate Polaris prize short list https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rockers-dominate-polaris-prize-short-list-1.735820 CBC News 2008-07-07 2010-11-21 Caribou, Andorra Black Mountain, In the Future Basia Bulat, Oh, My Darling Kathleen Edwards, Asking for Flowers Holy Fuck, LP Plants and Animals, Parc Avenue Shad, The Old Prince Stars, In Our Bedroom After the War Two Hours Traffic, Little Jabs The Weakerthans, Reunion Tour Longlist On June 12, for the first time in the three-year history of the award, the preliminary 40-album longlist was published.40 acts listed for Polaris Music Prize https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/40-acts-listed-for-polaris-music-prize-1.743475 CBC News 2008-06-12 2010-11-21 30em The Acorn, Glory Hope Mountain Attack in Black, Marriage Black Mountain, In the Future Born Ruffians, Red, Yellow & Blue Buck 65, Situation Basia Bulat, Oh, My Darling Cadence Weapon, Afterparty Babies Cancer Bats, Hail Destroyer Caribou, Andorra City and Colour, Bring Me Your Love Constantines, Kensington Heights Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles Destroyer, Trouble in Dreams Fred Eaglesmith, Tinderbox Kathleen Edwards, Asking for Flowers Christine Fellows, Nevertheless Gatineau, Gatineau Hayden, In Field & Town Veda Hille, This Riot Life Hilotrons, Happymatic Holy Fuck, LP Islands, Arm's Way Karkwa, Le Volume du vent Corb Lund, Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! The New Pornographers, Challengers Pas Chic Chic, Au Contraire Sandro Perri, Tiny Mirrors Plants and Animals, Parc Avenue Ghislain Poirier, No Ground Under Protest the Hero, Fortress Justin Rutledge, Man Descending The Sadies, New Seasons Shad, The Old Prince Socalled, Ghetto Blaster Stars, In Our Bedroom After the War Tegan and Sara, The Con Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band, 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons Two Hours Traffic, Little Jabs The Weakerthans, Reunion Tour Wintersleep, Welcome to the Night Sky References External links Polaris Music Prize Category:2008 in Canadian music Category:2008 music awards 2008 Category:2008 in Toronto