The Polaris Music Prize is a juried award determined by journalists, broadcasters, bloggers and programmers from across Canada. Jury members are selected annually by the Polaris Board of Directors. The Polaris Jury consists of 185 members from local and national media who display a wide breadth and depth of knowledge of Canadian music and passion for discovering new albums.
All jury members submit a ballot indicating their Top 5 albums of the year; the results form the Polaris Prize Long List and, after a second round of voting, the Polaris Prize Short List. An 11-member Grand Jury is selected each year to convene at the Polaris Awards gala, where they determine the Polaris Prize Winner. To ensure an impartial outcome, no one with direct financial relationships with artists is eligible to become a jury member. The organization itself is a registered, not-for-profit corporation.
Jury Members
All jury members submit a ballot indicating their Top 5 albums of the year; the results form the Polaris Prize Long List and, after a second round of voting, the Polaris Prize Short List. An 11-member Grand Jury is selected each year to convene at the Polaris Awards gala, where they determine the Polaris Prize Winner. To ensure an impartial outcome, no one with direct financial relationships with artists is eligible to become a jury member. The organization itself is a registered, not-for-profit corporation.
Jury Members
- Bryan Acker
Herohill
Gregory Adams
The Georgia Straight
Glenn Alderson
BeatRoute
Dave Alexander
Rue Morgue
Jason Anderson
Toronto Life
Amanda Ash
freelance journalist
Patrick Baillargeon
Voir
Brent Bambury
CBC Radio 1
Michael Barclay
freelance journalist
Brad Barker
Jazz FM
Adrien Begrand
PopMatters
Cedric Belanger
Journal De Quebec
Mike Bell
Calgary Herald
Denise Benson
Eye Weekly
Robert Benson
Bravo!
Stuart Berman
Eye Weekly
Yves Bernard
Le Devoir
Chris Bilton
Eye Weekly
Karen Bliss
freelance journalist
Benjamin Boles
Now
Dave Bookman
102.1 The Edge
James Booth
CBC Radio 3
Bryan Borzykowski
freelance journalist
Rob Bowman
York University
Partrick Boyle
Fast Forward Weekly
Aaron Brophy
chartattack.com
Laurie Brown
CBC Radio 2
Evelyne Côté
ici
Michel Cécyre
Bande à part
Lorraine Carpenter
Mirror
Sue Carter Flinn
The Coast
Alan Cho
Fast Forward Weekly
Jenna Chow
CBC Radio 1
Scott Clyke
freelance journalist
Leah Collins
dose.ca
Shawn Conner
Guttersnipe News
Ben Conoley
freelance journalist
J.D. Considine
The Globe And Mail
Stephen Cooke
The Chronicle Herald
Elaine Corden
Harper Street Publishing
Alexandre Courteau
Bande à part
Del F. Cowie
Exclaim!
Tom Coxworth
CKUA
Caitlin Crockard
CBC Radio Ottawa
Alan Cross
Explore Music
David Dacks
CIUT
Jonathan Dekel
Gasoline
Stuart Derdeyn
Vancouver Province
Mike Devlin
Times Colonist
Jim Di Gioia
Quick Before It Melts
Mary Dickie
Elle
Mike Doherty
freelance journalist
Stephanie Domet
CBC Radio 1
T'Cha Dunlevy
Montreal Gazette
Robert Everett-Green
The Globe And Mail
Amanda Farrell
Monday Magazine
Christine Fortier
freelance journalist
Yuani Fragata
Bande à part
Brad Frenette
National Post
Doug Gallant
The Guardian
Matt Galloway
CBC Radio 1 - Lana Gay
CBC Radio 3
Jian Ghomeshi
Q
Kerry Gold
Sympatico/MSN
Ariane Gruet-Pelchat
CHOQ
Craig Halket
Much Music
Kate Harper
chartattack.com
Peter Hemminger
Fast Forward Weekly
Stuart Henderson
PopMatters
Johnny Hockin
MTV
Dave Jaffer
Hour
Nicholas Jennings
freelance journalist
Ben Kaplan
National Post
James Keast
Exclaim!
Brendan Kelly
Montreal Gazette
Kevin Kelly
Newfoundland Herald
John Kendle
Uptown
Vish Khanna
freelance journalist
Wabanakwut Kinew
CBC Radio 1
Tony King
CKUA
Bob Klanac
Scene
Nick Krewen
freelance journalist
Antoine Léveillé
Voir
Olivier Lalande
Nightlife Magazine
Pierre Landry
Radio One
Olivier Laveaux
Voir
Grant Lawrence
CBC Radio 3
Erik Leijon
freelance journalist
Bruce Leperre
CKDM
Chandler Levack
Eye Weekly
Cam Lindsay
Exclaim!
Sarah Liss
CBC.ca
Adrian Mack
The Georgia Straight
Jason MacNeil
freelance journalist
Rebecca Makonnen
Radio-Canada
Francois Marchand
Edmonton Journal
Stéphane Martel
Voir
Aubrey McInnis
freelance journalist
John P. McLaughlin
The Province
Steve McLean
chartattack.com
Mark Medley
National Post
Robert Mersereau
CBC
Chuck Molgat
thickspecs.com
Dave Morris
Eye Weekly
Jeremy Morris
Midnight Poutine
Eden Munroe
Vue Weekly
Brendan Murphy
Hour
Dimitri Nasralla
Exclaim!
Alan Neal
CBC Radio 2
Jamie O'Meara
Hour
Jesse Ohtake
The Cyberkrib
Quinn Omori
From Blown Speakers
Joshua Ostroff
Spinner Canada
Sofi Papamarko
E! Online
Phillipe Papineau
Le Devoir
Serge Paradis
freelance journalist
Mia Parang
Musique Plus
Roch Parisien
Galaxie
Andre Peloquin
Podmodernisme
Bernard Perusse
Montreal Gazette
Alex Pierson
The Scope
Marie-Hélène Poitras
Voir - Matthew Pollesel
i (heart) music
Tim Powis
Bravo!
Amanda Putz
CBC
Thomas Quinlan
Urbnet
Ben Rayner
Toronto Star
Cormac Rea
Xpress
Scott Reid
cokemachineglow
Phillipe Renault
RueFrontenac.com
Phillipe Rezzonico
RueFrontenac.com
Mark Rheaume
CBC
Li Robbins
CBC
Graham Rockingham
The Hamilton Spectator
Noah Sabourin
Live 88.5
John Sakamoto
Toronto Star
Andreanne Sasseville
Sirius Satellite Radio
Cheli Sauvé Castonguay
Musique Plus
Lynn Saxberg
Ottawa Citizen
Fateema Sayani
Ottawa Citizen
Matt Schichter
Fuel 90.3
Patti Schmidt
CBC
Jason Schneider
freelance journalist
John Sekerka
Xpress
Neha Sharma
MTV
Tabassum Siddiqui
freelance journalist
Craig Silliphant
Planet S
Sandra Sperounes
Edmonton Journal
Helen Spitzer
CBC
Darryl Sterdan
Winnipeg Sun
Addi Stewart
freelance journalist
James Stewart-Reaney
The London Free Press
Jared Story
Uptown
George Stroumboulopoulos
The Hour
Sam Sutherland
Exclaim!
Ric Taylor
View
James Tennant
CFMU
Donald Teplyske
Red Deer Advocate
Kath Thompson
97.7 FM
Laura Thompson
CBC
Robert Thompson
Billboard
Nicolas Tittley
Musique Plus
Martin Turenne
The Georgia Straight
Mike Usinger
The Georgia Straight
Eric Volmers
Calgary Herald
Matt Wells
MuchMoreMusic
Brad Wheeler
The Globe And Mail
Chris Whibbs
Exclaim!
Chris White
CJAM
Patrick White
Le Journal
Allan Wigney
freelance journalist
Rob Williams
Winnipeg Free Press
Carl Wilson
The Globe And Mail
Jill Wilson
Winnipeg Free Press
Lisa Wilton
Calgary Sun
Anne-Marie Withenshaw
ARTV
Celine Wong
Much Music
Jordy Yack
Pulse Niagara
Frank Yang
Chromewaves
Anna Zee
Q104
Jordan Zivitz
Montreal Gazette
Jen Zoratti
Uptown
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