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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 over 200 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
Discorder
Andrew Alba
aux.tv
Glenn Alderson
BeatRoute
Dave Alexander
Rue Morgue
Amanda Ash
freelance journalist
Patrick Baillargeon
Voir
Brent Bambury
CBC Radio 1
Michael Barclay
freelance journalist
Brad Barker
Jazz FM
Justin Beach
nxew
René Beaudin
Musique Plus
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
Patrick Binette
Galaxie
Laurent K. Blais
33MAG.com
Karen Bliss
freelance journalist
Benjamin Boles
NOW
Dave Bookman
102.1 The Edge
James Booth
CBC Radio 3
Rupert Bottenberg
Mirror
Adam Bowie
Daily Gleaner
Rob Bowman
York University
Peter Bradley
CFRU
Ryan Bresee
CKCU
Aaron Brophy
Risky Fuel
Laurie Brown
CBC Radio 2
Alain Brunet
La Presse
Adam Bunch
Little Red Umbrella
Émilie Côté
La Presse
Michel Cécyre
Bande à part
Keith Carman
Metro
Lorraine Carpenter
Mirror
Cheli Sauvé Castonguay
Musique Plus
Jenny Charlesworth
Spinner
Sharlene Chiu
MTV Canada
Jenna Chow
CBC Radio 1
Lisa Christiansen
CBC Radio 3
Scott Clyke
freelance journalist
Leah Collins
dose.ca
Shawn Conner
Guttersnipe News
Ben Conoley
Voir
J.D. Considine
The Globe And Mail
Stephen Cooke
The Chronicle Herald
Jim Corcoran
CBC Radio 1
Elaine Corden
Harper Street Publishing
Andrea-Jane Cornell
CKUT
Alexandre Courteau
Bande à part
Del F. Cowie
Exclaim!
Tom Coxworth
CKUA
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
Kat Dornian
CJSW
Matthieu Dugal
Radio-Canada
Katherine Duncan
CBC Radio
T'Cha Dunlevy
Montreal Gazette
Tyrone Edwards
MuchMusic
Robert Everett-Green
The Globe And Mail
Amanda Farrell-Low
freelance journalist
Mitch Fillion
Southern Souls
Christine Fortier
freelance journalist
Simon Fournier
Latitude Franco
Yuani Fragata
Bande à part
Herohill
Gregory Adams
Discorder
Andrew Alba
aux.tv
Glenn Alderson
BeatRoute
Dave Alexander
Rue Morgue
Amanda Ash
freelance journalist
Patrick Baillargeon
Voir
Brent Bambury
CBC Radio 1
Michael Barclay
freelance journalist
Brad Barker
Jazz FM
Justin Beach
nxew
René Beaudin
Musique Plus
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
Patrick Binette
Galaxie
Laurent K. Blais
33MAG.com
Karen Bliss
freelance journalist
Benjamin Boles
NOW
Dave Bookman
102.1 The Edge
James Booth
CBC Radio 3
Rupert Bottenberg
Mirror
Adam Bowie
Daily Gleaner
Rob Bowman
York University
Peter Bradley
CFRU
Ryan Bresee
CKCU
Aaron Brophy
Risky Fuel
Laurie Brown
CBC Radio 2
Alain Brunet
La Presse
Adam Bunch
Little Red Umbrella
Émilie Côté
La Presse
Michel Cécyre
Bande à part
Keith Carman
Metro
Lorraine Carpenter
Mirror
Cheli Sauvé Castonguay
Musique Plus
Jenny Charlesworth
Spinner
Sharlene Chiu
MTV Canada
Jenna Chow
CBC Radio 1
Lisa Christiansen
CBC Radio 3
Scott Clyke
freelance journalist
Leah Collins
dose.ca
Shawn Conner
Guttersnipe News
Ben Conoley
Voir
J.D. Considine
The Globe And Mail
Stephen Cooke
The Chronicle Herald
Jim Corcoran
CBC Radio 1
Elaine Corden
Harper Street Publishing
Andrea-Jane Cornell
CKUT
Alexandre Courteau
Bande à part
Del F. Cowie
Exclaim!
Tom Coxworth
CKUA
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
Kat Dornian
CJSW
Matthieu Dugal
Radio-Canada
Katherine Duncan
CBC Radio
T'Cha Dunlevy
Montreal Gazette
Tyrone Edwards
MuchMusic
Robert Everett-Green
The Globe And Mail
Amanda Farrell-Low
freelance journalist
Mitch Fillion
Southern Souls
Christine Fortier
freelance journalist
Simon Fournier
Latitude Franco
Yuani Fragata
Bande à part
Brad Frenette
Vancouver Sun
Doug Gallant
The Guardian
Matt Galloway
CBC Radio 1
Lana Gay
CBC Radio 3
Jian Ghomeshi
Q
Carla Gillis
Now
Mike Giunta
Galaxie
John Goodman
North Shore News
Kate Harper
CHARTattack
Ty Harper
City On My Back
Peter Hemminger
Fast Forward Weekly
Stuart Henderson
PopMatters
Jenny Henkelman
CKUW
Johnny Hockin
MTV
Donna Hopper
Soo Today
Alex Hudson
Chipped Hip
Dave Jaffer
freelance journalist
Nicholas Jennings
freelance journalist
Kyle Joe
MuchMusic
Michael Joffe
aux.tv
Ben Kaplan
National Post
James Keast
Exclaim!
Jason Keller
Now
Ken Kelley
MusicNerd Chronicles
Brendan Kelly
Montreal Gazette
Kevin Kelly
Newfoundland Herald
John Kendle
Uptown
Vish Khanna
freelance journalist
Andrew King
Canadian Musician
Tony King
CKUA
Nick Krewen
freelance journalist
Bob Kronbauer
Vancouver Is Awesome
Antoine Léveillé
Voir
Marc-André Labonte
CISM
Olivier Lalande
Nightlife Magazine
Pierre Landry
Radio One
Alison Lang
The Coast
Justin Lanoue
CFUV
Olivier Laveaux
Voir
Grant Lawrence
CBC Radio 3
Marc Xavier Leblanc
freelance journalist
Erik Leijon
freelance journalist
Bruce Leperre
CKDM
Chandler Levack
Eye Weekly
Aaron Levin
Weird Canada
Cam Lindsay
Exclaim!
Sarah Liss
CBC Radio
Jesse Locke
Texture
Adrian Mack
The Georgia Straight
Bob Mackowycz
CBC Radio 2
Jason MacNeil
freelance journalist
Francois Marchand
Vancouver Sun
Calum Marsh
cokemachineglow
Stéphane Martel
Paroles & Musique
Aubrey McInnis
freelance journalist
Steve McLean
MSN.ca
Ryan McNutt
McNutt Against The Music
Luke Meat
CITR
Mark Medley
National Post
Robert Mersereau
CBC
Sean Michaels
Said The Gramophone
Anupa Mistry
freelance journalist
Guillaume Moffet
Voir
Sébastien Moffet
CHYZ
Chris Morin
Planet S
Dave Morris
freelance journalist
Jeremy Morris
Midnight Poutine
Raju Mudhar
Toronto Star
Eden Munro
Vue Weekly
Brendan Murphy
Montreal Buzz
Dimitri Nasrallah
Exclaim!
Alan Neal
CBC Radio 1
Josh O'Kane
Canadian University Press
Jamie O'Meara
freelance journalist
Jesse Ohtake
The Cyberkrib
Quinn Omori
From Blown Speakers
Vancouver Sun
Doug Gallant
The Guardian
Matt Galloway
CBC Radio 1
Lana Gay
CBC Radio 3
Jian Ghomeshi
Q
Carla Gillis
Now
Mike Giunta
Galaxie
John Goodman
North Shore News
Kate Harper
CHARTattack
Ty Harper
City On My Back
Peter Hemminger
Fast Forward Weekly
Stuart Henderson
PopMatters
Jenny Henkelman
CKUW
Johnny Hockin
MTV
Donna Hopper
Soo Today
Alex Hudson
Chipped Hip
Dave Jaffer
freelance journalist
Nicholas Jennings
freelance journalist
Kyle Joe
MuchMusic
Michael Joffe
aux.tv
Ben Kaplan
National Post
James Keast
Exclaim!
Jason Keller
Now
Ken Kelley
MusicNerd Chronicles
Brendan Kelly
Montreal Gazette
Kevin Kelly
Newfoundland Herald
John Kendle
Uptown
Vish Khanna
freelance journalist
Andrew King
Canadian Musician
Tony King
CKUA
Nick Krewen
freelance journalist
Bob Kronbauer
Vancouver Is Awesome
Antoine Léveillé
Voir
Marc-André Labonte
CISM
Olivier Lalande
Nightlife Magazine
Pierre Landry
Radio One
Alison Lang
The Coast
Justin Lanoue
CFUV
Olivier Laveaux
Voir
Grant Lawrence
CBC Radio 3
Marc Xavier Leblanc
freelance journalist
Erik Leijon
freelance journalist
Bruce Leperre
CKDM
Chandler Levack
Eye Weekly
Aaron Levin
Weird Canada
Cam Lindsay
Exclaim!
Sarah Liss
CBC Radio
Jesse Locke
Texture
Adrian Mack
The Georgia Straight
Bob Mackowycz
CBC Radio 2
Jason MacNeil
freelance journalist
Francois Marchand
Vancouver Sun
Calum Marsh
cokemachineglow
Stéphane Martel
Paroles & Musique
Aubrey McInnis
freelance journalist
Steve McLean
MSN.ca
Ryan McNutt
McNutt Against The Music
Luke Meat
CITR
Mark Medley
National Post
Robert Mersereau
CBC
Sean Michaels
Said The Gramophone
Anupa Mistry
freelance journalist
Guillaume Moffet
Voir
Sébastien Moffet
CHYZ
Chris Morin
Planet S
Dave Morris
freelance journalist
Jeremy Morris
Midnight Poutine
Raju Mudhar
Toronto Star
Eden Munro
Vue Weekly
Brendan Murphy
Montreal Buzz
Dimitri Nasrallah
Exclaim!
Alan Neal
CBC Radio 1
Josh O'Kane
Canadian University Press
Jamie O'Meara
freelance journalist
Jesse Ohtake
The Cyberkrib
Quinn Omori
From Blown Speakers
Joshua Ostroff
Spinner Canada
Renato Pagnani
freelance journalist
Philippe Papineau
Le Devoir
Roch Parisien
Rocon Communications
Nick Patch
Canadian Press
Andre Peloquin
BangBang
David Perri
Brave Words
Bernard Perusse
Montreal Gazette
Matthieu Petit
Voir
Marie-Hélène Poitras
Voir
Matthew Pollesel
i (heart) music
Tom Power
CBC Radio 2
Tim Powis
Bravo!
Thomas Quinlan
Urbnet
Alan Ranta
Tiny Mix Tapes
Ben Rayner
Toronto Star
Cormac Rea
Xpress
Scott Reid
cokemachineglow
Philippe Renault
RueFrontenac.com
Phillipe Rezzonico
RueFrontenac.com
Mark Rheaume
CBC
Trevor Risk
Ion Magazine
Li Robbins
CBC
Graham Rockingham
The Hamilton Spectator
Noah Sabourin
Live 88.5
John Sakamoto
Toronto Star
Andreanne Sasseville
Sirius Satellite Radio
Lynn Saxberg
Ottawa Citizen
Fateema Sayani
freelance journalist
Jason Schneider
freelance journalist
John Sekerka
Xpress
Neha Sharma
MTV
Tabassum Siddiqui
freelance journalist
Craig Silliphant
Planet S
Paola Simonetto
Musique Plus
Darryl Smith
CKDU
Sandy Smith
Slowcoustic.com
Mykael Sopher
Painting Over Silence
Sandra Sperounes
Edmonton Journal
Ian Steaman
Different Kitchen
Gregg Stewart
MuchMusic
James Stewart-Reaney
The London Free Press
Jared Story
Uptown
George Stroumboulopoulos
CBC
Sam Sutherland
Exclaim!
James Sutton
100.5 The Peak
Ric Taylor
View
James Tennant
CFMU
Mark Teo
FFWD
Donald Teplyske
Red Deer Advocate
Adam Thompson
Sonic 102.9
Kath Thompson
97.7 FM
Laura Thompson
CBC
Nicolas Tittley
Musique Plus
Lauren Toyota
MuchMusic
Richard Trapunski
Now
Mike Usinger
Georgia Straight
Nicole Villeneuve
Torontoist
Eric Volmers
Calgary Herald
Matt Wells
MuchMoreMusic
Jason Wellwood
CILU
Brad Wheeler
The Globe And Mail
Patrick White
Canoe.ca
Allan Wigney
The Wig
Rob Williams
Winnipeg Free Press
Carl Wilson
The Globe And Mail
Jill Wilson
Winnipeg Free Press
Lisa Wilton
Calgary Sun
Curtis Wright
See
Jordy Yack
View Magazine
Frank Yang
Chromewaves
Jordie Yow
freelance journalist
Anna Zee
Q104
Jordan Zivitz
Montreal Gazette
Jen Zoratti
Uptown
Spinner Canada
Renato Pagnani
freelance journalist
Philippe Papineau
Le Devoir
Roch Parisien
Rocon Communications
Nick Patch
Canadian Press
Andre Peloquin
BangBang
David Perri
Brave Words
Bernard Perusse
Montreal Gazette
Matthieu Petit
Voir
Marie-Hélène Poitras
Voir
Matthew Pollesel
i (heart) music
Tom Power
CBC Radio 2
Tim Powis
Bravo!
Thomas Quinlan
Urbnet
Alan Ranta
Tiny Mix Tapes
Ben Rayner
Toronto Star
Cormac Rea
Xpress
Scott Reid
cokemachineglow
Philippe Renault
RueFrontenac.com
Phillipe Rezzonico
RueFrontenac.com
Mark Rheaume
CBC
Trevor Risk
Ion Magazine
Li Robbins
CBC
Graham Rockingham
The Hamilton Spectator
Noah Sabourin
Live 88.5
John Sakamoto
Toronto Star
Andreanne Sasseville
Sirius Satellite Radio
Lynn Saxberg
Ottawa Citizen
Fateema Sayani
freelance journalist
Jason Schneider
freelance journalist
John Sekerka
Xpress
Neha Sharma
MTV
Tabassum Siddiqui
freelance journalist
Craig Silliphant
Planet S
Paola Simonetto
Musique Plus
Darryl Smith
CKDU
Sandy Smith
Slowcoustic.com
Mykael Sopher
Painting Over Silence
Sandra Sperounes
Edmonton Journal
Ian Steaman
Different Kitchen
Gregg Stewart
MuchMusic
James Stewart-Reaney
The London Free Press
Jared Story
Uptown
George Stroumboulopoulos
CBC
Sam Sutherland
Exclaim!
James Sutton
100.5 The Peak
Ric Taylor
View
James Tennant
CFMU
Mark Teo
FFWD
Donald Teplyske
Red Deer Advocate
Adam Thompson
Sonic 102.9
Kath Thompson
97.7 FM
Laura Thompson
CBC
Nicolas Tittley
Musique Plus
Lauren Toyota
MuchMusic
Richard Trapunski
Now
Mike Usinger
Georgia Straight
Nicole Villeneuve
Torontoist
Eric Volmers
Calgary Herald
Matt Wells
MuchMoreMusic
Jason Wellwood
CILU
Brad Wheeler
The Globe And Mail
Patrick White
Canoe.ca
Allan Wigney
The Wig
Rob Williams
Winnipeg Free Press
Carl Wilson
The Globe And Mail
Jill Wilson
Winnipeg Free Press
Lisa Wilton
Calgary Sun
Curtis Wright
See
Jordy Yack
View Magazine
Frank Yang
Chromewaves
Jordie Yow
freelance journalist
Anna Zee
Q104
Jordan Zivitz
Montreal Gazette
Jen Zoratti
Uptown
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