Eyes on the prize

As the coveted Polaris Music Prize turns 20, here's what artists hope for its future Sadaf Ahsan and Photography by Christopher Wahl The Globe and Mail Published 40 seconds ago

For two decades, the Polaris Music Prize has been one of Canada’s most trusted measures of musical artistry. Founded in 2006, its mandate was and has remained simple but bold: reward artistic merit above all else – regardless of genre, sales or record label.

The Prize, first awarded in 2006, has elevated hundreds of artists, spotlighting not just big names but voices at the margins, those pushing boundaries, experimenting and redefining what Canadian music can be, with past winners including Haviah Mighty (who played host this year), Kaytranada and Tanya Tagaq.

This year proved to be no

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