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Pierre Kwenders has won the 2022 Polaris Music Prize for his album José Louis and the Paradox of Love. The award is presented annually to the best Canadian album, as voted upon by a jury of music journalists and broadcasters. 2021 winner Cadence Weapon presented the award to Kwenders at the Polaris Gala on Monday at The […]
Ouri awakens in a trippy animated world in the new video for “Ossature” from her 2022 Polaris Music Prize shortlisted album Frame Of A Fauna. The video was directed by Derek Branscombe. “I revisited the iconic, agile and tense sample of ‘Intact Alef’ by PTU from one of my favorite labels трип records (Trip Records) for this […]
Cadence Weapon has won the 2021 Polaris Music Prize for his album Parallel World. The award is presented annually to the best Canadian album, based on artistic merit as decided by a jury of music journalists and broadcasters. 2020 Polaris winner Backxwash announced Weapon’s victory via a virtual ceremony. “I can’t believe this is happening, this feels amazing,” the MC, […]
Backxwash has won the prestigious 2020 Polaris Music Prize for her metal-infused hip-hop album, God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It. The award is presented annually to the best Canadian album, as decided by a jury of music journalists and broadcasters. The Montreal-based, Zambia-born rapper had some steep competition this year, beating out records […]
Of the many music tastemakers to lavish praise on meteorically rising Montreal rapper Backxwash in 2020, the shout-out she might be most personally excited about came from Metal Hammer. The venerable UK rock publication, normally known for keeping track of what the titans of rock are up to, called Ashanti Mutinta one of “modern rap’s […]
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