The 2016 Polaris Music Prize short list is out! It includes:
Carly Rae Jepsen -- E•MO•TION
Grimes -- Art Angels
PUP -- The Dream Is Over
White Lung -- Paradise
Kaytranada -- 99.9%
Basia Bulat -- Good Advice
Jessy Lanza -- Oh No
Andy Shauf -- The Party
U.S. Girls -- Half Free
Black Mountain -- IV
The winner will be announced on 9/19 at the Polaris Music Prize Gala and the recipient of the award will receive $50,000 dollars. Three very famous Canadians are notably absent from this list: the Weeknd, Justin Bieber, and Drake.
