Polaris Music Prize: Longlist

The 2026 Polaris Music Prize Long List has been announced! We congratulate all the amazing #FACTORFunded Artists and are looking forward to the award celebration at Toronto’s Massey Hall on September 22.

• Aquakultre — 1783
• Begonia — Fantasy Life
• Beverly Glenn-Copeland — Laughter In Summer
• Bibi Club — Amaro
• Boy Golden — Best of Our Possible Lives
• Charlotte Cornfield — Hurts Like Hell
• Charlotte Day Wilson — Patchwork
• cootie catcher — Something We All Got
• Daphni — Butterfly
• Dominique Fils-Aimé — My World Is The Sun
• Foxwarren — 2
• Holy Fuck — Event Beat
• JayWood — LEO NEGRO
• Julianna Riolino — Echo in the Dust
• Katie Tupper — Greyhound
• Kaytranada — AIN’T NO DAMN WAY!
• Mariel Buckley — Strange Trip Ahead
• Men I Trust — Equus Caballus
• Nadah El Shazly — Laini Tani
• No Joy — Bugland
• Ouri — Daisy Cutter
• PUP — Who Will Look After the Dogs?
• Rochelle Jordan — Through The Wall
• Shad — Start Anew
• Slash Need — SIT & GRIN
• Tami Neilson — Neon Cowgirl
• Tanya Tagaq — Saputjiji
• The Beaches — No Hard Feelings
• TOBi — For Good Measure

Details, including ticket purchase info, available at polarismusicprize.ca