# 2018 Polaris Music Prize

The 2018 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 17, 2018. The gala was hosted by broadcaster Raina Douris.

## Grand jury

The Polaris committee announced the grand jury in August 2018. Jurors were Matt Carter of Grid City , Jill Krajewski of Noisey, Erin Lowers of Exclaim!, Dustin Riel McGladrey of the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta, Marc-André Mongrain of Radio-Canada, Josh O'Kane of The Globe and Mail, Rosina Riccardo of CJAM-FM, Kate Wilson of The Georgia Straight, and freelance music writers J.D. Considine, Marie Mello and Anubha Momin.

## Shortlist

The ten-album shortlist was announced on July 17.
* Jeremy Dutcher, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
* Alvvays, Antisocialites
* Jean-Michel Blais, Dans ma main
* Daniel Caesar, Freudian
* Pierre Kwenders, MAKANDA at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time
* Hubert Lenoir, Darlène
* Partner, In Search of Lost Time
* Snotty Nose Rez Kids, The Average Savage
* U.S. Girls, In a Poem Unlimited
* Weaves, Wide Open

## Longlist

The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 14.
* a l l i e, Nightshade
* Alvvays, Antisocialites
* Arcade Fire, Everything Now
* Bahamas, Earthtones
* The Barr Brothers, Queens of the Breakers
* Bernice, Puff LP: In the air without a shape
* Jean-Michel Blais, Dans ma main
* Bonjay, Lush Life
* Booji Boys, Weekend Rocker
* Philippe Brach, Le silence des troupeaux
* Cadence Weapon, Cadence Weapon
* Daniel Caesar, Freudian
* Jennifer Castle, Angels of Death
* Clairmont the Second, Lil Mont from the Ave
* Gord Downie, Introduce Yerself
* Jeremy Dutcher, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
* Faith Healer, Try ;-)
* FRIGS, Basic Behaviour
* Zaki Ibrahim, The Secret Life of Planets
* Iskwé, The Fight Within
* Kacy & Clayton, The Siren's Song
* Lydia Képinski, Premier Juin
* Pierre Kwenders, MAKANDA at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time
* Pierre Lapointe, La Science du cœur
* Mélissa Laveaux, Radyo Siwèl
* Hubert Lenoir, Darlène
* Terra Lightfoot, New Mistakes
* Loud, Une année record
* Milk & Bone, Deception Bay
* Partner, In Search of Lost Time
* Propagandhi, Victory Lap
* Vivek Shraya and the Queer Songbook Orchestra, Part-Time Woman
* Sloan, 12
* Snotty Nose Rez Kids, The Average Savage
* U.S. Girls, In a Poem Unlimited
* The Weather Station, The Weather Station
* Weaves, Wide Open
* Charlotte Day Wilson, Stone Woman
* Donovan Woods, Both Ways
* Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Dirt

## Heritage Prize

Nominees for the Polaris Heritage Prize, a separate award to honour classic Canadian albums released before the creation of the Polaris Prize, were announced at the main Polaris gala, and the winners were announced on October 23.

### 1960–1975

* Public: Neil Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
* Jury: Jean-Pierre Ferland, Jaune
* The Band, Music from Big Pink
* Beau Dommage, Beau Dommage
* Robert Charlebois and Louise Forestier, Lindberg
* Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark
* Jackie Mittoo, Wishbone
* The Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train
* Buffy Sainte-Marie, It's My Way!
* Jackie Shane, Jackie Shane Live

### 1976–1985

* Public: Rush, 2112
* Jury: Bruce Cockburn, Stealing Fire
* D.O.A., Hardcore '81
* Fifth Column, To Sir With Hate
* Gowan, Strange Animal
* Martha and the Muffins, This Is the Ice Age
* Jackie Mittoo, Showcase Volume 3
* Stan Rogers, Fogarty's Cove
* Rough Trade, Avoid Freud
* Leroy Sibbles, On Top

### 1986–1995

* Public: Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill
* Jury: Dream Warriors, And Now the Legacy Begins
* Daniel Bélanger, Les Insomniaques s'amusent
* k. d. lang, Ingénue
* Daniel Lanois, Acadie
* Maestro Fresh Wes, Symphony in Effect
* Main Source, Breaking Atoms
* Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
* John Oswald, Plunderphonics
* Voivod, Nothingface

### 1996–2005

* Public: Broken Social Scene, You Forgot It in People
* Jury: Kid Koala, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
* Bran Van 3000, Glee
* Constantines, Shine a Light
* The Dears, No Cities Left
* Destroyer, Streethawk: A Seduction
* Esthero, Breath from Another
* Sarah Harmer, You Were Here
* The New Pornographers, Mass Romantic
* The Weakerthans, Left and Leaving