# 2017 Polaris Music Prize

The 2017 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 18, 2017.

## Shortlist

The ten-album shortlist was announced on July 13.
* Lido Pimienta, La Papessa
* A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation
* BADBADNOTGOOD, IV
* Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
* Gord Downie, Secret Path
* Feist, Pleasure
* Lisa LeBlanc, Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?
* Tanya Tagaq, Retribution
* Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude
* Weaves, Weaves

## Longlist

The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 13.
* A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation
* Alaclair Ensemble, Les Frères Cueilleurs
* Anciients, Voice of the Void
* Arkells, Morning Report
* Philippe B, La grande nuit vidéo
* BADBADNOTGOOD, IV
* Louise Burns, Young Mopes
* Chocolat, Rencontrer Looloo
* Clairmont the Second, Quest For Milk and Honey
* Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
* Antoine Corriveau, Cette chose qui cognait au creux de sa poitrine sans vouloir s'arrêter
* Le Couleur, P.O.P.
* Marie Davidson, Adieux au dancefloor
* Mac DeMarco, This Old Dog
* Gord Downie, Secret Path
* Drake, More Life
* Feist, Pleasure
* Figure Walking, The Big Other
* Fiver, Audible Songs from Rockwood
* Geoffroy, Coastline
* Hannah Georgas, For Evelyn
* Japandroids, Near to the Wild Heart of Life
* Carly Rae Jepsen, Emotion: Side B
* B. A. Johnston, Gremlins III
* Lisa LeBlanc, Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?
* The New Pornographers, Whiteout Conditions
* Klô Pelgag, L'Étoile thoracique
* Peter Peter, Noir Éden
* Lido Pimienta, La Papessa
* Jessie Reyez, Kiddo
* Daniel Romano, Modern Pressure
* The Sadies, Northern Passages
* John K. Samson, Winter Wheat
* Tanya Tagaq, Retribution
* The Tragically Hip, Man Machine Poem
* TUNS, TUNS
* Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude
* Weaves, Weaves
* The Weeknd, Starboy
* Charlotte Day Wilson, CDW

## 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 25.

### 1960–1975

* Public: Gordon Lightfoot, Lightfoot!
* Jury: The Band, The Band
* 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
* Jackie Shane, Jackie Shane Live
* Neil Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

### 1976–1985

* Public: Harmonium, L'Heptade
* Jury: Glenn Gould, Bach: The Goldberg Variations
* 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
* Rough Trade, Avoid Freud
* Leroy Sibbles, On Top

### 1986–1995

* Public: The Tragically Hip, Fully Completely
* Jury: Eric's Trip, Love Tara
* Dream Warriors, And Now the Legacy Begins
* k. d. lang, Ingénue
* Daniel Lanois, Acadie
* Maestro Fresh Wes, Symphony in Effect
* Main Source, Breaking Atoms
* Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
* Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill
* John Oswald, Plunderphonics

### 1996–2005

* Public: Feist, Let It Die
* Jury: k-os, Joyful Rebellion
* Bran Van 3000, Glee
* Broken Social Scene, You Forgot It in People
* Constantines, Shine a Light
* The Dears, No Cities Left
* Destroyer, Streethawk: A Seduction
* Esthero, Breath from Another
* The New Pornographers, Mass Romantic
* The Weakerthans, Left and Leaving