SOCAN congratulates all of its members who’ve been short-listed for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize! All of the solo artists on the short list, announced July 11, 2024, are SOCAN members, and all of the listed bands include at least one singer-songwriter who’s a SOCAN member.
The short list, by artist, is (in alphabetical order, by band name or surname):
- BAMBII – INFINITY CLUB
- The Beaches – Blame My Ex
- Charlotte Cardin – 99 Nights
- DijahSB – The Flower That Knew
- Jeremy Dutcher – Motewolonuwok
- Elisapie – Inuktitut
- Cindy Lee – Diamond Jubilee
- NOBRO – Set Your Pussy Free
- Allison Russell – The Returner
- TOBi – Panic
Polaris has confirmed the following acts will take the Masssey Hall stage in downtown Toronto at this year’s winner reveal event (subject to change): Charlotte Cardin, Jeremy Dutcher, BAMBII, Elisapie, DijahSB, NOBRO, TOBi, and a performance by The Beaches lead vocalist Jordan Miller and The Thunder Queens.
This is the first Short List nomination for BAMBII, The Beaches, Charlotte Cardin, Cindy Lee, NOBRO, and Allison Russell. DijahSB previously made the Short List in 2021; Elisapie made it in 2019; and Dutcher won the Polaris Music Prize in 2018, for the album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa. One of the Short List albums will win the 2024 Polaris Prize of $50,000, thanks to the Slaight Family Foundation.
For more information, access the Polaris Music Prize website.