Musicians from Canada's stellar year on the Billboard music charts and its thriving indie music scene comprised the 40-title long list for the Polaris Music Prize.
Here are the contenders for the short list that will be revealed on July 14:
Art Bergmann - "The Apostate"
Justin Bieber - "Purpose"
Black Mountain - "IV"
Jean-Michel Blais - "II"
Basia Bulat - "Good Advice"
Daniel Caesar - "Pilgrim's Paradise"
Tanika Charles - "Soul Run"
City and Colour - "If I Should Go Before You"
Cœur de pirate - "Roses"
Dead Obies - "Gesamtkunstwerk"
Destroyer - "Poison Season"
Dilly Dally - "Sore"
Drake - "Views"
Essaie pas - "Demain est une autre nuit"
Fred Fortin - "Ultramarr"
Foxtrott - "A Taller Us"
Grimes - "Art Angels"
Half Moon Run - "Sun Leads Me On"
Veda Hille - "Love Waves"
Jazz Cartier - "Hotel Paranoia"
Carly Rae Jepsen - "Emotion"
Junior Boys - "Big Black Coat"
Kaytranada - "99.9%"
Jessy Lanza - "Oh No"
Majid Jordan - "Majid Jordan"
Michelle McAdorey - "Into Her Future"
Nap Eyes - "Thought Rock Fish Scale"
Safia Nolin - "Limoilou"
Operators - "Blue Wave"
Peaches - "Rub"
Pup - "The Dream Is Over"
Daniel Romano - "Mosey"
Andy Shauf - "The Party"
The Strumbellas - "Hope"
Suuns - "Hold/Still"
U.S. Girls - "Half Free"
Un Blonde - "Good Will Come To You"
The Weeknd - "Beauty Behind the Madness"
White Lung - "Paradise"
Donovan Woods - "Hard Settle, Ain't Troubled"
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