The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has revealed its 40 album Long List.

The Long List is where Polaris reveals the 40 nominated albums that will be considered for a given year’s Prize. This year’s Long List is presented by the Canada Council for the Arts. 

 The Long List includes 16 first-time nominees as well as three past winners (Jeremy Dutcher, KAYTRAMINÉ, Karkwa) and one past Polaris Heritage Prize recipient (Beverly Glenn-Copeland). In total, 238 albums were considered for the Long List by the 207-member jury this season. 

The 2024 Long List was unveiled during a takeover of Sonic Boom Record Shop in Toronto’s downtown west end. The public Long List reveal event also featured some nominees in attendance as well as a musical set by Polaris juror DJ MelBoogie. 

The 2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List is: 

• Allie X — Girl With No Face 

• BAMBII — INFINITY CLUB 

• The Beaches — Blame My Ex 

• BIG|BRAVE — A Chaos Of Flowers 

• Haley Blais — Wisecrack 

• Charlotte Cardin — 99 Nights 

• Beverly Glenn-Copeland — The Ones Ahead 

• Corridor — Mimi 

• Helena Deland — Goodnight Summerland 
  Annie-Claude Deschênes — LES MANIÈRES DE TABLE 

• Devours — Homecoming Queen 

• DijahSB — The Flower That Knew 

• Ducks Ltd. — Harm's Way 

• Jeremy Dutcher — Motewolonuwok 

• Elisapie — Inuktitut 

• Dominique Fils-Aimé — Our Roots Run Deep 

• Shane Ghostkeeper — Songs For My People 

• Karkwa — Dans la seconde 

• KAYTRAMINÉ — KAYTRAMINÉ 

• KEN mode — Void 

• La Force — XO Skeleton

• La Sécurité — Stay Safe! 

• Cindy Lee — Diamond Jubilee 

• Sean Leon — IN LOVING MEMORY 

• Terra Lightfoot — Healing Power 

• LOONY — LOONY 

• Jon Mckiel — Hex 

• myst milano. — Beyond the Uncanny Valley 

• NOBRO — Set Your Pussy Free 

• NYSSA — Shake Me Where I'm Foolish 

• Pelada — Ahora Más Que Nunca 

• PETER PETER — Éther 

• Population II — Électrons libres du québec 

• Allison Russell — The Returner 

• Arielle Soucy — Il n'y a rien que je ne suis pas 

• Super Duty Tough Work — Paradigm Shift 

• TALK — Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees 

• TEKE::TEKE — Hagata 

• TOBi — Panic 

• Tomb Mold — The Enduring Spirit 

The Polaris Music Prize Short List revealing the 10 finalist albums being considered for this year's Prize will be unveiled on July 11. More details on this will be announced in the coming weeks. 

The winning album will be revealed during the Polaris Gala, taking place Tuesday, September 17 at Massey Hall in Toronto. This will be the second year the Polaris Gala will be taking place at the iconic 130-year-old Massey Hall, Canada’s marquee live venue. Tickets to the Polaris Gala are on sale now via the Massey Hall website. 

The Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 courtesy of Slaight Family Foundation, going to the artist who creates the Canadian Album of the Year, judged solely on artistic merit, without consideration for genre or record sales.