TORONTO -- Former winners Patrick Watson and Caribou are once again in the running for the $50,000 Polaris Music Prize.
Records from perennial nominees Drake, Joel Plaskett and the New Pornographers were also among the
The Polaris is awarded to the best Canadian album of the previous year as chosen by a jury of nearly 200 journalists, broadcasters and bloggers.
Newcomers to Polaris contention this year include Toronto's Alvvays, Vancouver pianist Tobias Jesso Jr. and veteran songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie.
The 10-album short list will be revealed July 16 and a winner will be named during a Toronto gala on Sept. 21.
Other previous victors include Tanya Tagaq, Feist and Arcade Fire.
