BACKXWASH WINS THE 2020 POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE
The winning album – God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It – makes her the first transgender artist to take the prize
WITCH PROPHET
“A soundscape of vocal layers, loops, raps and harmonies on a bed of hip-hop, jazz and soul-inspired beats.”
THE MODERN FILIPINO SOUND OF PANTAYO
The queer, diasporic Filipinas call their sound lo fi R&B gong punk
KAYTRANADA’S BUBBA
Bubba is the artist’s second album nominated for the Polaris Music Prize. His 2016 debut album, 99.9% won the award that year
THE QUIET POWER OF HANNAH GEORGAS
New album All That Emotion was produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner
IN PRAISE OF NINA SIMONE’S PROTEST
Turning George Harrison’s My Sweet Lord from “a gentle cosmic entreaty into a howl of spiritual abandonment and accusation.”
THE BLURRED LINES BETWEEN POLITICS, ENTERTAINMENT AND CELEBRITY
Establishment hipsters Barack and Michelle Obama ply their trade. Is that a bad thing?
LIANNE LA HAVAS LIVE IN 2020
Three short live sets in support of her new self-titled recording
