Polaris Music Prize
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The Polaris Music Prize is a prestigious Canadian music award presented annually to the best full-length album based solely on artistic merit, regardless of genre or sales.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polaris Music Prize canonical | 7 |
| Polaris Music Prize Inc. | 1 |
| Polaris Music Prize jury | 1 |
| Shortlist Music Prize | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3139951 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polaris Music Prize Context triple: [KAYTRANADA, awardReceived, Polaris Music Prize]
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A.
Juno Award
The Juno Award is a prestigious Canadian music award that honors outstanding achievements by artists and bands across a wide range of musical genres.
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B.
Governor General's Performing Arts Award
The Governor General's Performing Arts Award is Canada's highest honor recognizing lifetime artistic achievement and exceptional contributions to the performing arts.
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C.
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize is a prestigious annual music award that honors the best album released in the United Kingdom and Ireland across all genres.
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D.
Glenn Gould Prize
The Glenn Gould Prize is an international award that honors individuals for their exceptional contributions to music and communication through the arts, reflecting the innovative and transformative spirit of pianist Glenn Gould.
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E.
ALMA Award
The ALMA Award is an American accolade that honors outstanding achievements by Latinos in film, television, and music, celebrating positive portrayals and contributions to the entertainment industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polaris Music Prize Target entity description: The Polaris Music Prize is a prestigious Canadian music award presented annually to the best full-length album based solely on artistic merit, regardless of genre or sales.
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A.
Juno Award
The Juno Award is a prestigious Canadian music award that honors outstanding achievements by artists and bands across a wide range of musical genres.
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B.
Governor General's Performing Arts Award
The Governor General's Performing Arts Award is Canada's highest honor recognizing lifetime artistic achievement and exceptional contributions to the performing arts.
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C.
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize is a prestigious annual music award that honors the best album released in the United Kingdom and Ireland across all genres.
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D.
Glenn Gould Prize
The Glenn Gould Prize is an international award that honors individuals for their exceptional contributions to music and communication through the arts, reflecting the innovative and transformative spirit of pianist Glenn Gould.
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E.
ALMA Award
The ALMA Award is an American accolade that honors outstanding achievements by Latinos in film, television, and music, celebrating positive portrayals and contributions to the entertainment industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian music award
ⓘ
music award ⓘ |
| awardFor | best full-length album ⓘ |
| awardType | album of the year award ⓘ |
| basedOn | artistic merit ⓘ |
| ceremonyType | gala award ceremony ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currencyOfMonetaryAward | Canadian dollar ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Canadian artists
ⓘ
full-length albums ⓘ |
| excludes |
EPs
ⓘ
compilations ⓘ reissues ⓘ singles ⓘ |
| field | music ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2006 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Steve Jordan ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genreConstraint | no genre restriction ⓘ |
| hasCategory | Polaris Heritage Prize ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
grand jury
ⓘ
long list ⓘ short list ⓘ |
| hasJury |
Polaris Music Prize
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Polaris Music Prize jury
|
| hasMediaPartner |
CBC.ca
ⓘ
surface form:
CBC Music
SiriusXM ⓘ
surface form:
SiriusXM Canada
|
| hasMotto | celebrating creativity and diversity in Canadian recorded music ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
| inception | 2006 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Mercury Prize ⓘ |
| location | Toronto ⓘ |
| longListSize | 40 albums ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | Canadian media ⓘ |
| monetaryAwardForWinner | 30000 CAD ⓘ |
| notableFor | emphasis on artistic merit over commercial success ⓘ |
| organizer |
Polaris Music Prize
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Polaris Music Prize Inc.
|
| presentedInLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| salesConstraint | independent of sales ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
artistic integrity
ⓘ
musical innovation ⓘ overall quality of recording ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | jury of music journalists and broadcasters ⓘ |
| shortListSize | 10 albums ⓘ |
| typicalCeremonyMonth | September ⓘ |
| website | https://polarismusicprize.ca ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Polaris Music Prize Description of subject: The Polaris Music Prize is a prestigious Canadian music award presented annually to the best full-length album based solely on artistic merit, regardless of genre or sales.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Want One
this entity surface form:
Shortlist Music Prize
this entity surface form:
Polaris Music Prize Inc.
this entity surface form:
Polaris Music Prize jury