Watch every performance from the 2023 Polaris Music Prize
7 of the nominees performed from their shortlisted albums, including Aysanabee, Dan Mangan, Debby Friday, more
Debby Friday's debut album, Good Luck, took home the 2023 Polaris Music Prize on Sept. 19, along with the $50,000 for the best Canadian album of the year.
The announcement followed an incredible night of performances, as Friday and shortlisters Dan Mangan, Aysanabee, Begonia, the Sadies, Gayance and Snotty Nose Rez Kids all performed tracks from their nominated albums throughout the evening, for the first Polaris gala held at Toronto's Massey Hall.
Watch each of the shortlisters' performances below, and catch up on anything Polaris you might have missed via CBCMusic.ca/Polaris. Highlights from the gala will air on CBC Music Live on Friday, Sept. 22, at 2 p.m. (2:30 p.m. NT) on CBC Radio One and CBC Listen, and Monday, Sept. 25, at 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. NT) on CBC Music and CBC Listen.
Aysanabee: 'Interlude 3,' 'Long Gone'
Begonia: 'Butterfly,' 'Marigold,' 'Crying'
Debby Friday: 'What a Man,' 'So Hard to Tell'
Gayance: 'Shore Apart' and 'Mascarade' feat. Raveen
The Sadies: 'Stop and Start,' 'No One's Listening'
Dan Mangan: 'Fire Escape,' 'In Your Corner (for Scott Hutchison)'
Snotty Nose Rez Kids: 'I'm Good,' 'Hot Planet,' 'Paint the Town Red,' 'Damn Right'
