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YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN May 'Blow Something New Up' at Polaris

Polaris Music Prize nominees YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN may announce their arrival at the upcoming Polaris Gala with a band. ... Read More »

Fucked Up Suggest Drake Collab for Polaris Music Prize Gala Performance

Hardcore band Fucked Up say they would welcome a collaboration with Drake at the upcoming Polaris Music Prize Gala. ... Read More »

Kathleen Edwards, Polaris Prize 2012: 'I Crashed the Cool Kids Party'

Kathleen Edwards is one of the nominees for the soon-to-be-decided Polaris Music Prize. ... Read More »

Calvin Harris Wins VMAs' First EDM Award for 'Feel So Close' Video

Calvin Harris just won the MTV VMA first-ever EDM award for his "Feel So Close" video. ... Read More »

10 Weirdest Music Award Show Moments: Kanye, ODB, Rage and Multiple Jackos

The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards seem like a great excuse for us to relive crazy music award show moments from the past. ... Read More »

Cadence Weapon on Drake: 'You Can't Front' -- Rapper Approves of Fellow Polaris Nominee's 'Take Care' Album

Polaris Short List-nominated act Cadence Weapon talks about being a Canadian rapper in a post-Drake world. ... Read More »

Polaris Prize: Grimes, Drake, Japandroids, Feist Make 2012 Short List

Grimes, Drake and Japandroids were amongst the 10 artists who made the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List. ... Read More »

Bruce Springsteen: Grammys' MusiCares Person of the Year for 2013

Bruce Springsteen is being recognized for his creative and philanthropic contributions by the group that puts on the Grammy Awards. ... Read More »

Diamond Rings: Electro-Rocker's New Look -- 'It's Max Headroom Meets Klaus Nomi'

Electro-rocker Diamond Rings has debuted a new look he calls "Max Headroom meets Klaus Nomi." ... Read More »

Dragonette MMVA: Band Says 'Hello' on Red Carpet, Reveals New Album Nearly Done

Electro pop band Dragonette have almost completed their new album. ... Read More »

Feist, Drake, Patrick Watson, Leonard Cohen, Grimes, Cadence Weapon Highlight 2012 Polaris Music Prize Long List

The 40 albums that made the Polaris Music Prize Long List were announced in Vancouver, British Columbia earlier today. ... Read More »

'Once' Wins Tony for Best Musical: Film-Turned-Show Grabs Major Honor

"Once," the musical based on the film -- which contains songs by Glen Hansard of the Swell Season -- has won the Tony for Best Musical. ... Read More »

Junos Insider: Rural Alberta Advantage's Paul Banwatt Freezes Meeting Anvil, Loses Awards, Misses Parties

Rural Alberta Advantage's Paul Banwatt gave Spinner all the inside goods about the parties and performances at the 2012 Juno Awards. ... Read More »

Juno Awards 2012: Drake Loses Best Album to Michael Buble 'Christmas' Album, Feist Wins Best Artist

The 2012 Juno Award winners veered wildly from credible (Feist) to ridiculous (a Christmas record picked Album of the Year). ... Read More »

Juno Awards 2012: Red Carpet

Highlights from the red carpet at the 2012 Juno Awards in Ottawa, Ontario. ... Read More »

Junos 2012: Feist, Drake, Dan Mangan and Sheepdogs Win Juno Awards

Spinner attended the private gala where the bulk of the 2012 Juno Awards were handed out. ... Read More »