2008 Polaris Music Prize


The 2008 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 30, 2008 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto. The prize was won by Caribou for his album Andorra.
Unlike in prior years, the Polaris Prize committee did not release a compilation album of songs from the nominated albums. Instead, customers who purchased one of the nominated albums in a record store were given a free card entitling them to download one free song from each album at iTunes.

Jury

The 2008 grand jury consisted of Mike Bell, Denise Benson, Evelyn Cote, Lana Gay, Kevin Kelly, Joshua Ostroff, James Stewart Reaney, Li Robbins, Hannah Simone, Darryl Sterdan and Frank Yang.

Shortlist

The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 7.
On June 12, for the first time in the three-year history of the award, the preliminary 40-album longlist was published.