Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Cadence Weapon Wins 2021 Polaris Music Prize
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2021
The Polaris Music Prize has named its 2021 winner: Parallel World by Cadence Weapon. Cadence Weapon beat out short-listed nominees DijahSB...
Haviah Mighty Wins 2021 Prism Prize
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2021
Haviah Mighty has just been awarded the 2021 Prism Prize for the music video for her song "Thirteen." Director Theo Kapodistrias will rece...
Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2021 Short List
PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2021
The Polaris Music Prize's 2021 short list is here, highlighting the best Canadian albums of the past year. Following the prior long list a...
Exclaim!'s 31 Best Albums of 2021 So Far
PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2021
The first half of 2021 has felt a bit like being in limbo: the return of the concert industry feels within reach, but with still a few more...
Here's the 2021 Polaris Music Prize Long List
PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2021
Exclaim! aren't the only ones dropping their list of favourite recent albums today — the Polaris Music Prize has just announced its 2021 lo...
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Will Make You Rethink the Planet
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2021
Everything has feelings in Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's groundbreaking new album, Theory of Ice (out today via You've Changed Records). Hu...
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Builds a Better World on 'Theory of Ice'
PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2021
The Earth is dying. The planet's temperature is slowly creeping upward, and age-old climate patterns are hurtling wildly out of order. And...
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Announces New Album 'Theory of Ice'
PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2021
Since dropping her last full-length album, f(l)ight, in 2016, Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg musician, writer and scholar Leanne Betasamosake Sim...