New albums from the Weeknd, Daniel Caesar and Jessie Reyez have been longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. The projects are among 40 records that will progress to the next stage of consideration, a short list of 10 contenders to be revealed on July 16.
The Weeknd made the cut with his retro-pop megahit After Hours, which held the top spot on the U.S. sales charts for four weeks earlier this year.
Caesar’s sophomore R&B album Case Study 01 was recognized alongside Reyez’s debut full-length Before Love Came to Kill Us.
Other artists vying for the $50,000 prize include Toronto R&B duo DVSN (pronounced: “division”) with A Muse in Her Feelings, avant-garde pop singer Allie X’s Cape God, and alt-rock musician Joel Plaskett’s 44.
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