Chorus.fm — Grimes, PUP, and Carly Rae Jepsen are among those up for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize, which goes to the best album of the year by a Canadian artist. Shortlist Black Mountain’s IV Basia Bulat’s Good Advice Grimes’ Art Angels Carly Rae Jepsen’... more info

Stereogum — The 2016 Polaris Music Prize short list is out! It includes: Carly Rae Jepsen — E•MO•TION Grimes — Art Angels PUP — The Dream Is Over White Lung — Paradise Kaytranada — 99.9% Basia Bulat — Good Advice Jessy Lanza — Oh No Andy Shauf ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Like they do every year, Pitchfork uses the mid-year period to put out their list of Overlooked Albums of the year. The 2016 list includes Pinegrove, YG, KING, Steve Gunn, Stereolab offshoot Cavern of Anti-Matter, Kaytranada, Lil Uzi Vert and more. C... more info

Consequence of Sound — Canadian jazz troupe's latest offering features Future Island's Sam Herring, Kaytranada, Mick Jenkins, and more. more info

Quick Before It Melts — If ever there were evidence of ‘the new normal’, Montreal based producer and DJ Kaytranada (Louis Kevin Celestin to his friends) is the shit. Count him among a small handful that instinctively knew how to harness the possibilities of SoundCloud, ... more info

NME — The Weeknd, Dilly Dally and Kaytranada also appear on the Polaris Music Prize longlist more info

Stereogum — The long list for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize has been revealed: Drake, Grimes, Carly Rae Jepsen, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Destroyer, Kaytranada, White Lung, Dilly Dally, PUP, Junior Boys, Jessy Lanza, Operators, and Nap Eyes all made the cut. In ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Yet another promising collaboration from the two Canadian-based acts. more info

Stereogum — The collab-happy, beatwise Toronto jazz combo BADBADNOTGOOD recently teamed up with the great Montreal dance producer Kaytranada on one track from Kaytranada’s recent album 99.9%. And now Kaytranada is returning the favor. BBNG are getting ready to... more info

Stereogum — Wiki, from the grimy New York rap group Ratking, released a truly impressive free-download album called Lil Me late last year. And today, he gives us an animated video for “3 Stories,” which has a stumbling jazz-laced beat from the great producer... more info