The Atlantis Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length album from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, based only on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales or record label. The award, established in 2008 by St. John's-based alternative newspaper The Scope, includes a certificate prize of $1000. The award is modeled after the Polaris Music Prize for all of Canada (which in turn is modeled after the Mercury Music Prize in the United Kingdom).[1] [2]
No entry fee is required for submission, and all genres of music are included. A shortlist of 10 albums is compiled by more than 30 judges from the area, who each choose five albums, and a second panel of six judges selects the winner at the Atlantis Music Prize Gala.[3]
| Year | Winner | Shortlisted Nominees & Albums | ||
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| 2008 | Mercy, the Sexton - Another Month |
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| 2009 | Curtis Andrews - The Offering of Curtis Andrews |
| Rebellion!
| Sweet Guillotine
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| 2010 | Gramercy Riffs - It's HeartbreakPathological Lovers - Calling All Favours |
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| 2011 | All the Wiles - Painted |
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| Year | Winner | Shortlisted Nominees & Albums | Ref | |
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| 2014 | Jon Hynes – Watchful Creatures |
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| 2015 | Hey Rosetta! - Second Sight |
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| 2016 | Jake Nicoll - Two Things/Half of Nothing |
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| 2017 | Steve Maloney - The Memory Game |
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