Jeremy Dutcher Makes History with Second Polaris Music PrizeMotewolonuwok'
Dutcher is the first artist to win the prestigious Canadian music award twice, previously earning the accolade in 2018.
- Jeremy Dutcher has won the 2024 Polaris Music Prize for his album 'Motewolonuwok'.
- This victory marks the first time in the award's 19-year history that an artist has won the prize twice.
- Dutcher's first Polaris win was in 2018 for his debut album 'Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa'.
- The Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 to the artist with the best Canadian album of the year, as determined by a jury of experts.
- Dutcher's latest album incorporates songs in both English and the Wolastoq language, exploring the modern Indigenous experience.