The Weknd and Arcade fire are among the long list for the Polaris Prize 2022. (Images via Mike Ehrmann and Erica Goldring/Getty)The 2022 Polaris Prize nominees long list has been revealed. A Canadian jury of 197 members considered 223 albums, from which they chose the top 40 contenders for Canadian album of the year. For an album to qualify for the 2022 prize, it should have been released between May 1, 2021 and May 31, 2022.This year’s nominees includes Arcade Fire, The Weeknd, Destroyer, Tanya Tagaq, Orville Peck, PUP, Julie Doiron, and 2020 winner Backxwash, among othersThe short list of the 10 finalist albums will be revealed on July 14.The winner will receive $50,000 CAD from Slaight Music and $3025 global music promotion distribution package from Play MPE. The runners up on the shortlist will receive a distribution package of $1000 CAD.Polaris Prize 2022 Nominees ListPolaris Music Prize@PolarisPrizeFor the morning crowd, we've unveiled the 40 albums that make up the #Polaris2022 Long List. Celebrate your faves, discover something new. polarismusicprize.ca/blog/2022-pola…93For the morning crowd, we've unveiled the 40 albums that make up the #Polaris2022 Long List. Celebrate your faves, discover something new. polarismusicprize.ca/blog/2022-pola… https://t.co/LjxKbJdhAXFollowing is the list final nominees with their albums for Polaris 2022.AHI – ProspectArcade Fire – WEBackxwash – I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSESBADBADNOTGOOD – Talk MemoryJean-Michel Blais – aubadesBasia Bulat – The GardenTanika Charles – Papillon de Nuit: The Night ButterflyChiiild – Hope For SaleDestroyer – LABYRINTHITISJulie Doiron – I Thought Of YouThe Garrys – Get Thee To A NunneryThe Halluci Nation – One More Saturday NightJoyful Joyful – Joyful JoyfulAdria Kain – When Flowers BloomLydia Képinski – DepuisPierre Kwenders – José Louis And The Paradox Of LoveAda Lea – one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a gardenLisa Leblanc – Chiac DiscoHubert Lenoir – PICTURA DE IPSE: Musique directeLuna Li – DualityLes Louanges – CrashLOONY – soft thingKelly McMichael – WavesMen I Trust – Untourable AlbumHaviah Mighty – Stock Exchangemyst milano. – ShapeshyfterCedric Noel – Hang TimeOmbiigizi – Sewn Back TogetherOrville Peck – BroncoOuri – Frame of a FaunaP’tit Belliveau – Un homme et son pianoPUP – THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBANDSATE – The FoolShad – TAOSister Ray – CommunionSnotty Nose Rez Kids – Life AfterStars – From Capelton HillTanya Tagaq – TonguesThe Weeknd – Dawn FMCharlotte Day Wilson – AlphaLast year, the winner was Cadence Weapon’s Parallel World, with Backxwash and Haviah Mighty winning in 2020 and 2019 respectively.More about Polaris Music PrizeAHI@AHImusicShout out to every single member of the Prospect family who helped make sure this album would be heard. None of this is possible without you Good People 🏾12Shout out to every single member of the Prospect family who helped make sure this album would be heard. None of this is possible without you Good People 🙏🏾 https://t.co/8rkV3HkYrCThe Polaris Music Prize, an annual prize given to the best full-length Canadian album, was established in 2006. The winner of Canadian album of the year is chosen based on artistic merit alone, without any consideration of record sales, streams, and genre.Earlier, the award had a prize money of $20,000 which was then increased to $30,000 in 2011 and $50,000 in 2015 respectively. An additional prize money of $20,000 was added by Slaight Music over time along with second place prizes for nine other acts with a prize money of $3,000. Polaris officials also announced The Slaight Family Heritage Prize, an award that will annually honor five albums from the five decades before Polaris was launched in 2006.