The Polaris Music Prize announced their short list this morning, trimming the list down from 40 albums to the 10 best albums of the last year. Each of these artists is already guaranteed $3,000, and the big winner will be awarded $50,000 at the gala on September 21st. They also announced that the show this year will be hosted by none other than Fred Penner. 

Click through to see the 2015 Short List!