Jeremy Dutcher has received the 2024 Polaris Music Prize for Motewolonuwok, making historical past as the primary two-time winner of the prize.

Dutcher will take residence the $50,000 prize, which fits to the most effective Canadian album of the yr, as decided by a jury of consultants and based mostly solely on creative benefit. He first received the prize in 2018, for Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa.

“I just wanna say I love you all, I can only do this cause you’re here to listen, and that means so much to me,” Dutcher mentioned, receiving the award. “To bring forward art and music in this land, in our languages, with our aesthetics,” he continued, “all I have to say is we’re here shining for you — now go shine for other people.”

Dutcher was competing in a troublesome area, towards 9 different shortlisted albums: Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee, NOBRO’s Set Your Pussy Free, TOBi’s Panic, DijahSB’s The Flower That Knew, Allison Russell’s The Returner, Bambii’s Infinity Club, Elisapie’s Inuktitut, The Beaches’ Blame My Ex and Charlotte Cardin’s 99 Nights.

The prize was awarded on the Polaris Gala, held at Massey Hall in Toronto and hosted by 2023 winner Debby Friday.

Other earlier winners embrace Pierre Kwenders (2022), Cadence Weapon (2021), Backxwash (2020), Haviah Mighty (2019), Lido Pimienta (2017), and Kaytranada (2016).

This article initially appeared in Billboard Canada.