The Polar Music Prize is not the Polaris Music Prize. We should establish this up front. Polaris is the one the Canadians give out to their country’s best album of the year. Polar was founded by ABBA manager Stig Anderson in 1989 in partnership with the Royal Swedish Academy Of Music. Every year the Polar Music Prize is handed out to one contemporary musician and one classical musician. Winners in recent years have ranged from Sting to Metallica.