Godspeed You! Black Emperor To Donate $30,000 Polaris Music Prize To Prison Education Efforts
By Eric Brown Montreal-based ambient rock band, Godspeed You! Black Emperor was awarded the $30,000 Polaris Music Prize for its latest album “Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!” on Monday night, but the band declined to appear at the awards ceremony and vowed to donate the money to music education programs in Quebec prisons. Godspeed You! The Polaris Music