Press room
March 18 – Announcement of the The Polar Music Prize Laureates of 2025:
Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan.
The prize ceremony takes place in Stockholm on May 27, 2025.
See below for press kits and press contacts.
Press Review 2025
Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan awarded 2025 Polar Music Prize
Interview with Herbie Hancock
Listen at 1:42:20.
Queen, Herbie Hancock & Barbara Hannigan Named 2025 Polar Music Prize Laureates
Sjungande maestro får Polarpris (in Swedish)
Herbie Hancock ‘thrilled, surprised and humbled’ by Polar Music Prize win
De får årets Polarpris – ”total överraskning”
Queen named winner of the 2025 Polar Music Prize
Latest Press Releases
Announcement of the 2025 Polar Music Prize Laureates
Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan are today announced as recipients of the 2025 Polar Music Prize. The trio will join the roll call of trailblazing artists all bestowed with the prestigious honour, which celebrates excellence in music.
Pressmeddelande (Swedish): 2025 års Polarpristagare
Polar Music Prize år 2025 tilldelas Queen, Herbie Hancock och Barbara Hannigan Den legendariska rockgruppen Queen, jazzpionjären Herbie Hancock och Barbara Hannigan, banbrytande dirigent och sopran, tilldelas The Polar Music Prize 2025.
Contact
Press Contact – Sweden
tanja@polarmusicprize.org +46 (0)760 520 991
Press contact – International
info@clairesingers.com
Press contact – International
karen@marapublicity.com
Managing Director
Stiftelsen Stikkan Andersons Musikprisfond för The Polar Music Prize
marie.ledin@polarmusicprize.org
Chairman of the Polar Music Prize Award Committee alfons.karabuda@polarmusicprize.org
Polar Music Prize PO Box 55777 SE-114 83 STOCKHOLM SWEDEN
Visiting address: Banérgatan 16
Marie Ledin Managing Director marie.ledin@polarmusicprize.org
Alfons Karabuda Chairman of the Polar Music Prize Award Committee alfons@polarmusicprize.org
Polar Music Prize Po Box 55777 SE-114 83 Stockholm Sweden
Visiting address: Banérgatan 16