Idolator

- Owen Pallett (left), the man behind twee outfit Final Fantasy, wins the inaugural Polaris Music Prize for the album He Poos Clouds; copyeditors all over Canada cringe. [Gigwise]
- Avant-music pioneer John Zorn and jazz violinist Regina Carter can now officially pull the "genius" card; they're two of this year's MacArthur Fellows. [Playbill]
- Yeah, yeah, the nominees for this year's American Music Awards were announced. (Yawn.) But check out this bit of news: "This year, the favorite female rap/hip-hop artist category was eliminated because fewer than five artists met the minimum eligibility requirements." There was at least one, though, right? Sigh. [AP via sfgate.com]