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- ↑ "Debby Friday Follows Polaris Music Prize Victory With New Song "Let U In"". Pitchfork. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ↑ Sarah Murphy, "Here are the 2020 Prism Prize Finalists". Exclaim! , February 27, 2020.
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