Mercury Prize 2023 nominees revealed – Arctic Monkeys match awards file, and Fred Again, Raye and J Hus additionally recognised
Nominees for this 12 months’s Mercury Prize have been introduced – with Alex Turner equalling information along with his fifth nod for Arctic Monkeys, Raye making her debut after ditching her file label, and in-demand DJ Fred Again additionally recognised.
Arctic Monkeys gained the award again in 2006 with debut Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, and in addition obtained nominations for Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), AM (2013), Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2017), and now for seventh album The Car.
It means Turner equals Radiohead star Thom Yorke’s six Mercury Prize nominations in whole, having additionally beforehand been shortlisted for his debut album with aspect undertaking The Last Shadow Puppets in 2008. Yorke has 5 nominations with Radiohead and one as a solo artist, however no wins.
Fred Again drew an enormous crowd at Glastonbury
Raye‘s nomination, for her debut album My twenty first Century Blues, tops off an unbelievable interval for the star, who rose to number one with single Escapism at first of the 12 months after publicly slicing ties along with her file label, accusing them of holding her again from releasing her personal music.
DJ and producer Fred Again additionally makes his Mercury Prize debut for third album Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) after wowing crowds at Glastonbury and collaborating with artists together with The Streets and Dermot Kennedy, Skrillex, and The xx’s Romy.
Raye and Fred Again are amongst seven artists showing on the shortlist for the primary time, with Olivia Dean, Ezra Collective, Jockstrap, Lankum and Shygirl additionally debuting.
Elsewhere on the record, 2014 winners Young Fathers are nominated for the second time for fourth album Heavy Heavy, and Jessie Ware, Loyle Carner and J Hus additionally obtain second nominations.
Shygirl is one in every of this 12 months’s debut Mercury Prize artists. Pic: Mercury Prize/ Charlotte Wales
Set up in 1992, when it was gained by Primal Scream’s Screamadelica, the Mercury Prize celebrates music by British and Irish acts and recognises the 12 greatest albums of the 12 months.
The awards are identified for championing a variety of various musical genres and artists all through all phases of their careers, from newcomers to veterans.
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This 12 months’s winner will likely be introduced at a ceremony in London on Thursday 7 September.
The profitable artist will follow in the footsteps of Little Simz, who picked up the prize for her fourth album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert in 2022. Other latest winners embody Arlo Parks, Michael Kiwanuka, Dave and Wolf Alice.
PJ Harvey is the one artist thus far with two wins, from 4 nominations.