Though there will be no ceremony this year, the winner will be announced in September.
The shortlist for the Mercury Prize 2024 has been announced, with Charli xcx’s BRAT and Beth Gibbons’ Lives Outgrown among this year’s nominees. Ghetts’ On Purpose, With Purpose, Nia Archives’ Silence Is Loud, and The Last Dinner Party’s Prelude to Ecstacy also feature.
This year’s judges included Head of Music at BBC Radio 2 & 6 Music Jeff Smith, The Times’ Chief Rock & Pop Critic Will Hodgkinson and broadcasters Jamz Supernova and Sian Eleri.
View the full list of nominees below.
Barry Can’t Swim – When Will We Land?
BERWYN – WHO AM I
Beth Gibbons – Lives Outgrown
Cat Burns – early twenties
Charli xcx – BRAT
CMAT – Crazymad, for Me
Corinne Bailey Rae – Black Rainbows
corto.alto – Bad with Names
English Teacher – This Could Be Texas
Ghetts – On Purpose, With Purpose
Nia Archives – Silence Is Loud
The Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy
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