The full list of nominees for the 2024 Mercury Prize has been announced.
Recognising and celebrating the ‘albums of the year’ from the UK and Ireland, the esteemed prize — which was last won by Ezra Collective in 2023 — highlights the work of both exciting emerging talent and more established bands and artists.
The 12-strong shortlist, which has been revealed today (25 July), was selected by an independent judging panel who were tasked with recognising artistic achievement across a range of genres. Albums by British and Irish artists with a UK release date between 15 July 2023 and 12 July 2024 were eligible for the 2024 Mercury Prize.
You can see the full shortlist of nominees for the 2024 Mercury Prize 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
The winner of the 2024 Mercury Prize will be announced in September, although there will be no live awards ceremony this year. Instead, organisers say that 'extensive promotional activity will replace the usual live performance event element of the Mercury Prize', with more details set to be announced soon.
The Mercury Prize’s broadcast partner BBC Music will provide exclusive television and radio coverage, as well as online and social media support, as part of the wider media and retail engagement around all the 12 nominated albums.
The 2024 Mercury Prize judges are: Danielle Perry – Broadcaster & Writer; Jamie Cullum – Musician & Broadcaster; Jamz Supernova – Broadcaster & DJ; Jeff Smith – Head of Music, 6 Music & Radio 2; Lea Stonhill – Music Programming Consultant; Mistajam – Songwriter, DJ & Broadcaster; Phil Alexander – Creative Director, Kerrang!/Contributing Editor, Mojo; Sian Eleri – Broadcaster & DJ; Will Hodgkinson – Chief Rock & Pop Critic, The Times; and Sophie Williams – Music Writer & Broadcaster. The Chair of the judging team is Jeff Smith.
