CMAT, Sam Fender and Fontaines D.C. are among the many artists nominated for the 2025 Mercury Prize.
CMAT’s EURO-COUNTRY is among the many 12 albums shortlisted for the 2025 Mercury Prize
The 12 Albums of the Yr have been unveiled on BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds by Lauren Laverne on Wednesday morning (10.09.25).
In addition to CMAT’s EURO-COUNTRY, Fender’s Individuals Watching and Fontaines’ Romance, FKA twigs’ EUSEXUA, PinkPantheress’ Fancy That, Pulp’s Extra, and Pa Salieu’s Afrikan Alien have made the shortlist.
Wolf Alice have obtained their third nomination of their profession for The Clearing, having received the 2018 Mercury Prize with Visions Of A Life and being nominated for 2021’s Blue Weekend.
Jacob Alon’s In Limerence, Joe Webb’s Hamstrings and Hurricanes, Martin Carthy’s Rework Me Then Into A Fish, and Emma-Jean Thackray’s Weirdo full the listing.
For the primary time within the historical past of the celebrated music prize-giving, the ceremony will happen exterior of London, heading to Newcastle’s Utilita Area on October 16.
In addition to the principle ceremony, the Mercury Prize Newcastle Fringe – which guarantees to have a good time the “North East’s phenomenal music scene” and see “iconic venues alive like by no means earlier than” – will happen between Thursday October 9 and Wednesday October 15.
The 2024 ceremony was held at London’s legendary Abbey Highway Studios, the place English Trainer’s acclaimed debut album This Might Be Texas was topped the winner.
To bag remaining tickets to the bash, head to www.utilitaarena.co.uk/occasions/element/2025-mercury-prize.
The 2025 Mercury Prize 12 Albums of the Yr are:
CMAT – EURO-COUNTRY
Emma-Jean Thackray – Weirdo
FKA twigs – EUSEXUA
Fontaines D.C. – Romance
Jacob Alon – In Limerence
Joe Webb – Hamstrings and Hurricanes
Martin Carthy – Rework Me Then Into A Fish
Pa Salieu – Afrikan Alien
PinkPantheress – Fancy That
Pulp – Extra
Sam Fender – Individuals Watching
Wolf Alice – The Clearing
