The Mercury Prize has announced its 2024 nominees. The panel’s selections for the best British or Irish album of the year include Charli XCX, Beth Gibbons, Nia Archives, Berwyn, the Last Dinner Party, Barry Can’t Swim, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Ghetts, among others. Check out the full shortlist below. The winner will be announced in September, but the public ceremony has been scrapped for the first time in the award’s 32-year history.
After hearing the news, Charli XCX took to social media to share her thoughts on the nomination, writing, “brat has been shortlisted for the mercury prize and i really am so honored. its so nice to see this body of work get so much love, it truly means the world and watching it take on a life of its own has just been so wild and quite fucking crazy..”
This year’s panel of judges—chaired by the head of BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music, Jeff Smith—includes the Jamie Cullum, Mistajam, Jamz Supernova, and journalists such as Phil Alexander, Will Hodgkinson, and Sophie Williams. Last year’s Mercury Prize winner were Ezra Collective, who became the first jazz artist to win the award.
Mercury Prize 2024 Shortlist
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
