Arctic Monkeys, Jorja Smith and Wolf Alice head nominations for Mercury Music Prize

It is considered the most desired music award in British music and now the Mercury Music Prize has unveiled their twelve picks for this year's ceremony.

Some of our favourite albums of the last year, including Jorja Smith, King Krule and Everything Everything have made the list, as well as some more obvious names such as Arctic Monkeys (pictured), Florence + The Machine, Wolf Alice and Lily Allen have also been given the nod.

The Mercury Music Prize will be awarded on the 20th September at London’s Hammersmith Apollo, and you can check out the full list of nominees below.

Arctic Monkeys - ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’
Everything Everything - ‘A Fever Dream’
Florence + The Machine - ‘High As Hope’
Jorja Smith - ‘Lost & Found’
Lily Allen - ‘No Shame’
Nadine Shah - ‘Holiday Destination’
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds - ‘Who Built The Moon?’
Novelist - ‘Novelist Guy’
Richard Russell - ‘Everything Is Recorded’
Sons of Kemet - ‘Your Queen Is A Reptile’
Wolf Alice - ‘Visions of a Life’
King Krule - ‘The OOZ’

More News

Thundercat shares new singles 'I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time' and 'Children of the Baked Potato'

After a two-year wait and a sold-out KOKO residency, Thundercat is back with a double release that reminds us exactly why he’s one of modern music’s... 9 months 4 weeks ago

Anna Of The North shares new single 'Waiting For Love'

Norwegian alt-pop star Anna of the North returns with 'Waiting For Love'. Produced by Sebastian Furrer (COBRAH, Avicii), the track drifts with Anna’s... 9 months 4 weeks ago

Otto Reitano releases debut single 'On My Mind'

Otto Reitano’s solo debut 'On My Mind' is a tender meditation on love, intimacy, and the quiet power of presence. From the first notes, the track... 10 months 18 hours ago

D'Lee drops new single 'Sunday Girl'

D’Lee’s Sunday Girl arrives like a warm breeze through an open car window; soft, inviting, and unmistakably alive. From the first breathy verse, the... 10 months 21 hours ago

Rachel Chinouriri shares new single 'What A Life'

Rachel Chinouriri closes the chapter on her 'Little House' EP with the release of its final track 'What A Life', a tender, reflective love song that... 10 months 21 hours ago

Blue Slate find beauty in the struggle with 'Plastic Soul'

There's something compelling about the way Blue Slate handle tension on their new single 'Plastic Soul'. The Kildare quartet have found... 10 months 3 days ago

School Disco enter darker waters with hypnotic new single

Brighton quartet School Disco return with 'Happen', and from its opening hypnotic pulse, there's an immediate sense of gravity shifting.... 10 months 3 days ago

Chet Faker returns with new single 'Inefficient Love'

One of Australia’s most celebrated voices, Chet Faker (aka Nick Murphy) makes a soul-baring return with 'Inefficient Love', a delicate and... 10 months 3 days ago

Nico Cann delivers new single 'Lose My Mind'

London-based singer-songwriter Nico Cann returns with 'Lose My Mind'. From the opening notes of the Roland Jazz Chorus riff, there’s a sense of place... 10 months 4 days ago