2023 Mercury Prize Nominees Revealed: See Who's Shortlisted

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The annual Mercury Prize is being handed out again and 12 albums are in the running this year. The prestigious award is one of the most-notable recognitions in the British and Irish music industry since they started giving out awards in 1992.

Notably, it was created by the British Phonographic Association as an alternative to the BRIT Awards.

2023 Mercury Prize Nominee Shortlist

Set to take place on Sep. 7, 2023, the Mercury Prize Ceremony will be held at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London.

As usual, all the shortlisted acts will be giving live performances. According to Variety, the 12 albums are a diverse mix of musical styles from this year's released British and Irish albums.

Check out the full list below, which was arranged alphabetically in order:

"The Car" by Arctic Monkeys
"Where I'm Meant to Be" by Ezra Collective
"Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)" by Fred again..
"Beautiful And Brutal Yard" by J Hus
That! Feels Good!" by Jessie Ware "
"I Love You Jennifer B" by Jockstrap
"False Lankum" by Lankum
"Hugo" by Loyle Carner
"Messy" by Olivia Dean
"My 21st Century Blues" by Raye
"Nymph" by Shygirl
"Heavy Heavy" by Young Fathers

The 12 shortlisted acts were the product of a strict and rigorous examination by a judging panel composed of industry leaders, musicians, songwriters, broadcasters, and composers.

Arctic Monkeys in Mercury Prize Awards

Notably, Arctic Monkeys was shortlisted again for the fifth time. Arctic Monkeys is now tied with Radiohead for the most nominations that an act has received since 1992. Unlike Radiohead, they have already won in 2006. They were nominated a year after, in 2013, 2018, and now, 2023.

Speaking to the publication about their album, "The Car," Alex Turner had this to say:

"I think there is still a bit of the 'R U Mine?' band on this record. There is that component, it just brings itself in and out of focus in a more dynamic way and a more extreme way... It completely disappears in some areas. But it sort of bubbles up from under the surface on occasion throughout the 40 minutes."

The album debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums chart, No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, and No. 1 on the Billboard Top Alternative and Top Rock Albums charts.