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The full list of nominees for the 2025 Mercury Prize has been announced, with the shortlist including Sam Fender<\/a>, Fontaines D.C.<\/a>, PinkPantheress<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n Celebrating the work of both esteemed and emerging artists from U.K and Ireland, the Mercury Prize is awarded annually and recognizes artistic achievement in LPs across a range of genres. Recent winners include English Teacher (2024), Ezra Collective<\/a> (2023), Little Simz<\/a> (2022), Arlo Parks<\/a> (2021) and Michael Kiwanuka<\/a> (2020). The Prize was first awarded in 1992 to Primal Scream for Screamadelica<\/em>, and winners include collections by Pulp (1996), PJ Harvey (2001, 2011) and Arctic Monkeys (2006).<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Among those featured on the 12-strong shortlist are Fontaines D.C., who have enjoyed a banner year following the release of fourth LP Romance<\/em>, in August 2024. The Irish band also received a Mercury Prize nomination for their debut album, 2019\u2019s Dogrel<\/em>, and have since gone on to headline London\u2019s Finsbury Park as well as arenas across the U.K. and Ireland. Fontaines D.C. snagged best international group at the 2025 BRIT Awards, their second win in that category.<\/p>\n Sam Fender, who boasts 2025\u2019s biggest opening week sales in the U.K. so far, is nominated for People Watching<\/a><\/em>. The North Shields-born musician was previously nominated for his second LP Seventeen Going Under<\/em> and performed a number of large headline shows this summer, including the 80,000-capacity London Stadium and Manchester\u2019s Wythenshawe Park.<\/p>\n FKA <\/a>t<\/a>wigs<\/a> is also recognised for third LP EUSEXUA<\/em>, her highest-charting record yet on the Billboard 200<\/a> (No. 24). CMAT<\/a>\u2019s Euro-Country<\/em>, which recently peaked at No. 2 on the U.K.\u2019s Official Albums Chart, gives the Irish country-pop star her second nomination for a Mercury Prize following Crazymad, For Me<\/em> (2023).<\/p>\n Wolf Alice<\/a>\u2019s The Clearing<\/em> picks up a nod, and follows their 2018 victory for Visions of a Life<\/em>. Pulp<\/a>\u2019s comeback LP More<\/em>, their first since 2001, and PinkPantheress\u2019 mixtape Fancy That<\/em> also feature on the nominations list.<\/p>\n The list is rounded out by Jacob Alon\u2019s In Limerance<\/em>; Emma-Jean Thackray\u2019s Weirdo<\/em>; Joe Webb\u2019s Hamstrings & Hurricanes<\/em>; Martin Carthy\u2019s Transform Me Then Into A Fish<\/em>; and Pa Salieu\u2019s Afrikan Alien<\/em>. View the nominations in full below.<\/p>\n The 2025 awards show will be presented Oct. 16, at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle \u2013 the first time the ceremony has been hosted outside of London in its 33 year history. The event will feature live performances from nominees and will culminate in the announcement of the overall winner.<\/p>\n The shortlist was revealed at a launch event for the British press, held in central London.\u00a0It was also announced live on BBC Radio 6 Music by host Lauren Laverne. As the Mercury Prize\u2019s broadcast partner, BBC Music will provide coverage of the event across TV, radio, and online.<\/p>\n Albums released between Jul. 13, 2024 and Aug. 29, 2025 were eligible for consideration this year. The 12 shortlisted albums were chosen by an independent judging panel chaired by Jeff Smith, head of music, BBC 6 Music & Radio 2.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s committee consisted of: Danielle Perry \u2013 broadcaster & writer; Jamie Cullum \u2013 musician & broadcaster; Jamz Supernova \u2013 broadcaster & DJ; Lea Stonhill \u2013 music programming consultant; Mistajam \u2013 songwriter, DJ & broadcaster; Phil Alexander \u2013 creative director, Kerrang!\/contributing editor, Mojo; Sian Eleri \u2013 broadcaster & DJ; Will Hodgkinson \u2013 chief rock & pop critic, The Times<\/em>; and Sophie Williams \u2013 writer & broadcaster.<\/p>\n Mercury Prize 2025 shortlist:<\/strong><\/p>\n Emma-Jean Thackray, Weirdo<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n Joe Webb, Hamstrings & Hurricanes<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Martin Carthy, Transform Me Then Into A Fish<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n PinkPantheress, Fancy That<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n Sam Fender, People Watching<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The full list of nominees for the 2025 Mercury Prize has been announced, with the shortlist including Sam Fender, Fontaines D.C., PinkPantheress and more. Celebrating the work of both esteemed and emerging artists from U.K and Ireland, the Mercury Prize is awarded annually and recognizes artistic achievement in LPs across a range of genres. 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