Here are the 2022 Mercury Prize nominations
26 July 2022, 11:10
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
The shortlist for this year's Hyundai Mercury Prize has been announced, with Little Simz, Self Esteem and Wet Leg among those tipped for the winner's spot.
Mercury Prize 2022 Nominees
- Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
- Harry Styles - Harry's House
- Self Esteem - Prioritise Pleasure
- Kojey Radical - Reason To Smile
- Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under
- Wet Leg - Wet Leg
- Gwenno - Tresor
- Yard Act - The Overload
- Nova Twins - Supernova
- Joy Crookes - Skin
- Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler - For All Our Days That Tear The Heart
- Fergus McCreadie - Forest Floor
The 2021 Mercury Prize Award was won by Arlo Parks for her debut album Collapsed In Sunbeams.
Anna Calvi, Loyle Carner, Annie Mac, Jamie Cullum, Jamz Supernova and Hazel Wilde are among this year's judges for the Mercury Prize.
The 2022 Mercury Prize winner will be unveiled on 8 September at the 2022 Awards show at London's Eventim Apollo.
Visit mercuryprize.com for more information.
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