Hosts announced for Mercury Prize 2024 ceremony
nme.comMercury Prize 2024 awards ceremony have been announced – find out more below.Today (August 29), the Mercury Prize committee have announced the two hosts being tasked to lead this year’s awards ceremony.
They have been revealed as DJ, broadcaster and author Annie Macmanus (also known as Annie Mac), and BBC 6 Music presenter Huw Stephens.The news comes just a week ahead of the ceremony on September 5, which will be broadcast live from Abbey Road Studios for TV from 8pm until 9.15pm via BBC Four.
It was previously confirmed that this year’s ceremony will not include its usual live performance element, and will instead see all 12 shortlisted artists attend the ceremony and watch their recent performances that were recorded for numerous BBC programmes.Last week (August 22), the Mercury Prize committee also confirmed that the ceremony will be broadcast for radio through BBC Radio 6, presented by Tom Ravenscroft and Deb Grant.
Matt Everitt will also be present to chat will all of the 12 shortlisted acts.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’CMAT, who is being nominated for for the acclaimed ‘Crazymad, For Me’ said in a chat with NME about the nod: “Of all the things that have happened this year, this feels the most important, special and surreal.”“I’ve watched the Mercury Prize, listened to all the albums that get nominated and have followed it for years.
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