New date for 2022 Mercury Prize ceremony confirmed
The U.K. music ceremony was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The 2022 Mercury Prize ceremony has been rescheduled for October following its last-minute postponement due to Queen Elizabeth’s death earlier this month. The annual event was due to take place on September 8 but was postponed just hours from its start after news of the Royal death broke. It will now take place on October 18 at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London.
Details of the artists set to perform on the night are yet to be announced. 11 of the 12 shortlisted acts were due to play live with only Harry Styles unable to attend due to prior touring commitments.
Harry Styles, Little Simz, and Wet Leg are all nominated for this year's Mercury Prize. Last year's winner was Arlo Parks for her debut album Collapsed In Sunbeams. A list of the nominated artists and albums can be seen below.
Fergus McCreadie, Forest Floor
Gwenno, Tresor
Harry Styles, Harry’s House
Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler, For All Our Days That Tear the Heart
Joy Crookes, Skin
Kojey Radical, Reason to Smile
Little Simz, Sometimes I Might be Introvert
Nova Twins, Supernova
Sam Fender, Seventeen Going Under
Self Esteem, Prioritise Pleasure
Wet Leg, Wet Leg
Yard Act, The Overload