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Mercury Prize 2022 Shortlist Special

Nemone reveals the 12 artists who have been shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize including interviews and tracks from each of the nominated albums.

Today, the 12 artists who have been shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize will be revealed, and - from 11am-12pm - 6 Music broadcasts a Mercury Prize Shortlist Special. Sitting in for Mary Anne today, Nemone brings listeners interviews with the artists behind the 2022 Albums of the Year and plays a track from each of their nominated albums. The Mercury Prize recognises the best new British and Irish music, celebrating artistic achievement across an eclectic range of contemporary music genres. Previous winners of the Mercury Prize include Arlo Parks (2021), Michael Kiwanuka (2020), Dave (2019) and Wolf Alice (2018). The winner of the 2022 Mercury Prize will be announced on Thursday 8th September at the Awards Show which takes place at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith in London. As the Prize鈥檚 broadcast partner, 91热爆 Music will provide television and radio coverage (on 91热爆 Radio 6 Music) of the event.

2 hours, 27 minutes

Last on

Tue 26 Jul 2022 11:00

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:00

    Arlo Parks

    Hope

  • 00:04

    Wet Leg

    Chaise Longue

    • Domino Record Co.
  • 00:12

    Fergus McCreadie

    Landslide

    • Forest Floor.
    • Edition Records.
    • 4.
  • 00:18

    Harry Styles

    Late Night Talking

    • Harry's House.
    • Columbia.
  • 00:23

    Kojey Radical

    Payback (feat. Knucks)

  • 00:25

    Little Simz

    I Love You, I Hate You

  • 00:34

    Sam Fender

    Seventeen Going Under

    • Seventeen Going Under.
    • Polydor.
  • 00:39

    Gwenno

    An Stevel Nowydh

    • Heavenly.
  • 00:44

    Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler

    The Eagle & The Dove

    • For All Our Days that Tear the Heart.
    • EMI.
  • 00:54

    Self Esteem

    I Do This All The Time

    • Universal.

Broadcast

  • Tue 26 Jul 2022 11:00