Hyundai Mercury Prize 2018: Album of the Year Live
Live coverage of this year's music awards ceremony from London's Eventim Apollo, featuring all of the shortlisted albums through special performances.
Coverage of this year's prestigious music awards ceremony from the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London. Making her debut as host is DJ, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1 presenter and former Mercury Prize judge Annie Mac.
Each year, a highly regarded panel of artists, broadcasters, and music industry heavyweights shortlist what they believe to be the best albums of the year. As ever, the shortlist reflects the current eclectic music scene in the UK and this show recognises all of the shortlisted albums through special performances, culminating in the live announcement of this year's winner.
Albums range from Who Built the Moon? by rock 'n' roll legend Noel Gallagher with his High Flying Birds; the soulful debut Lost & Found from Walsall's Jorja Smith; intergalactic opus Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino by previous winners Arctic Monkeys; self-released album Novelist Guy, the debut from south London grime MC Novelist; and High as Hope, the fourth offering from ethereal songstress Florence + the Machine.
Concluding the list are albums by Manchester's indie pop quartet Everything Everything; south London's understated and unsettling Archie Marshall aka King Krule; record company boss and producer Richard Russell's star-studded impromptu collective Everything Is Recorded; South Tyneside's passionate singer-songwriter Nadine Shah; jazz four-piece Sons of Kemet, led by sax maestro Shabaka Hutchings; plus festival favourites Wolf Alice and, completing the list, the pop queen who wears her heart on her sleeve through her confessional songs - Lily Allen.
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Curtis Mayfield
The Makings Of You
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Annie Macmanus |
Executive Producer | Alison Howe |
Director | Marcus Viner |
Producer | Caroline Cullen |
Broadcast
- Thu 20 Sep 2018 21:00