The best albums of 2020 will get their chance to shine... The Hyundai Mercury Prize has announced plans to return in 2020, despite the ongoing threat of the coronavirus pandemic.
The shortlist of the twelve ‘Albums of the Year’ for 2020 will be announced on Thursday July 23, recognising the best new efforts in British & Irish music across a wide variety of genres.
The subsequent Mercury Prize ceremony will then take place at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Thursday, 10 September 2020, subject to government guidelines relating to social distancing and coronavirus.
Considered to be among the most coveted prizes in British and Irish music, the 2019 award was won by Dave for his debut album ‘Psychodrama’.