{"id":662889,"date":"2026-10-23T07:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/662889\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T07:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:12:10","slug":"galway-artist-dove-ellis-misses-out-on-mercury-prize-as-raye-crowned-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/662889\/","title":{"rendered":"Galway artist Dove Ellis misses out on Mercury Prize as Raye crowned winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK SINGER-SONGWRITER RAYE has been\u00a0awarded the 2026 Mercury Prize for her album This Music May Contain Hope.<\/p>\n

The Mercury Prize, which was held tonight in the Utilita Arena, Newcastle, is an annual award that sees 12 acts from the UK and Ireland nominated for Album of the Year.<\/p>\n

Thomas O\u2019Donoghue, an artist from Co Galway known by his stage name Dove Ellis, was among the nominees for his debut solo album Blizzard.<\/p>\n

The indie-folk musician performed\u00a0his song To The Sandals at the show tonight.<\/p>\n

Florence + The Machine, Nia Archives, Jade Thirlwall and Olivia Dean also performed live at tonight\u2019s award show.<\/p>\n

Despite frequent nominations, an Irish act has never won the prestigious award<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Irish acts CMAT and Fontaines DC were nominated for the award last year, which Sam Fender ultimately took home.<\/p>\n

The 12 acts nominated for this year\u2019s award included Olivia Dean for album The Art of Loving, Florence + The Machine for Everybody Scream and Paul McCartney for The Boys of Dungeon Lane<\/p>\n

All 12 shortlisted acts are awarded a trophy and the overall winner receives an additional trophy and \u00a325,000 (\u20ac30,000) in prize money.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the full-list of nominated acts:<\/p>\n

Dave \u2013 The Boy Who Played the Harp
\nDove Ellis \u2013 Blizzard
\nFlorence + The Machine \u2013 Everybody Scream
\nJade \u2013 That\u2019s Showbiz, Baby
\nKnats \u2013 A Great Day In Newcastle
\nKojey Radical \u2013 Don\u2019t Look Down
\nNia Archives \u2013 Emotional Junglist
\nOlivia Dean \u2013 The Art of Loving
\nPaul McCartney \u2013 The Boys of Dungeon Lane
\nRaye \u2013 This Music May Contain Hope
\nSuede \u2013 Antidepressants
\nWar Child Records \u2013 Help(2)<\/p>\n

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