The Mercury Prize 2025 will be handed out at a star-studded ceremony inside Newcastle’s Utilita Arena in October
The Mercury Prize 2025
With less than two months to go until the star studded event in Newcastle, the Mercury Prize has confirmed a big name presenter for 2025. And its a star from the North East who is no stranger to BBC viewers or listeners.
Following on from the success of the MOBO Awards in Newcastle in February, it announced in May that the Mercury Prize would be following them to Tyneside, with the awards ceremony in the diary for October 16 at the Utilita Arena and a whole host of Mercury Fringe events also planned.
When it comes to TV and radio personalities who know a thing or two about music, up there with the best and most knowledgeable of them has got to be Lauren Laverne. And it’s Sunderland born TV and radio regular, who started her career as a member of 90s band Kenickie and is now seen by millions on The One Show, who has been given the honour of hosting the Mercury Prize 2025.
6 Music Presenter Lauren’s involvement was confirmed on Wednesday, with having been at the helm of many of the Prize’s famed nights in years gone by. Joining her in Newcastle, Radio 1’s Maia Beth will be on the Red Carpet at the arena, having already hosted exclusive artist interviews with those featuring on the Albums of The Year Shortlist for Mercury Prize social channels.
Lauren Laverne on The One Show(Image: BBC)
The nominees for this year’s Prize will be announced in London next month, with all of those who make the cut aiming to follow in the footsteps of Dave, Ms Dynamite, Dizzee Rascal and Little Simz, who all seen their careers flourish after winning the accolade. The Mercury Prize recognises the best new British and Irish music, celebrating artistic achievement across an eclectic range of contemporary music genres.
As an independent arts prize, it champions the album format, acts a snapshot of the year in music and often provides a major platform for up and coming artists and their musical work. Last year saw English Teacher claim the Prize, and other recent recipients include Brit winners Ezra Collective, Wolf Alice and Young Fathers.
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