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Mercury Prize
2022 Mercury Prize logo
Awarded forBest album from the United Kingdom or Ireland
Sponsored byFree Now
Date7 September 2023
VenueEventim Apollo, Hammersmith
Formerly calledMercury Music Prize
Reward(s)£25,000 (2017)
First awarded9 September 1992; 31 years ago (1992-09-09)
Last awarded7 September 2023; 8 months ago (2023-09-07)
Currently held byEzra Collective – Where I'm Meant to Be (2023)
Most awardsPJ Harvey (2 wins)
Most nominationsRadiohead and Arctic Monkeys (5 nominations)
Websitemercuryprize.com

The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released by a musical act from the United Kingdom or Ireland.[1] It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers in 1992 as an alternative to the Brit Awards.

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