Raye wins 2026 Mercury prize for This Music May Contain Hope
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- NME·3h agoRaye on the “best birthday present” of her Mercury Prize win: “I just feel seriously seen”
Check out what Raye had to say in the winners room about perseverance, mental health and staying independent after she scored Mercury Prize gold for 'This Music May Contain Hope'
Read at NME → - Guardian International·4h agoWith albums under threat, Raye’s Mercury win is a triumph for grand statements | Alexis Petridis
Her winning album has its longueurs, but there’s something heartening about its risk-taking – and the Mercury prize needs big bold records like this to stay relevant It was generally agreed that last year’s Mercury prize ceremony was a vast improvement on its predecessor. In…
Read at Guardian International → - Variety·6h agoRaye Wins Mercury Prize for Album of the Year
Singer-songwriter and Variety Hitmakers 2024 honoree Raye has won the 2026 Mercury prize for her epic second studio album, “This Music May Contain Hope,” beating out Olivia Dean, Paul McCartney and others for the prize. The Mercury Prize has no real equivalent in the U.S., and…
Read at Variety → - Guardian Music·6h agoRaye wins 2026 Mercury prize for This Music May Contain Hope
Singer who previously had record-breaking Brit awards success adds to her haul thanks to massively ambitious big-band album Raye is the winner of the 2026 Mercury prize, for her second studio album, This Music May Contain Hope. Her win – for a hugely ambitious 73-minute record…
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