These Irish albums are battling it out to be named best of the year

The winner will be named at a live event in Vicar Street on 8 March.

By Aoife Barry Wednesday 10 Jan 2018, 2:34 PM

Jan 10th 2018, 2:34 PM 14,897 Views 22 Comments

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THE NOMINEES FOR the RTÉ Choice Music Prize shortlist have been named.

The 10 albums battling it out to be named Irish record of the year are:

Come On Live Long – In The Still
Marlene Enright – Placemats and Second Cuts
Fang Club – Fangclub
Lankum – Beneath the Earth and Sky
James Vincent McMorrow – True Care
New Jackson – From Night to Night
Otherkin – Ok
Fionn Regan – Meeting of the Waters
Ships – Precession
Talos – Wild Alee

Huge congratulations to all the artists shortlisted for the #RTEChoicePrize album of the year 2017. The final 10 albums are from:@Comeonlivelong
@mazzygooze
@Fangclubband@LankumDublin @jamesvmcmorrow @newjacksonmusic @OtherkinOK @fionnregan @ShipsMusic
@talostalostalos pic.twitter.com/1kFmsHlKd8
— RTÉ Choice Music (@choiceprize) January 10, 2018

Source: RTÉ Choice Music/Twitter

The winning album will be announced at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize live event at Dublin’s Vicar Street on 8 March.

The awards will be broadcast live on RTÉ 2FM in a special four-hour extended programme from 7-11pm, and then on RTÉ2 TV as part of a special RTÉ Choice Music Prize programme, around a week later. Tickets for the event are on sale via Ticketmaster.

This will be the 13th annual RTÉ Choice Music Prize. The winning act will receive €10,000. The prize fund has been provided by The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA).

All of the shortlisted acts will receive a specially commissioned award.

The shortlist for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize’s Irish Song of The Year 2017 will be announced on Wednesday 31 January.

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These Irish albums are battling it out to be named best of the year

The winner will be named at a live event in Vicar Street on 8 March.