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Shortlisted acts include CMAT, Hozier, and Fontaines D.C.

LISTEN: Shortlist for 2024 RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year

The ten shortlisted songs for the 20th annual Choice Music Prize can be listened to here.

THE SHORTLIST FOR the 2024 RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year has been released.

It’s the 20th anniversary of the prize, which celebrates the best in Irish recorded music. 

Ten songs are vying for the prize, including the online hit The Spark by Kabin Crew.

CMAT, Hozier, Fontaines D.C., and Picture This are also in the running.

The winning song will be announced by Tracy Clifford on 6 March on a special Song of the Year radio show on RTÉ 2FM.

Votes are limited to one per person per day, and only votes cast in the Republic of Ireland will be counted.

Votes can be cast here and voting closes at midnight on Sunday 16 February.

The ten shortlisted songs for the 20th annual Choice Music Prize – in alphabetical order – can be listened to below:

Chubby Cat – Quiet

Chubby Cat - Topic / YouTube

Cian Ducrot – Here It is

CianDucrotVEVO / YouTube

CMAT – Aw, Shoot

CMAT / YouTube

Fontaines D.C. – Starburster

Fontaines DC / YouTube

Hozier – Too Sweet

HozierVEVO / YouTube

Jazzy – Make Up

Jordan Adetunji – Kehlani

Jordan Adetunji / YouTube

Kabin Crew – The Spark

The Kabin Studio / YouTube

Niamh Regan – Music

Niamh Regan / YouTube

Picture This – Act of Innocence                   

Picture This / YouTube

Earlier this week, the shortlists for other prizes were announced, with CMAT, Fontaines D.C., Jazzy, Jordan Adetunj and KNEECAP shortlisted for Irish Artist of the Year 2024.

Meanwhile, Biig Piig, Jordan Adetunji, Kingfishr, KNEECAP, and Sprints were shortlisted for 2024 Irish Breakthrough Artist.

The nominations for Choice Music Prize Album of the Year were also released last week and the winners of the prize will get €10,000 and all shortlisted acts will receive a specially-commissioned award.

The winners of the Irish Album of the Year, Irish Artist of the Year and Irish Breakthrough Artist of the Year will all be announced at a live event from Vicar St on RTÉ 2FM in a special show from 7-11pm on Thursday 6 March. 

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    Mute Peter Igloo
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    Jan 10th 2025, 3:56 PM

    Utter tripe

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    Jan 10th 2025, 4:24 PM

    If we are talking about musicality and the best song then it’s hozier hands down. That would be followed by Picture This and then possibly Niamh Reagan. Music written and performed on instruments should always be valued more than some guy programming the drums or guitar all on a computer .

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    Jan 10th 2025, 4:37 PM

    @Ciaran: So CMAT and Fontaines DC don’t play instruments?

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    Jan 10th 2025, 5:46 PM

    @Ciaran:Not this BS again.. Some of the greatest music/songs ever created have been created using programmable machines.. You’re suggesting Achy Breaky Heart should be valued more than Unfinished Sympathy .. ?

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    Jan 10th 2025, 6:14 PM

    @Ciaran: I like the first one best but none of them speak to my soul the way Lemoncello, Harsh Truths. That’s my pick for best Irish song 2024. Hozier pretending he drinks whiskey neat just isn’t convincing. He seems more like an appletini sort of chap to me.

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    Jan 10th 2025, 4:15 PM

    Starburster is a great song but Bug is better (IMO).

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    Jan 10th 2025, 4:27 PM

    Niamh Regan is brilliant

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    Jan 10th 2025, 4:49 PM

    wHo!? (Getting in before all the other cool lads on here.)

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    Jan 10th 2025, 5:02 PM

    Anyone but Cian Ducrot, if there’s a blander act out there at the moment, I haven’t heard them.

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    Jan 10th 2025, 5:28 PM

    Not into any of it but liked the Niamh Regan track, Fontaines DC, That “I DOWT EH” track with all the kids, first time seeing any of them. No Lankum?

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    Jan 11th 2025, 9:29 AM

    @Thesaltyurchin: Lankum haven’t released any music in the past year. They don’t qualify.

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    Jan 11th 2025, 9:35 AM

    Cmat is a lovely song, I enjoy it.

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