Raye Wins Mercury Prize for Album of the Year

By Jem Aswad

Jem Aswad

Executive Editor, Music

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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 is intended to recognize music from the U.K. and Ireland; the Brit Awards are more of a British equivalent to the Grammys. Past Mercury Prize best album winners include Arlo Parks, Little Simz, the XX, James Blake and others.

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