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BERWYN and Cat Burns both nominated for the 2024 Mercury Prize
The twelve Mercury Prize albums of 2024 have been announced, with Cat Burns and BERWYN both among those shortlisted.
Released via Columbia Records, Who Am I is a vivid and vulnerable journey through BERWYN’s search for meaning and freedom. It comes three years after his Mercury Prize-nominated debut mixtape ‘Demotape/Vega’ and showcases BERWYN as an authentic and creative force as he moves seamlessly from rap, R&B, spoken word and poetry.
Also shortlisted is Cat Burns’ first studio album Early Twenties, released via Since ‘93/RCA. She described the album as her “attempt at showcasing the highs and lows of being in your early twenties,” adding: “The album talks about romantic relationships, both my own and people closest to me, whilst also speaking about self-introspection and accepting who you are.”
The Mercury Prize celebrates the albums of the year, highlighting the work of both emerging talent and more established bands and artists, across a range of genres. Albums by British and Irish artists with a UK release date between July 15, 2023 and July 12, 2024 are eligible, with the overall winner to be revealed this September.
Organisers have confirmed there will be no ticketed public event or usual live performance element this year, with the focus instead on driving engagement via extensive digital content and exposure in partnership with BBC Music.
Many congratulations to our shortlisted artists and also to our Sony partners The Orchard for Corinne Bailey Rae’s ‘Black Rainbows’ and to AWAL for CMAT’s ‘Crazymad, for Me’.
