Performers announced for rescheduled 2022 Mercury Prize Awards show
The full list of shortlisted acts performing at next week's rescheduled Mercury Prize Awards show has been revealed.
The 2022 Mercury Prize Awards show will take place next Tuesday (18 October) after being rescheduled from 8 September due to Queen Elizabeth II's death, and this morning the list of shortlisted acts performing at the event has been revealed, featuring Little Simz, Self Esteem, Wet Leg, Gwenno, Kojey Radical, Joy Crookes, Nova Twins, Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler, Sam Fender, Yard Act and Fergus McCreadie.
Harry Styles will be the only shortlisted act not performing live at the Awards show due to being on a US tour. A filmed performance will be shown instead.
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— Mercury Prize (@MercuryPrize) October 13, 2022
The 2021 Mercury Prize Award was won by Arlo Parks for her debut album Collapsed In Sunbeams.
Anna Calvi, Loyle Carner, Annie Mac, Jamie Cullum, Jamz Supernova and Hazel Wilde are among this year's judges for the Mercury Prize.
The 2022 Mercury Prize Awards show will take place at London's Eventim Apollo on Tuesday (18 October). Visit mercuryprize.com for more information.
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