Mercury Prize
| Mercury Prize | |
|---|---|
2022 Mercury Prize logo | |
| Awarded for | Best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland |
| Date | Every September |
| Venue | Abbey Road Studios |
| Formerly called | Mercury Music Prize |
| Reward(s) | £25,000 (2017) |
| First award | 9 September 1992 |
| Final award | 5 September 2024 |
| Currently held by | English Teacher – This Could Be Texas (2024) |
| Most wins | PJ Harvey (2 wins) |
| Most nominations | Radiohead and Arctic Monkeys (5 nominations) |
| Website | mercuryprize |
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released by a musical act from the United Kingdom or Ireland. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers in 1992 as an alternative to the Brit Awards.