To celebrate the announcement later on today of the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year shortlist, 2fm are devoting the entire day to homegrown music.
“The RTÉ Choice Music Prize is a great partnership for RTÉ and 2fm,” enthuses station chief Dan Healy. “As proud supporters of Irish music we’re looking forward to fully unleashing the power of the station to get right behind the best albums and songs recorded by Irish artists over the past year and what a great year it has been.”
As we post this story, Jenny Greene and Nicky Byrne are blasting out Republic Of Loose’s ‘Comeback Girl’.
Taking place on Thursday March 9 in Vicar St. with the winners picking up a cool €10,000, the doling out of the prize and the live gig that accompanies it will air from 7pm-11pm on the national broadcaster with Eoghan McDermott and Bláthnaid Treacy at the helm. If you want to be there in person, tickets are on sale now priced €26.50.
The shortlist for the Irish Song of the Year will be announced on Wednesday February 1, with Golden Discs showing all the nominees in their stores and Tesco concessions nationwide.
Last year’s winning album was SOAK’s exquisite debut offering, Before We Forgot How To Dream.