Choice Music Prize: CMAT wins Album of the Year for If My Wife New I'd Be Dead

Following another remarkable year for Irish music, CMAT has been announced as the winner of the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year for If My Wife New I'd Be Dead.

The shortlist for Irish Album of the Year featured Fontaines D.C.'s Skinty Fia, Aoife Nessa Frances' Protector, Just Mustard's Heart Under, Dermot Kennedy's Sonder, The Mary Wallopers' The Mary Wallopers, Anna Mieke's Theatre, Pillow Queens' Leave The Light On, Sorcha Richardson's Smiling Like An Idiot, and THUMPER's Delusions of Grandeur.

As the winning act, selected by a panel of judges from a shortlist of ten albums, CMAT will receive a prize of €10,000 – which has been provided by The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA).

Last year's ceremony in Vicar Street marked the highly anticipated return of the in-person awards – following a virtual show in 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions. 2022's ceremony saw For Those I Love take home the Album of the Year award for his self-titled debut.

This year's show featured performances from a selection of the shortlisted acts, including CMAT. The last 12 months proved a massive one for musicians both commercially and critically, with Fontaines D.C releasing their high anticipated album Skinty Fia, Selló making a brilliant debut with his album Sellótape, and CMAT sharing her Irish No.1 debut album If My Wife New I'd Be Dead.

Earlier in the night, Moncrieff was announced as the Choice Music Prize Song Of The Year for 'Warm'.