Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year shortlist announced

The Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year shortlist has been unveiled today on RTÉ 2FM's Tracy Clifford Show.

This year's 10 nominees for the highly coveted award include:

• A Lazarus Soul - No Flowers Grow In Cement Gardens
• Curtisy - What Was The Question
• Fontaines D.C. - Romance
• Orla Gartland - Everybody Needs a Hero
• KNEECAP - Fine Art
• NewDad - MADRA
• Niamh Regan - Come As You Are
• Róis - Mo Léan
• Silverbacks - Easy Being a Winner
• SPRINTS - Letter To Self

The Choice Music Prize live event/ceremony is set to take place in Vicar Street in Dublin on Thursday, March 6. It will also be broadcast live on RTÉ 2FM, with a TV-special set to be aired on RTÉ2 later in March.

The Irish Album of the Year prize will be chosen from the shortlist of ten albums by a panel of 11 Irish music media professionals and industry experts. The winning act will receive €10,000, a prize fund provided by IMRO and IRMA.

All shortlisted acts will also receive a specially commissioned award on the night.

You can see the full list of albums that were eligible for the Irish Album of the Year award here.

Recent winners of the Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year include Lankum's False Lankum, CMAT's If My Wife New I'd be Dead, For Those I Love's self-titled debut album, and Denise Chaila's Go Bravely.

Lankum at RTE Choice Music Prize 2024. Copyright Peter O'Hanlon.

2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the Choice Music Prize.

"The RTÉ Choice Music Prize continues to highlight, promote and support Irish music across annually," the Choice Music Prize founder, Dave Reid, recently stated. "We are delighted to be hosting the 20th edition of the project in 2025 and right now music across all genres in Ireland is in its healthiest state ever..."

The shortlists for additional Choice Music Prize categories will also be announced this week – including the Irish Artist of the Year (Tuesday), Irish Breakthrough Artist (Wednesday), and Irish Song of the Year (Friday).