| Mercury Prize | |
|---|---|
 2022 Mercury Prize logo | |
| Awarded for | Best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland |
| Sponsored by | vacant |
| Date | Every September |
| Venue | Abbey Road Studios |
| Formerly called | Mercury Music Prize |
| Reward(s) | £25,000 (2017) |
| First awarded | 9 September 1992 |
| Last awarded | 5 September 2024 |
| Currently held by | English Teacher – This Could Be Texas (2024) |
| Most awards | 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.[1] 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.
- ^ "About The Prize". Mercury Prize. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.