| Choice Music Prize | |
|---|---|
 Choice Music Prize Logo (2017–present) | |
| Awarded for | Best album from the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland |
| Location | Vicar Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (2005–present) The Olympia Theatre, Dublin (2011 ceremony) |
| Country | Ireland |
| Presented by | IRMA, IMRO and RAAP |
| First awarded | 2005 |
| Website | choicemusicprize |
The Choice Music Prize (Irish: Duais Cheoil Choice),[1] known for sponsorship reasons as the RTÉ Choice Music Prize is an annual music prize awarded to the best album from a band or solo musician who is born in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland or holds an Irish passport. For bands, the majority of members must have been born on the island of Ireland or hold an Irish passport.[2]
After being broadcast on Today FM for nearly eleven years, in November 2016, it was announced that the Choice Music Prize would broadcast on RTÉ 2FM starting in 2017. The ceremony is held in Vicar Street, Dublin.[Note 1]
Since it first began in 2005, the main awards ceremony had been broadcast live on the Irish national radio station, Today FM, every March.[Note 2] It aired as a four-part special, beginning at 7pm and usually concluding at 11pm. Presenters of the main awards ceremony have included Michelle Doherty, Rigsy, and Today FM radio presenters Alison Curtis and Paul McLoone.
Since 2017, the Choice Music Prize has not had a sponsor. Before that, Samsung sponsored it in 2016, and Meteor sponsored it from 2011 to 2015.
- ^ Dhonnacha, Barbara Nic (3 March 2016). "Cé aige a mbeidh an 'Choice'? Réamhaisnéis na nduaiseanna le Barbara Nic D."
- ^ "Eligibility - Choice Music Prize". choicemusicprize.ie.
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