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- Loyle Carner is 3/1 favourite to win this year's Mercury Prize award for album 'hugo'
- Fred Again second favourite for the award after a massive year for the DJ
- When does the Mercury Prize award take place?
Loyle Carner is 3/1 favourite to win this year's Mercury Prize award for album 'hugo'
Betting is now available on the 2023 Mercury Prize award following nominees being announced earlier this month and UK Betting Sites already have an early favourite for the award.
Loyle Carner's latest album 'hugo' is the 3/1 favourite for the award which recognises the 12 best albums of the year before picking which is the outright best.
Little Simz was the winner of the 2022 Mercury Prize for her fourth album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert and this year's winner will be hoping to follow in her footsteps.
William Hill have put Carner as the favourite for the Mercury Prize with his latest odds currently suggesting there's a 25% chance that he wins.
| Mercury Prize Winner 2023 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Loyle Carner | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Fred Again | 7/2 | 22.2% |
| Young Fathers | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Jessie Ware | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| Olivia Dean | 6/1 | 14.3% |
What the expert says...
Fred Again second favourite for the award after a massive year for the DJ
DJ and Producer Fred Again is the second favourite with bookmakers for the Mercury Prize for his latest album Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022).
Fred has had a massive last 12 months with huge performances at Glastonbury and Coachella seeing big crowds watch the act and sellout shows all over the world too.
The DJ is nominated for the Mercury Prize for the first time in his career and the betting odds have put him as the second favourite with a 22% chance of winning.
Betting on the Mercury Music Prize: Odds, Nominees and Previous Winners
When does the Mercury Prize award take place?
This year's Mercury Prize award show will take place on Thursday 7 September at the Eventim Apollo in London.
The show will see nominees for the award perform on the night with the odd recorded performance airing for the acts who can't attend on the night.
There are 12 nominees in total for the award with the full list as follows:
- Arctic Monkeys - The Car
- Ezra Collective - Where I'm Meant to Be
- Fred Again - Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)
- J Hus - Beautiful and Brutal Yard
- Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
- Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B
- Lankum - False Lankum
- Loyle Carner - Hugo
- Olivia Dean - Messy
- Raye - My 21st Century Blues
- Shygirl - Nymph
- Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy
