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- Charli XCX is now the clear favourite to win the 2024 Mercury Prize
- The Last Dinner Party had shortened into joint favourite but have now drifted out in market
- This year's Mercury Prize will be broadcast live on BBC Four
Charli XCX is now the clear favourite to win the 2024 Mercury Prize
The Brat summer could be extended this week with Charli XCX favourite to win the 2024 Mercury Prize with her latest album release being a huge success for the British artist.
UK Betting Sites have now placed Charli XCX's Brat as the clear favourite in the betting odds to win this year's Mercury Prize after previously being joint favourite alongside The Last Dinner Party.
With the Mercury Prize taking place this week though the market has changed round completely now with Charli XCX now 11/8 in the betting odds followed by English Teacher.
Bet365's market thinks that the Brat summer will be topped off by a Mercury Prize win, with the award given for the best album released by an act from the UK or Ireland.
| 2024 Mercury Prize Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Charli XCX - Brat | 11/8 | 42.1% |
| English Teacher - This Could Be Texas | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| The Last Dinner Party - Prelude To Ecstasy | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| CMAT - Crazymad, For Me | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Nia Archives - Silence Is Loud | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Corinne Bailey Rae - Black Rainbows | 10/1 | 9.1% |
What the expert says...
The Last Dinner Party had shortened into joint favourite but have now drifted out in market
Betting odds have changed in the past month with former joint favourites The Last Dinner Party now drifting out to 11/2 in the market to win the Mercury Prize.
The Last Dinner Party released their debut album back in February and it went straight into Number One in the UK Charts with massive performances at Glastonbury and TRNSMT following the release this year.
The band announced the deluxe edition of their album, titled Prelude to Ecstasy: Acoustics and Covers, will be released on October 11th with 4 cover tracks included on the album.
Betting on the Mercury Music Prize: Odds, Nominees and Previous Winners
This year's Mercury Prize will be broadcast live on BBC Four
Despite now official awards ceremony taking place this year, BBC Four will still broadcast the Mercury Prize live this year with all 12 artists invited to London’s Abbey Road Studios.
The show will see recorded performances of the 12 act's work with the show aired live at 8pm-9:15pm on BBC Four and the winner being announced at 9pm.
There are 12 nominees up for the Mercury Prize this year:
- Barry Can’t Swim – When Will We Land?
- Berwyn – Who Am I
- Beth Gibbons – Lives Outgrown
- Cat Burns – Early Twenties
- Charli xcx – Brat
- CMAT – Crazymad, for Me
- Corinne Bailey Rae – Black Rainbows
- corto.alto – Bad With Names
- English Teacher – This Could Be Texas
- Ghetts – On Purpose, With Purpose
- Nia Archives – Silence Is Loud
- The Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy
