Choice Music Prize
The Choice Music Prize is an Irish music prize that has been awarded annually by critics since 2005 . It has been named Irish Album of the Year and, since 2011, Irish Song of the Year.
responsible
The prize was brought into being by David Reid and Jim Carroll, who jointly managed the project until the Choice Music Prize was awarded in 2009 . Since Carroll's departure, Reid has led the project alone. Responsible for financing are interest group of the Irish music industry Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), the Irish development company Irish Music Rights Organization (IMRO) and an association of Irish musicians called Recorded Artists Actors Performers (RAAP).
procedure
In January, a jury of twelve, made up of staff from Irish television and radio stations, music magazines, newspapers and music websites, meets to select what they consider to be the ten best Irish music albums of the past year. The line-up of the jury changes every year. You can choose from all music albums that meet the criteria below. In March, the awards ceremony will take place in Dublin's Vicar Street Concert Hall , where the winner will be announced. All ten nominees are invited to play at the event. In the past it happened that some artists had to cancel due to deadlines. The winner, whose album was chosen as the best Irish album of the year, will receive a trophy and a check for 10,000 euros.
Later in January, the jury will also decide on the ten best songs of the year, using the airplay charts. All song publications, including radio songs and album tracks, are considered candidates if they meet the criteria listed below. Everyone can vote for the winner online or by SMS. The winning title will be announced together with the album prize winner.
criteria
Albums
- The albums must have been released between January 1st and December 31st of each year in the Republic of Ireland and / or Northern Ireland . The sale or free distribution of the album to the general public in shops, at concert events or on the Internet counts as publication.
- Re-releases , best-of compilations , live albums and compilations on which several different performers are represented are excluded from the nomination .
- Albums of any genre can be nominated.
- Performers must be born in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland and / or hold a Republic of Ireland passport . For musical groups, the majority of the band members must be born in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland and / or hold a Republic of Ireland passport.
- To be awarded the Choice Music Prize, the album must either contain at least six pieces of music and have a playing time of at least 33 minutes and 20 seconds, or contain no less than nine pieces of music and have a playing time of at least 25 minutes.
Songs
- All nominated songs must have been first released in Ireland within the year in question, which means the song must have been made available to the public for the first time in Ireland ( Republic of Ireland and / or Northern Ireland ) between January 1st and December 31st of that year (to buy or for free in stores, at concerts or on websites). Radio and promo releases and album titles (from albums released in the respective year) can also be included.
- The nominated songs can come from any imaginable genre.
- Performers must be born in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland and / or hold a Republic of Ireland passport . Music groups can be nominated if the majority of the band members were born in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland and / or hold a Republic of Ireland passport.
Excellent
2005
| Interpreter | Album title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Feeney | 13 songs | Middle |
| Bell X1 | Flock | Yep Roc / Rykodisc / Iceland |
| Cane 141 | Moon pool | Exceptional |
| The Chalets | Check in | Setanta |
| Joe Chester | A Murder of Crows | Barp |
| Duke Special | Adventures in Gramophone | Hag |
| Hal | Hal | Rough Trade |
| Nick Kelly | Running dog | Self Possessed / BOS Music |
| Emmett Tinley | Attic Faith | Independent |
| Turn | Turn | Setanta |
2006
| Interpreter | Album title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| The Divine Comedy | Victory for the Comic Muse | Parlophone |
| Director | We Thrive on Big Cities | Atlantic |
| Duke Special | Songs from the Deep Forest | V2 |
| The Immediate | In Towers and Clouds | Fantastic plastic |
| David Kitt | Not fade away | Rough Trade |
| Messiah J & the Expert | Now This I Have to Hear | Inaudible |
| Fionn Regan | The End of History | Bella Union / Lost Highway |
| Republic of Loose | Aaagh! | Loaded dice |
| Si Schroeder | Coping Mechanisms | Trust Me I'm a Thief |
| Snow Patrol | Eyes Open | Polydor / Interscope |
2007
| Interpreter | Album title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Super extra bonus party | Super extra bonus party | Alphabet set |
| Adrian Crowley | Long distance swimmer | Tin Angel |
| Cathy Davey | Tales of Silversleeve | EMI |
| Delorentos | In love with detail | Cottage |
| Dry County | Unexpected Falls | Lazybird |
| The Flaws | Achieving vagueness | Arrival |
| David Geraghty | Kill your darlings | Decal |
| Kíla | Gamblers' Ballet | Kíla |
| Róisín Murphy | Overpowered | EMI |
| Stanley Super 800 | Louder & Clearer | sofa |
2008
| Interpreter | Album title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Jape | ritual | V2 / Cooperative Music |
| Fight Like Apes |
Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion |
Model Citizen |
| Mick Flannery | White lies | EMI |
| Halfset | Another way of being there | Casino Gravity |
| Lisa Hannigan | Sea Sew | Hoop / ATO |
| David Holmes | The Holy Pictures | Mercury |
| Messiah J & the Expert | From the Word Go | Inaudible |
| Oppenheimer | Take the Whole Mid-Range and Boost It | Bar / None / Fantastic Plastic |
| RSAG | Organic sampler | Psychonavigation |
| The Script | The Script | Sony Music |
2009
| Interpreter | Album title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Crowley | Season of the Sparks | Chemical underground |
| And So I Watch You from Afar | And So I Watch You from Afar | Smalltown America |
| Bell X1 | Blue lights on the runway | BellyUp / Rykodisc / Yep Roc |
| Codes | Trees Dream in Algebra | EMI |
| Dark Room Notes | We Love You Dark Matter | Gonzo / BBE |
| The Duckworth Lewis Method | The Duckworth Lewis Method | Divine Comedy / 1969 |
| Julie Feeney | Pages | Middle |
| Valerie Francis | Slow Dynamo | VF |
| Laura Izibor | Let the truth be told | Atlantic |
| The Swell Season | Strict Joy | Plateau / ANTI- |
2010
| Interpreter | Album title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Two Door Cinema Club | Tourist History | Kitsuné / Glassnote |
| Adebisi Shank |
This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank |
Judge Collective |
| The Cast of Cheers | Chariot | - |
| Cathy Davey | The Nameless | Hammer toe |
| Fight Like Apes |
The Body of Christ and the Legs of Tina Turner |
Model Citizen |
| Halves | It Goes, It Goes (Forever & Ever) | Hate Is the Enemy (HITE) |
| Imelda May | Mayhem | Decca |
| James Vincent McMorrow | Early in the morning | Universal |
| O Emperor | Hither thither | Universal |
| Villagers | Becoming a Jackal | domino |
2011
Irish Album of the Year
| Interpreter | Album title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Jape | Ocean of Frequency | Music is for losers |
| And So I Watch You from Afar | Gangs | Judge Collective |
| Bell X1 | Bloodless Coup | Belly Up Records |
| Cashier No. 9 | To the death of fun | Bella Union |
| Lisa Hannigan | Passenger | Hoop |
| The Japanese Popstars | Controlling Your Allegiance | EMI |
| Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands | Golden Syrup | Osaka Records |
| Pugwash | The Olympus Sound | EMI / 1969 Records |
| Tieranniesaur | Tieranniesaur | Popical Island |
| We Cut Corners | Today I Realized I Could Go Home Backwards | Delphi |
Irish Song of the Year
| Interpreter | Song title |
|---|---|
| Royseven | We should be lovers |
| Bell X1 | Velcro |
| Cashier No. 9 | Gold star |
| The Coronas | Addicted to Progress |
| Lisa Hannigan | Knots |
| The Kanyu Tree | radio |
| Little Green Cars | The John Wayne |
| Maverick Saber | Let me go |
| Snow Patrol | Called Out in the Dark |
| This club | I won't worry |
2012
Irish Album of the Year
| Interpreter | Album title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Delorentos | Little Sparks | Delo Records |
| Wallis Bird | Wallis Bird | Rubyworks |
| The Cast of Cheers | Family | Schoolboy Error |
| Adrian Crowley | I See Three Birds Flying | Chemical underground |
| Damien Dempsey | Almighty Love | Sony |
| Julie Feeney | Clocks | Middle |
| Heathers | Kingdom | Warner Music |
| Mumblin Deaf Ro | Dictionary Crimes | Popical Island |
| Two Door Cinema Club | Beacon | Kitsuné |
| Windings | I am not the crow | Out on a limb |
Irish Song of the Year
| Interpreter | Song title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin James | Say hello | Believe |
| The Coronas | Mark My Words | 3U |
| Delorentos | Care For | Delo Records |
| Glen Hansard | High hope | plateau |
| Heathers | Forget Me Knots | Warner |
| Kodaline | All I want | Sony |
| Le Galaxie feat. Elaine May | Love system | Delphi |
| The Script | Hall of Fame | Sony |
| SOAK | Sea Creatures | (Self-publication) |
| Villagers | The waves | domino |
2013
Irish Album of the Year
| Interpreter | Album title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Villagers | Awayland | domino |
| And So I Watch You from Afar | All Hail Bright Futures | Sargent House |
| Bell X1 | Chop chop | Belly Up Records |
| Girls Names | The New Life | Tough love |
| Kodaline | In a perfect world | Sony Music |
| Little Green Cars | Absolute zero | Universal Music |
| Mano Le Tough | Changing Days | Permanent Vacation |
| My Bloody Valentine | MBV | MBV Records |
| O Emperor | Vitreous | Big skin |
| Lisa O'Neill | Same cloth or not | Song Seeds Records |
Irish Song of the Year
| Interpreter | Song title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| The Original Rudeboys | Never gonna walk away | Rubyworks |
| Daithí | Chameleon Life | Sony |
| Hozier | Take Me to Church | Rubyworks |
| I am the cosmos | Look me in the eye | (Self-publication) |
| James Vincent McMorrow | Cavalier | Faction Recordings |
| Kodaline | Brand New Day | Sony Music |
| New Jackson | Sat Around Here Waiting | Hivern discs |
| The Strypes | You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover | Universal |
| Two Door Cinema Club | Changing of the Seasons | Parlophone / Warner |
| Villagers | Nothing arrived | domino |
2014
Irish Album of the Year
| Interpreter | Album title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| The Gloaming | The Gloaming | Real world |
| Aphex Twin | Syro | Warp |
| Delorentos | Night Becomes Light | Universal |
| Hozier | Hozier | Rubyworks / Universal |
| James Vincent McMorrow | Post Tropical | Faction |
| Sinéad O'Connor | I'm not bossy, I'm the boss | Nettwerk |
| Damien Rice | My Favorite Faded Fantasy | Warner Music |
| The Riptide Movement | Getting through | Universal Ireland |
| U2 | Songs of Innocence | Iceland |
| We Cut Corners | Think nothing | Delphi |
Irish Song of the Year
| Interpreter | Song title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| The Script | Superheroes | Sony |
| The Coronas | All the others | Universal |
| Delorentos | Show me love | Universal Music Ireland |
| Hozier | From Eden | Rubyworks |
| Kodaline | One day | Sony |
| Kormac | Wake up | Bodytonic |
| Little Hours | It's still love | Little Hours Music |
| The minutes | Cherry Bomb | Model Citizen |
| Sinéad O'Connor | Take Me to Church | Nettwerk |
| The Riptide Movement | All works out | Universal Music Ireland |
2015
Irish Album of the Year
| Interpreter | Album title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| SOAK | Before We Forgot How To Dream | Rough Trade |
| Girl band | Holding hands with Jamie | Rough Trade |
| Gavin James | Bitter pill | Warner Music |
| Le galaxie | Le Club | Universal Ireland |
| Róisín Murphy | Hairless toys | PIAS |
| Villagers | Darling Arithmetic | domino |
| Ham sandwich | Stories From The Surface | Route 109A Records |
| Jape | This Chemical Sea | Faction |
| Colm Mac Con Iomaire | And Now The Weather | plateau |
| Young Wonder | Birth | Feel Good Lost |
Irish Song of the Year
| Interpreter | Song title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin James | Bitter pill | Warner Music |
| The Academic | Different | Room 6 records |
| All Tvvins | Thank you | Warner Music |
| The Coronas | How This Goes | Universal |
| Daithí | Mary Keanes Introduction | In-house production |
| Fight Like Apes | Pretty Keen On Centrefolds | Alcopop! Records |
| Hozier | Someone New | Universal |
| Kodaline | Ready | Sony Music |
| Otherkin | Ay Ay | Rubyworks |
| Pleasure Beach | Go | Faction |
Web links
Official website (English)