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Lewis Knight

Mercury Prize 2019: Who are the nominees for Album of the Year award?

If you're a music fan then tonight is the night for you.

Tonight is the time for one of the UK and Ireland's most talented music acts to be awarded the prestigious Mercury Prize and crown their album as the best of 2019.

Last year's winner was the band Wolf Alice, while previous champions include the likes of PJ Harvey (who has won twice), James Blake, alt-J, Young Fathers, The XX, Elbow, Ms Dynamite, Dizzee Rascal, and The Arctic Monkeys.

But who shall be victorious this year?

Here is a complete list of those acts nominated for the Mercury Prize 2019.

Mercury Prize 2019 nominations

The 1975 are one of the nominated acts at the Mercury Prize 2019 (YouTube)

There are a total of 12 music acts nominated to be crowned the artists behind the Album of the Year with the Mercury Prize 2019.

The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships

Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel

Seed Ensemble - Driftglass

Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1

Little Simz - Grey Area

Anna Calvi - Hunter

Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance

slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain

Dave - Psychodrama

Cate Le Bon - Reward

Nao - Saturn

Black Midi - Schlagenheim

The ceremony will be available on television on BBC Four and also on BBC Radio 6, with each of these programmes being available via BBC iPlayer .

The Mercury Prize 2010 awards ceremony is on tonight on BBC Four at 9pm.

Who do you think deserved to win the Mercury Prize 2019? Let us know in the comments below.

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