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Raye Wins Mercury Prize With This Music May Contain Hope
Raye won this year's Mercury Prize with the album This Music May Contain Hope.
Raye's album This Music May Contain Hope won this year's Mercury Prize. The award-winning album consists of 17 tracks divided into four sections and lasts a total of 73 minutes. The closing song on the album, Fin, lasts six minutes, and Raye reads the production credits for four of those minutes.
Paul McCartney was nominated for the Mercury Prize for the first time at age 84. Sam Fender won the 2025 Mercury Prize with the album People Watching and donated the prize money to the Music Venue Trust.
In 2026 so far, more than half of the 40 best-selling albums consist of greatest hits compilations or catalog classics.
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