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Vagrant Real Estate wins 2026 Scottish Album of the Year
Aberdeen producer Vagrant Real Estate won the 2026 Scottish Album of the Year award with the album Neither Collar Nor Crown, receiving a £20,000 first prize.
Aberdeen DJ and hip-hop producer Vagrant Real Estate won the 2026 Scottish Album of the Year award. Vagrant Real Estate is a moniker for Nick Cronin, who won with the album Neither Collar Nor Crown. Vagrant Real Estate received the £20,000 first prize.
The Scottish Album of the Year Award was held in Dundee's Caird Hall on a Thursday night. The award is in its 15th year. Neither Collar Nor Crown brought together 25 Scottish artists from different genres.
Vagrant Real Estate has been independently releasing music since 2018. The project samples traditional Scottish folk and Gaelic, merged with Scottish rap and hip-hop.
Nikhita was named The Sound of Young Scotland, winning a funding package worth up to £10,000. Boards of Canada, originally from Cullen in Moray, won the Modern Scottish Classic Award for their 1998 debut album Music Has The Right to Children.
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