The Choice Music Prize has announced nominees for two of the new categories it is doing this year, beyond the established Irish album of the year, which was announced on Monday.
The nominees for two new categories were announced on Tracy Clifford’s show on RTÉ 2FM.
2022 Irish Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
- Belters Only
- CMAT
- Cian Ducrot
- Lea Heart
- SELLO
2022 Irish Artist of the Year:
- CMAT
- Fontaines D.C.
- Dermot Kennedy
- SELLO
- Talos
Tomorrow and Friday, the Classic Irish album and Song Of The Year is announced.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
