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RTÉ Choice Music Prize Returns for Its 15th Year
RTÉ Choice Music Prize is back and continues to champion Irish music. Key dates for 2020’s event announced today live on 2FM’s Tracy Clifford Show by previous nominees, The Academic.
The RTÉ Choice Music Prize Live Event will take place on Thursday 5 March 2020 in Vicar Street, Dublin. Tickets go on sale this Friday 29 November at 9am.
The Irish Album of the Year 2019 will be announced at the Live Event and will be broadcast live on RTÉ 2FM in a special four hour extended programme from 7-11pm, with a special RTÉ Choice Music Prize highlights programme going out on RTÉ2 television the following week.
Adrian Lynch, Head of Audiences, Channels and Marketing, RTÉ, said, “Our channels are once again ready to play a central role in helping all this year’s nominees make a big impact and reach new audiences. From the strong engagement we get across our social channels to the positive reaction we receive to our broadcast of the awards event, we are looking forward to doing all we can to make 2019 another year to remember for all nominees.”
Dan Healy, Head of RTÉ 2FM, said, “The RTÉ Choice Music Prize continues to provide a wonderful opportunity, not just on 2FM, but right across RTÉ to shine a spotlight, like no one else, on the very best in Irish music- and what a year it has been. There are so many incredible Irish artists right now and we are more than happy to support them on 2FM. Our all-Irish music days, which we developed to support our RTÉ Choice Music Prize partnership, remain one of the most popular things we do on the station. So, here’s to another great year for Irish artists and for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize on 2FM.”
RTÉ Choice Music Prize ‘Conversations’ will return and take place on the day of the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Live Event. ‘Conversations’ is an international music forum designed to encourage frank exchanges amongst panellists and with the audiences to challenge and elucidate the biggest prevailing issues confronting artists and industry professionals.
The 15th annual RTÉ Choice Music Prize will once again celebrate the best in Irish recorded music. The Prize has become one of the music industry highlights of the year since its inception in 2005. The Irish Album of the Year award is chosen from a shortlist of ten albums by a panel of eleven Irish music media professionals and industry experts.The winning act will receive €10,000, a prize fund which has been provided by The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA).
“We are delighted to continue our longstanding association with Irelands critically acclaimed music prize. Irish music continues to push new boundaries and the Choice Music Prize provides a great platform for new music to resonate so strongly with audiences in Ireland and important overseas markets”. Victor Finn, Chief Executive of IMRO
“The Choice Music Prize continues to highlight new music in Ireland. IRMA supports the Choice Music Prize as it recognising the extraordinary talent that has emerged in recent times in Ireland. Irish acts continue to shine at home and abroad reaffirming our position as a source of enviable musical talent. The Choice Music Prize honours these talents and IRMA congratulates all nominees and wishes them the best of luck for the future.” Willie Kavanagh, Chairman of IRMA
All shortlisted acts will receive a specially commissioned award.
RAAP and Culture Ireland are also official project partners of the RTE Choice Music Prize.
Culture Ireland will fund the attendance of influential overseas Industry executives to attend the RTE Choice Music Prize Live Event on March 5th.
The Choice Music Prize website has published a list of Irish albums released to date in 2019. This list can be viewed at http://www.choicemusicprize.ie/2019-album-list/ and notified by email regarding any additions [email protected].
Tickets for the Choice Music Prize live event will go on sale this Friday 22 November.
