The list of eligible albums and singles has been published. 86 albums an 300 singles released between 15th July 2019 - 14th July 2020. We have some amount of talent an creativity to be proud of. Dig in, enjoy! The long-list will be published in a few weeks
And the winner of the most coveted award of the evening, decided by a panel of esteemed judges is
@arboristmusic
with his album An Endless Sequence of Dead Zeros! A huge congratulations!
#NIMP
@PPLUK
Thrilled that Barry Devlin of
@horslipsmusic
is the recipient of the Oh Yeah Legend award 2022.He will be joined at the NI Music Prize by Horslips friends Jim Lockhart, Ray Fean and Fiach Moriarty for a few of the bands best known songs. Limited tickets on sale on Mon 22nd August
And the winner of the most coveted award of the evening, decided by a panel of esteemed judges is…
@robocobraquartz
with their album Life Isn't Easy! A huge congratulations to the band!
#NIMP
Rest easy Lyndon Stephens. We will all miss you so much. A giant of the NI music scene. Deepest condolences to Lisa and family, friends and all the artists and team at
@QuietArch
x
Good morning! Results of the public vote are in. Congratulations to
@rorynellis
on being shortlisted for the NI Music Prize Album of The Year for 'Written & Underlined" and
@fernasongs
being shortlisted for Single ‘Wasting’. Full shortlist coming soon.
#nimp22
#supportlocalmusic
Oh Yeah is proud to announce
@snowpatrol
as recipients of the 2019 'Oh Yeah Legend award' ! Ulster Hall, 7th November 2019, part of NI Music Prize
-- Tickets on sale 10am Friday 23rd August from the
@UlsterHall
-
full details at
We're going online for 2020 - please join us on Thursday Nov 12th at 8pm streaming live on our YouTube Channel - Let's come together for NI Music.
#supportlocalmusic
#nimusicprize2020
The Long-Lists are out for 2023. What a brilliant year for music again, the standard of all the eligible lists was fantastic. You can now help get one act from each category onto the upcoming shortlists - go to to vote. VOTING ends Mon 25th Sept 12 noon
So, here it is - the ELIGIBLE LIST for Best Album and Best Single at
#NIMP21
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If you're on the list, congratulations! Now have a read below to find out what you need to do next...
Good morning, announcing our final shortlist for 2020 - Best Album. Congrats all and thank you to everyone that has taken part. There is a wealth of great music from here. Please check out the Best Album Shortlist supported by
@PPLUK
at
Okay, here we go - the LONGLIST for Best Album and Best Single at
#NIMP21
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If you're on the Longlist, have a read below about what you need to do next...
Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry - the level of musical talent in NI is something else!
The 2023 Eligible List is out with 65 albums, 181 singles, and 79 videos. Huge thanks to all creators for submitting their music. Check the list at
Best of luck to everyone! Stay tuned for the Long List 👀🎵
Presenting the NI Music Prize Long List of albums and singles for 2022 💥
A huge thank you to all this year's applicants!
Check out the 2022 Long List and find out how to vote for your favourite single & album to be shortlisted HERE:
We are delighted to announce the NI Music Prize Shortlists for Album, Single and Live Act of the Year 🥁
Well done to all the acts up to this point. Another excellent year for music.
Check out the shortlists here:
#NIMP22
And the winner of NI Music Prize Video of the Year 2023 Award sponsored by
@mvmarketplace
is...
@probpatterns
with Who Do We Not Save? Congratulations!
Well done everyone.
I must say, the zoom window was incredibly humbling.
12 artists who live and breathe what they do.
Congratulations to Kitt Phillipa!
❤️🎉
@NIMusicPrize
@SoundOfBelfast
Afternoon! We can now confirm that all Album and Single submissions for 2022 have been checked for eligibility. The eligible list has now gone to our nominators for the next stage. It's another whopping year for NI Music. Check it out for yourselves
Here they are, in all their award-winning glory!
Your
#NIMP21
winners from the ceremony last night:
Best Album -
@Saint_Sister_
Best Single -
@DeaMatronaBand
ATL New Contender -
@DeaMatronaBand
Outstanding Contribution to Music - the one and only Mr Mike Edgar!
One love.x
And thank you to this man Mike Edgar who put heart and soul into making this work. He built a brilliant production team.His love and respect for music and giving it its place visually and sonically for audiences to see in the best possible way, is really inspiring Thanks Mike ❤️
We are so thankful to Brenda Boyd Kennedy for joining us tonight to accept the Oh Yeah Legend award on behalf of her late husband, the amazing Bap Kennedy.
#NIMP2020
Phew! We are just catching our breath here, but just want to say a massive thank you an well done to all the bands, our sponsors, funders, supporters, audiences, nominees, judges, nominators, volunteers, staff an more - photos to follow.
#nimusicprize
#thankyou
We've been processing NI Music Prize 2019 submissions for Singles and Albums for the last few days and we are pleased to reveal an impressive 73 albums and 197 singles that were released between August 8th 2018 - 14th July 2019. Access all the music at
Well now what a busy day to be making announcements! But we are determined to celebrate the last 12 months worth of music, so we are pleased to say the submission process for albums and singles is now open - see for full details.
#supportlocalmusic
With no date set for the return of concerts, professionals in the NI Entertainments industry are raising awareness of some of the struggles involved an lobbying for support Show them support like
@wemakeeventsNI
post a photo of a show you have been to in NI using
#wemakeeventsNI
Thanks to all that voted for Single and Album to go through to the shortlist. We had 4009 votes for Single and 2199 for Album. The acts that won the public vote will be announced this Friday.
The full line up for Nov 7th has been announced. Remember to keep voting for Best Live and Best Single via
@thethinair
and
@OhYeahCentre
Contender Award via
@acrosstheline
This event is now SOLD OUT.
💥 NIMP Line-up 💥
Performances from some of the shortlisted artists & last years BBC ATL Contender winners
@DeaMatronaBand
PLUS a very special Horslips performance from Legend recipient Barry Devlin & friends 🎸
Tickets:
From playing the Duke of York to world domination - it kinda takes your breath away, what NI's musicians can achieve when they put their minds to it.
There's just *one more day* to get your entries in for this year's NI Music Prize, so get on it!
Congratulations to
@arboristmusic
'Here's Comes The Devil' picked up best single as voted by the public. Thank you to
@HelpMusiciansNI
for supporting this award.
Good luck to the nominees of the
@nimusicprize
tonight. There’s so much incredible talent in NI, in spite of a difficult year for artists. You can watch live here at 8pm:
That's the NI Music Prize over for 2022! Thank you to all the artists who entertain, move and inspire us all year round. Well done to all nominees and congrats to the winners! Gratitude to our sponsors and judges. And of course - a huge thank you to the gig-goers!
#NIMP
Congratulations to
@sashasamara_
on winning the Oh Yeah Contender Award 2020 in association with
@acrosstheline
voted for by the public and announced live by
@lynnejbest
Thank you ATL Introducing for all your support and to the voters.
NI Music Prize will be streamin live on YouTube at 8pm 12th Nov The event will include the Oh Yeah Legend Award which this year is dedicated to Bap Kennedy who died in 2016 We have been provided with a very special Bap performance for you to see Beautiful
Only 13 days until the prize ( streaming online)!
@arvoparty
'Love Above All'
Herb Magee has been hugely productive in 2020, using the lockdown to finesse his many ideas. But Love Above All was the record that broke the dam!
Supported by
@PPLUK
NI Music Prize 2019 Album of The Year winners
@ryan_vail
&
@elmaorkestra
will be on BBC 2 NI tonight at 10pm in a documentary about their beautiful and meaningful album "Borders"
Don't miss it!
It's been two long years since we've had a live
@NIMusicPrize
ceremony at the
@UlsterHall
.
This Wed 17 Nov, we're BACK!
Join us in person (doors 6.45pm) or online (streaming ) and join in the craic
@NIMusicPrize
using
#NIMP21
.
It's been a depressing year but musicians have carried on creating great new music. We hope to celebrate the sounds of NI later this year - submit eligible albums and singles now - all details at
Our next live performance of the evening is the punk pop trio from Derry
@cherymofficial
(who are former winners of the ATL award but are back and up for Best Single 2022 tonight!)
#NIMP
TOMORROW NIGHT - Lot's of you asking about dress code - in the spirit of rock and roll we say wear what you want! band t-shirts are cool, bow ties are cool, sparkly clothes are cool, jeans are cool - it's all cool!
The weather is glorious, if you are out and about, bring your head phones and take in the mammoth amount of talent featured in the eligible list for 2022 - now live on our website -
Is there a bar this Thursday? Yes there is. Doors 7pm. The main event starts at 8pm sharp. It's gonna be like a big gig, with visuals, presentations, announcements and some other surprises in between. It's over at 11pm.
The nominations are in, have been counted, and we have now published a long list for each category - shortlist is coming very soon
#watchthisspace
space - to see the long list and further info go to
#nimusicprize
If there’s one thing that history has told us, it’s that uncertain times call for defiant art. In our own little corner of the world, Derry quartet
@TWBSavages
are one band that many looked to for a musical response on their debut ... (contd.)
As part of the shortlisting process for NI Music Prize 2022 we need your vote! Choose your favourite album & single from the
#NIMP
Long List and VOTE to help them make the shortlist 🙌
Vote here:
Audio Engineer and Production Manager Sam Chadwick knows safety comes first - for all and above all- but the decimation of this sector cannot be ignored.
“We not only contribute to the economy, but the cultural impact of what we do cannot be discounted.”
#WeMakeEventsNI
We are delighted to announce that internationally acclaimed NI composer
@SheridanTongue
will receive the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at
#NIMP
2022! 👏
@PRSforMusic