Choice Music Prize

The Choice Music Prize is a yearly music prize awarded to the best album from Ireland. It has been sponsored by Meteor since 2011.

Choice Music Prize
Awarded for	Best album from the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland
Location	Vicar Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (2005–present) The Olympia Theatre, Dublin (2011 ceremony)
Country	Ireland
Presented by	IRMA, IMRO and RAAP
First awarded	2005
Website	choicemusicprize.com

It was formed by journalist Jim Carroll and manager Dave Reid in 2005.^[1]

The ceremony to announce the winner takes place at Vicar Street, Dublin in February or March each year.

Winners and shortlisted nominees

Neil Hannon, winner with The Divine Comedy in 2006 and nominee with The Duckworth Lewis Method in 2009

Adrian Crowley, winner in 2009

Two Door Cinema Club, winners in 2010

Year	Winner	Album	Shortlisted nominees & albums[2][3][4]	Judges
2005	Julie Feeney	13 songs[5]	Bell X1 – Flock Cane 141 – Moonpool The Chalets – Check In Joe Chester – A Murder of Crows Duke Special – Adventures in Gramophone Hal – Hal Nick Kelly – Running Dog Emmett Tinley – Attic Faith Turn – Turn
2006	The Divine Comedy	Victory for the Comic Muse	Director – We Thrive on Big Cities Duke Special – Songs from the Deep Forest The Immediate – In Towers and Clouds David Kitt – Not Fade Away Messiah J and the Expert – Now This I Have to Hear Fionn Regan – The End of History Republic of Loose – Aaagh! Si Schroeder – Coping Mechanisms Snow Patrol – Eyes Open	John Caddell (Phantom FM) Stuart Clarke (Hot Press) Alison Curtis (Today FM) Neil Dunphy (Sunday Tribune) Sinead Gleeson (The Ticket) Rick O'Shea (RTÉ 2fm) Nick Kelly (Irish Independent) Mike Knightson (Limerick's Live 95fm) Padraic Kileen (Irish Examiner) Eamon Sweeney (Foggy Notions) Tanya Sweeney (The Star) Jonny Tiernan (Alternative Ulster)
2007	Super Extra Bonus Party	Super Extra Bonus Party[6]	Adrian Crowley – Long Distance Swimmer Cathy Davey – Tales of Silversleeve Delorentos – In Love with Detail Dry County – Unexpected Falls The Flaws – Achieving Vagueness David Geraghty – Kill Your Darlings Kíla – Gamblers' Ballet Róisín Murphy – Overpowered Stanley Super 800 – Louder & Clearer	Brian Boyd (The Irish Times) Michael Carr (Cork's 96FM and Cork Independent) Ronan Casey (Westmeath Examiner) Alan Corr (RTÉ Guide) Dan Hegarty (2FM) Anne Marie Kelly (Today FM) Sheena McGinley (entertainment.ie) Una Mullally (Sunday Tribune and the Una Rocks blog) Paul McClean (BBC Northern Ireland) Nadine O'Regan (The Sunday Business Post, Phantom 105.2 and blogger) Leagues O'Toole (Foggy Notions) Jon Richards (Galway Bay FM)
2008	Jape	Ritual[7]	Fight Like Apes – Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion Mick Flannery – White Lies Halfset – Another Way of Being There Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew David Holmes – The Holy Pictures Messiah J and the Expert – From the Word Go Oppenheimer – Take the Whole Midrange and Boost It R.S.A.G. – Organic Sampler The Script – The Script	Niall Byrne (State/Nialler9 blog) Edel Coffey (Irish Independent) Ian Dempsey (Today FM) James Foley (Record of the Day) Andrew Hamilton (Clare People) Kieran Hurley (Cork Campus Radio) Paul Mallon (Irish Daily Star Sunday) Lauren Murphy (entertainment.ie) Sinead Ni Mhorda (Phantom FM) Ed Power (Freelance) Rigsy (BBC Northern Ireland¹s Across The Line/ATL TV) Ian Wilson (RTÉ 2fm)
2009	Adrian Crowley	Season of the Sparks[8]	And So I Watch You From Afar – And So I Watch You From Afar Bell X1 – Blue Lights on the Runway Codes – Trees Dream in Algebra Dark Room Notes – We Love You Dark Matter The Duckworth Lewis Method – The Duckworth Lewis Method Julie Feeney – Pages Valerie Francis – Slow Dynamo Laura Izibor – Let the Truth Be Told The Swell Season – Strict Joy	Martin Burns (News of the World) Josh Clarke (I102-104FM, Galway) Roisin Dwyer (Hot Press) Tony Fenton (Today FM) Cathal Funge (Phantom 105.2, Dublin) Padraic Halpin (Ragged Words) Sophie Gorman (Irish Independent) John McMahon (RTÉ 2fm) Rob O'Connor (Beat 102 103, Waterford) Eva Staic (Spin 1038, Dublin) Chris Wasser (Evening Herald) Aoife Woodlock (Other Voices)
2010	Two Door Cinema Club	Tourist History[9]	Adebesi Shank – This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank Cast of Cheers – Chariot Cathy Davey – The Nameless Fight Like Apes – The Body of Christ and the Legs of Tina Turner Halves – It Goes, It Goes (Forever & Ever) Imelda May – Mayhem James Vincent McMorrow – Early in the Morning O Emperor – Hither Thither Villagers – Becoming a Jackal	Aidan Cuffe (Goldenplec.com) Ray D'Arcy (Today FM) Michelle Doherty (Phantom 105.2) Dave Fanning (RTÉ 2fm) Shane Hegarty (The Irish Times) Chris Jones (Alternative Ulster) Danny McElhinney (Irish Mail on Sunday) John Meagher (Irish Independent) Jenny Mulligan (entertainment.ie) Celina Murphy (Hot Press) Phil Udell (State.ie) Tony Clayton-Lea (Chairman of Judging Panel)
2011	Jape	Ocean of Frequency	And So I Watch You From Afar – Gangs Bell X1 – Bloodless Coup Cashier No.9 – To the Death of Fun Lisa Hannigan – Passenger The Japanese Popstars – Controlling Your Allegiance Jape – Ocean of Frequency Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands – Golden Syrup Pugwash – The Olympus Sound Tieranniesaur – Tierannuesaur We Cut Corners – Today I Realised I Could Go Home Backwards

Related pages

• Mercury Prize (United Kingdom)
• Polaris Music Prize (Canada)
• Australian Music Prize (Australia)
• Prix Constantin (France)
• Shortlist Music Prize (United States)

References

1. Eoin Butler (15 January 2009). "Choice script upset by inclusion of . . . The Script". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
2. Charlie Taylor (13 January 2010). "Bell X1 on Choice prize shortlist". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
3. Anna Forbes (3 March 2011). "Choice Music Prize Preview". State. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
4. "Choice Prize Shortlist Announced". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
5. "Julie Feeney takes the Choice Music Prize". RTÉ Entertainment. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
6. "Super Extra Bonus Party win Choice Music Prize". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
7. "Dublin musician Jape wins Choice Music Prize". Irish Examiner. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010. He wins a cheque for €10,000 and a specially-commissioned award.
8. "Adrian Crowley wins the Choice Music Prize!". Hot Press. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
9. Adelina Campos (4 March 2011). "Choice Music Prize is won by Two Door Cinema Club". Evening Herald. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

Other websites

• Choice Music Prize official site