TV Tonight: From Charli XCX to Cat Burns, Who Will Win This Year’s Mercury Prize?

Streaming live from the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, Tuesday 8 November on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer

The Shortlist:

• Fergus McCreadie – Forest Floor
• Gwenno – Tresor
• Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler – For All Our Days That Tear the Heart
• Joy Crookes – Skin
• Kojey Radical – Reason to Smile
• Nova Twins – Supernova
• Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under
• Self Esteem – Prioritise Pleasure
• Wet Leg – Wet Leg
• Yard Act – The Overload
• Cat Burns – Burn Burn
• Charli XCX – Crash

The Judges:

• Jamie Cullum (Chair)
• Anna Calvi
• Hazel Wilde
• Jeff Mills
• Joy Crookes
• Leo Cosmos
• Loyle Carner
• Sim Lister
• Will Hodgkinson

The Presenters:

• Lauren Laverne
• Clara Amfo
• Gemma Cairney

The Performances:

• Sam Fender
• Gwenno
• Wet Leg
• Yard Act
• Self Esteem

The Winner:

The winner of the 2022 Mercury Prize will be announced on Tuesday 8 November.

The Betting:

The current favorite to win the 2022 Mercury Prize is Wet Leg, followed by Sam Fender and Self Esteem.