Following in the footsteps of last year’s champions Young Fathers, Benjamin Clementine has been crowned the winner of this year’s Mercury Music Prize for his acclaimed album At Least For Now
Announced moments ago by Lauren Lavern, At Least For Now fought off fierce competition from the likes of Wolf Alice, Ghostpoet, Jamie xx and more, and sees the British/French musician walk away with a £20,000 cash prize (alongside the accolade itself).
Clementine accepted the award, bringing some of the eleven other finalists onstage, before dedicating his prize to those who lost their lives in the recent Paris massacre.
Check out all the 2015 Mercury Prize nominees below, alongside links to their album; you can also stream At Least For Now underneath:
2015 Mercury Music Prize nominations:
Aphex Twin – Syro
Wolf Alice – My Love Is Cool
Roisin Murphy – Hairless Toys
C Duncan – Architect
Eska – Eska
Florence + The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Ghostpoet – Shedding Skin
Benjamin Clementine – At Least For Now
Jamie xx – In Colour
Soak – Before We Forgot How To Dream
Gaz Coombes – Matador
Slaves – Are You Satisfied?
