The shortlist for this year's RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2025 has been announced - listen to this year's shortlisted albums below.
Selected by the judges from another exceptional year for homegrown talent, this year's shortlisted acts include Amble, Bricknasty, Joshua Burnside, CMAT, Dove Ellis, Junior Brother, Just Mustard, Maria Somerville and SPRINTS.
Watch memorable live performances from 21 years of the RTÉ Choice Music Prize here via RTÉ Player.
The overall winner will be announced at a special event at Vicar St, Dublin on March 5th, with an exclusive live RTÉ 2FM broadcast, featuring performances from shortlisted acts - tickets are now on sale.
Now in its 21st year, the annual RTÉ Choice Music Prize once again celebrates the best in Irish recorded music - the winning Album of the Year 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).
RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2025 - the shortlist:
Amble – Reverie
Bricknasty – Black's Law
Joshua Burnside – Teeth of Time
CMAT – EURO-COUNTRY
Dove Ellis – Blizzard
Junior Brother – The End
Just Mustard – WE WERE JUST HERE
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Maria Somerville - Luster
SPRINTS – All That Is Over
As part of RTÉ's continued commitment to promoting Irish music, 2FM again celebrates the announcement of the shortlist across its schedule today with All Irish All Day from 6am to midnight - tune in here.
The Tracy Clifford Show on 2FM will continue to broadcast a week of Choice Music Prize announcements and activities, including further details on the additional prizes and the Irish Song of the Year prize.
Find out more about the Choice Music Prize here
