# Raye wins the 2026 Mercury Prize with 'This Music May Contain Hope'

- By: Newsline Post Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T12:50:23.000Z
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The British singer beat the eleven other shortlisted albums, including Paul McCartney, Florence + The Machine and Olivia Dean, in Newcastle on 22 October. Raye won the 2026 Mercury Prize for her second album, 'This Music May Contain Hope', at a ceremony held on 22 October 2026 at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle. She beat eleven other albums on the shortlist, including those by Paul McCartney, Florence + The Machine, Dave, Suede and Olivia Dean. The judges praised her 'imagination and scope' in showing what an album can be; the prize honours the best album of the year by a British or Irish artist.

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