Image source, Getty ImagesRaye is the 35th winner of the Mercury Prize, which was established to recognise albums that push the boundaries of music
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Raye has won the 2026 Mercury Prize for her show-stopping second album This Music May Contain Hope.
A pop record sprinkled with golden age Hollywood glamour, it beat the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Olivia Dean and Jade to scoop the £25,000 prize.
"I couldn't tell you how grateful I am to be holding this," said Raye, clutching her trophy at Newcastle's Utilita Arena. "I'm shaking, I'm jet-lagged, I'm tired. It's all blurry."
