Robocobra Quartet Album Prize at NI Music Prize completes quartet of PRS Foundation wins
Robocobra Quartet’s Album of the Year win at the NI Music Prize has completed a quartet of PRS Foundation awardee album wins, representing all four of the Nations – this also include Fergus McCreadie in Scotland, Adwaith in Wales (the all-female Welsh-language group who have made history with their second Welsh Music Prize win) and Little Simz with UK-wide Mercury Prize.
- Robocobra Quartet – NI Music Prize 2022 for ‘Living Isn’t Easy’ (First Taste Records)
- Fergus McCreadie – Scottish Album of the Year Award 2022 for ‘Forest Floor’ (Edition Records)
- Adwaith – Welsh Music Prize 2022 for ‘Bato Mato’ (Libertino Records)
- Little Simz – Album of the Year, Mercury Prize for ‘Sometimes I Might be Introvert’ (Age 101 & AWAL)
The winning artists and albums have been supported through PRS Foundation grants;
- Robocobra Quartet supported through PPL Momentum Music Fund, The Open Fund for Music Creators, International Showcase Fund for LA Sync Mission conference and Flash Funding
- Fergus McCreadie – International Showcase Fund to perform at Jazzahead 2022
- Awaith – PPL Momentum Music Fund
- Little Simz – PPL Momentum Music Fund, International Showcase Fund support to perform at Canadian Music Week 2014 and BBC Music Introducing & PRS Foundation showcase support at SXSW 2015
