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2022 celebrates the best in British Music.

The ninth year of the Prospect Music Award resulted in our biggest ever year, as the list was dominated by some of the greatest British artists.

EJ Scanlan (Music Journalist and Prospect founder) and Will Kent (Live Music Presenter) rejoined the panel as Hannah Clarke also returned for her second year of hosting.

It was Isle of Wight duo Wet Leg that won the Prospect Music Award 2022, and at 27 and 28, they're the oldest act to win the award.

Other big success stories include Griff, Olivia Dean, WARGASM, Yard Act, BERWYN, Lynks, ENNY and PinkPantheress.

Here are all of the 2022 results in full:

Overall

1. Wet Leg
2. Olivia Dean
3. Griff
4. PinkPantheress
5. ENNY
6. Yard Act
7. WARGASM
8. Frances Baker
9. Bree Runway
10. CMAT
11. NewDad
12. Lynks
13. Courting
14. Steam Down
15. Pip Millett
16. Alewya
17. BERWYN
18. L Devine
19. Talk Show
20. Smoothboi Ezra
21. DellaXOZ
22. ShyGirl
23. Ivorian Doll
24. Martha Skye Murphy
25. ZieZie

Semi-Final Judge's Votes

1. Wet Leg
2. Yard Act 
3. Olivia Dean 
4. ENNY 
5. Steam Down 
6. WARGASM 
7. Courting 
8. PinkPantheress 
9. Griff 
10. Frances Baker 
11. CMAT 
12. Bree Runway 
13. NewDad 
14. Lynks 
15. BERWYN 
16. Pip Millett 
17. Talk Show 
18. L Devine 
19. Alewya 
20. Ivorian Doll 
21. DellaXOZ 
22. Smoothboi Ezra 
23. ShyGirl 
24. Martha Skye Murphy 
25. ZieZie

Public's Semi-Final Results

1. PinkPantheress
2. Olivia Dean
3. Wet Leg
4. Griff
5. CMAT
6. Frances Baker
7. Bree Runway
8. NewDad
9. ENNY
10. Alewya
11. Lynks
12. Pip Millett
13. WARGASM
14. Yard Act
15. L Devine
16. Smoothboi Ezra
17. Talk Show
18. BERWYN
19. Courting
20. ShyGirl
21. DellaXOZ
22. Martha Skye Murphy
23. Steam Down
24. ZieZie
25. Ivorian Doll

Judges' Final Votes

1. Wet Leg
2. Yard Act
3. Olivia Dean
4. ENNY
5. WARGASM
6. PinkPantheress
7. Griff
8. Frances Baker
9. CMAT
10. Bree Runway

Public's Final Votes

1. Griff
2. PinkPantheress
3. Olivia Dean
4. Wet Leg
5. ENNY
6. Bree Runway
7. Frances Baker
8. WARGASM
9. CMAT
10. Yard Act

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2021 creates Prospect's most diversive list.

The eighth year of the Prospect Music Award became our biggest ever. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the first time, Prospect went fully online.

Two of last year's judges EJ Scanlan (Music Journalist and Prospect founder) and Will Kent (Head of YMCA Digital and Live Music Presenter) rejoined the panel for the third year in a row, alongside three new recruits

• Maddy Chamberlain - Co-Head of Phlexx Records and Production Manager of The Bodega
• James Denham - Founder of Black Friends and Music Event Organiser
• Francesca Biscozzi - Creative Director and Artist Counsellor

This year's 25 artists showed the very best of Pop, Rock, Indie, Rap and Spoken Word, but it was 24 year old Ashnikko who won the eighth competition, making her the first ever international artist and rapper to win the Prospect Music Award.

Other big success stories include Koffee, Squid, Orla Gartland, Alfie Templeman, The Snuts, Greentea Peng, Rachel Chinouriri and Holly Humberstone.

Here are all of the 2021 results in full:

OVERALL

1. Ashnikko
2. Alfie Templeman
3. Koffee
4. Joesef
5. Holly Humberstone
6. Sinead O Brien
7. Squid
8. Matilda Mann
9. Greentea Peng
10. Adelphi Music Factory
11. Dua Saleh
12. Orla Gartland
13. dad sports
14. Emily Burns 
15. R.A.E.
16. TSHA
17. JGrrey
18. Lola Young
19. Nana Rogues
20. Channel Tres
21. Martha Hill
22. Chappaqua Wrestling
23. Nasty Cherry
24. Rachel Chinouriri
25. The Snuts

JUDGE'S SEMI-FINAL VOTE

1. Ashnikko
2. Alfie Templeman
3. Sinead O Brien
4. Koffee
5. Squid
6. Joesef
7. Adelphi Music Factory
8. Greentea Peng
9. Dua Saleh
10. JGrrey
11. R.A.E.
12. Channel Tres
13. TSHA
14. Matilda Mann
15. Holly Humberstone
16. Chappaqua Wrestling
17. Nana Rogues
18. Lola Young
19. Martha Hill
20. dad sports
21. Orla Gartland
22. Nasty Cherry
23. Emily Burns
24. Rachel Chinouriri
25. The Snuts

JUDGE'S FINAL VOTE

1. Ashnikko
2. Alfie Templeman
3. Sinead O Brien
4. Koffee
5. Squid
6. Joesef
7. Adelphi Music Factory
8. Greentea Peng
9. Matilda Mann
   
10. Holly Humberstone

1. Alfie Templeman 
2. Ashnikko 
3. Holly Humberstone 
4. dad sports
5. Orla Gartland
6. Joesef
7. Koffee
8. Dua Saleh
9. Matilda Mann
10. Lola Young
11. Squid
12. Greentea Peng
13. Emily Burns
14. Adelphi Music Factory
15. Rachel Chinouriri
16. R.A.E.
17. TSHA
18. Nana Rogues
19. JGrrey
20. Channel Tres
21. Sinead O Brien
22. Martha Hill
23. Nasty Cherry
24. The Snuts
25. Chappaqua Wrestling

PUBLIC'S FINAL VOTE

1. Ashnikko
2. Alfie Templeman 
3. Holly Humberstone
4. Joesef
5. Koffee 
6. Matilda Mann
7. Greentea Peng 
8. Adelphi Music Factory 
9. Squid 
10. Sinead O Brien 

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Female R&B musicians are at the forefront of this year's list.

Our seventh year of the competition became the most successful edition of the Prospect Music Award we've ever had. We searched through over 1,000 artists and received more votes than ever before.

Two of last year's judges EJ Scanlan (Music Journalist and Prospect founder) and Will Kent (Head of YMCA Digital and Live Music Presenter) returned once again, alongside three new recruits:

• Aimee Stones, a musician and mental health advocate who is also a member of the new Nottingham girl group, Marty.
• Camille Christel, a singer-songwriter who came 11th in the 2019 Prospect Music Award, who's debut single, Copenhagen, accumulated over 80,000 streams.
• Benjamin Ziec, a musician who fronts the Nottingham indie-folk band, Benjamin Ziec and the Rarebreeds, a producer under the name of Trekkah and is also the founder of Phlexx Records.

The Prospect Music Award 2020 Judges. From left to right: Will Kent, Camille Christel, EJ Scanlan, Aimee Stones and Benjamin Ziec.

Together, they chose 25 up and coming artists out of over 1000.

This year, the winner was London singer-songwriter and poet, Arlo Parks, who won for her outstanding lyrical content and her two incredible EPs, 'Super Sad Generation' and 'Sophie'.

Other big success stories from this year include Celeste, BENEE, Tones and I, beabadoobee, Joy Crookes, The Ninth Wave and girl in red.

You can see the results in full below, which this year includes all of the statistics from both the judges and the public votes.

OVERALL

1. Arlo Parks
2. girl in red
3. Celeste
4. I Don't Know How But They Found Me
5. Joy Crookes
6. Declan Welsh and The Decadent West
7. Tones and I
8. Au/Ra
9. Sophie and the Giants
10. KAWALA
11. Aaron Smith
12. Another Sky
13. FLOHIO
14. Yizzy
15. Oliver Tree
16. beabadoobee
17. The Ninth Wave
18. Kid Kapichi
19. BENEE
20. YEBBA
21. NOVA TWINS
22. HMLTD
23. Poundz
24. APRE
25. Hamzaa

JUDGE'S SEMI-FINAL VOTE

1. Arlo Parks
2. Joy Crookes
3. Tones and I
   
4. FLOHIO
5. Celeste
6. Kid Kapichi
7. Declan Welsh and The Decadent West 
8. Yizzy
9. I Don't Know How But Thet Found Me
10. girl in red
11. Another Sky
12. Au/Ra
13. KAWALA
14. beabadoobee
15. Sophie and the Giants
16. YEBBA
17. HMLTD
18. BENEE
19. APRE
20. The Ninth Wave
21. Aaron Smith
22. Oliver Tree
23. Hamzaa
24. NOVA TWINS
25. Poundz

JUDGE'S FINAL VOTE

1. Arlo Parks
2. Joy Crookes
3. Tones and I
4. Celeste
5. Declan Welsh and The Decadent West
6. I Don't Know How But Thet Found Me
7. girl in red
8. Au/Ra
9. KAWALA
10. Sophie and the Giants

PUBLIC'S SEMI-FINAL VOTE

1. I Don't Know How But They Found Me (Automatically qualified for the final)
2. Sophie and the Giants (Automatically qualified for the final)
3. Oliver Tree
4. The Ninth Wave
5. Celeste
6. beabadoobee
7. girl in red
8. KAWALA
9. Aaron Smith
10. Au/Ra
11. Declan Welsh and The Decadent West
12. Arlo Parks
13. YEBBA
14. Another Sky
15. BENEE
16. NOVA TWINS
17. Poundz
18. Tones and I
19. Joy Crookes
20. HMLTD
21. Hamzaa
22. FLOHIO
23. Yizzy
24. Kid Kapichi
25. APRE
    

PUBLIC'S FINAL VOTE

1. girl in red
2. Arlo Parks
3. I Don't Know How But They Found Me
4. Declan Welsh and The Decadent West
5. Celeste
6. Sophie and the Giants
7. Au/Ra
8. KAWALA
9. Joy Crookes
10. Tones and I

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Local talent from the East Midlands dominates a brand new era of Prospect.

The sixth year of the competition was the strongest yet and introduced lots of new features.

This year, for the first time, the Prospect Music Award introduced expert judges to the competition to vote alongside the public. They included the Founder of the Prospect Music Award, EJ Scanlan, the Head of YMCA Digital, Will Kent, Musician and music photographer, Jack Boylan and music journalist, Rachael Halaburda.

The winners were announced British/American indie group, Airways. They won after the unanimous verdict from both the judges and the public.  

The major success stories from this year include Billie Eilish, Jade Bird, King Princess, Easy Life, AJ Tracey and Lewis Capaldi.

The full results are here:

OVERALL

1. Airways 
2. Billie Eilish 
3. Lewis Capaldi 
4. Disciples 
5. AJ Tracey 
6. Easy Life 
7. King Nun 
8. Voodoos 
9. George Kwali 
10. Georgie 
11. Camille Christel 
12. As December Falls 
13. Jade Bird 
14. Do Nothing 
15. Nactus Kunan 
16. The Chase 
17. Dermot Kennedy 
18. RedFaces 
19. Vinyl Staircase 
20. C Cane 
21. King Princess 
22. Grandson 
23. INK. 
24. Alice Merton 
25. Feng Suave 
26. White Room 
27. Lauran Hibberd 
28. Biig Piig 
29. Cut The Heroics 
30. Mxmtoon 

JUDGE'S SEMI-FINAL VOTE

1. Airways 

2. King Nun 

3. Disciples 

4. Jade Bird 

5. Easy Life 

6. Voodoos 

7. AJ Tracey 

8. Do Nothing 

9. Camille Christel

10. Billie Eilish

11. Lewis Capaldi

12. RedFaces 

13. Georgie 

14. Nactus Kunan 

15. The Chase 

16. George Kwali 

17. C Cane 

18. Vinyl Staircase 

19. Feng Suave

20. Lauran Hibberd 

21. Grandson 

22. As December Falls 

23. INK. 

24. Dermot Kennedy 

25. White Room 

26. King Princess

27. Alice Merton 

28. Cut The Heroics 

29. Biig Piig 

30. Mxmtoon 

JUDGE'S FINAL VOTE

1. Airways

2. King Nun 

3. Disciples

4. Easy Life 
   

5. Voodoos 

6. AJ Tracey 

7. Do Nothing 

8. Billie Eilish

9. Georgie 

10. George Kwali

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This year's list is filled with Drake collaborators, Indie-Rockers and YouTube sensations.

The fifth year of the Prospect Music Award was the most successful yet.

Manchester indie-pop band, Pale Waves lifted the crown, becoming the first female act to win the prize.

The major success stories from this year include Dodie, Sigrid, Tom Walker, Brooks, Vistas, YONAKA, Sam Fender and Jorja Smith.

The full results are here:

OVERALL

1. Pale Waves
2. Sam Fender
3. Dodie
4. Jorja Smith
5. Sigrid
6. Fickle Friends
7. The Aces
8. Tom Walker
9. Noah Cyrus
10. BLOXX
11. YONAKA
12. High Tyde
13. Maisie Peters
14. Catherine McGrath
15. Brooks
16. Young T & Bugzy
17. Fenne Lily
18. Sofi Tukker
19. Vistas
20. The Pale White
21. Marsicans
22. Amber Mark
23. De'Wayne Jackson
24. Trinidad Cardona
25. Stanaj

JUDGE'S SEMI-FINAL VOTE

1. Sam Fender

2. Jorja Smith

3. Pale Waves

4. Sigrid

5. High Tyde

6. YONAKA

7. The Aces

8. Tom Walker

9. Dodie

10. Fenne Lily

11. Fickle Friends

12. BLOXX 

13. Amber Mark 

14. De'Wayne Jackson 

15. Young T & Bugzy 

16. Maisie Peters 

17. Brooks 

18. Sofi Tukker 

19. Trinidad Cardona 

20. Vistas 

21. Noah Cyrus 

22. The Pale White 

23. Marsicans 

24. Catherine McGrath 

25. Stanaj 

JUDGE'S FINAL VOTE

1. Sam Fender

2. Jorja Smith

3. Pale Waves

4. Sigrid

5. The Aces

6. Tom Walker

7. Dodie

8. Fickle Friends

9. BLOXX

10. Noah Cyrus 

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The Prospect Music Award's biggest ever year is dominated by up and coming pop music.

The fourth year of the Prospect Music Award was another massive competition.

This was the first year where we included 25 nominees in the Prospect Music Award instead of 20, meaning that we could expose more artists than ever before.

Despite the heavy pop influence on this year's list, indie music came out on top as British foursome The Amazons took the crown, becoming the first-ever rock band to win the award.

The major success stories from this year include Rag'n'Bone Man, Raye, Khalid, Sundara Karma, Bebe Rexha, Tom Grennan and Anne-Marie.

The full results can be found here:

OVERALL

1. The Amazons
2. Tom Grennan
3. Rag'n'Bone Man
4. Dream Wife
5. Sundara Karma
6. Raye
7. Declan McKenna
8. ALMA
9. Anne-Marie
10. Khalid
11. Bebe Rexha
12. Ella Mai
13. Sophie Francis
14. Cigarettes After Sex
15. NIMMO
16. Dagny
17. Liv Dawson
    
18. Betsy
19. Creeper
20. Joseph J. Jones
21. Pumarosa
22. Beach Weather
23. FRENSHIP
24. Alexandra Savior
25. Sarah Walk

JUDGES' SEMI FINAL VOTE

1. Tom Grennan

2. The Amazons

3. Rag'n'Bone Man

4. Anne-Marie

5. Dream Wife 

6. Raye 

7. Sophie Francis 

8. Bebe Rexha 

9. Ella Mai 

10. Creeper 

11. Sundara Karma 

12. Pumarosa

13. Khalid 

14. Cigarettes After Sex 

15. Declan McKenna 

16. ALMA 

17. NIMMO 

18. Dagny 

19. Liv Dawson 

20. Beach Weather 

21. FRENSHIP 

22. Alexandra Savior 

23. Joseph J. Jones 

24. Betsy 

25. Sarah Walk

JUDGES' FINAL VOTE

1. Tom Grennan

2. The Amazons

3. Rag'n'Bone Man

4. Anne-Marie

5. Dream Wife

6. Raye

7. Sundara Karma
   

8. Khalid
   

9. Declan McKenna
   

10. ALMA

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Alternative artists from around the globe lead this year's list.

After a successful competition in 2015, the Prospect Music Award returned to YMCA Digital in 2016 for its third year.

Using the same familiar structure, 20 artists of all musical genres were chosen and showcased to listeners.

This year, it was multi-instrumentalist and BRIT Award winner Jack Garratt that took home the prize.

The major success stories from this year include Dua Lipa, Alessia Cara, AURORA, Mura Masa, NAO, Loyle Carner and Blossoms.

The full results are here:

OVERALL

1. Jack Garratt
2. Blossoms
3. AURORA
4. Dua Lipa
5. Mura Masa
6. Alessia Cara
7. Billie Marten
8. RAT BOY
9. NAO
10. Loyle Carner
11. Spring King
12. Frances
13. Viola Beach
14. VANT
15. J Hus
16. Against The Current
17. The Big Moon
18. Izzy Bizu
19. Bugzy Malone
20. Sunflower Bean

JUDGES' SEMI FINAL VOTE

1. Jack Garratt 

2. AURORA 

3. Blossoms 

4. Mura Masa 

5. Billie Marten 

6. Dua Lipa 

7. Loyle Carner 

8. Alessia Cara 

9. NAO 

10. Spring King 

11. Viola Beach 

12. Frances 

13. RAT BOY 

14. J Hus 

15. Against The Current 

16. Izzy Bizu 

17. VANT 

18. Sunflower Bean 

19. The Big Moon 

20. Bugzy Malone

JUDGES' FINAL VOTE

1. Jack Garratt

2. AURORA

3. Blossoms

4. Mura Masa

5. Billie Marten

6. Dua Lipa

7. Loyle Carner

8. Alessia Cara

9. NAO

10. RAT BOY 

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Hard-hitting pop, rock and grime music dominates the 2015 Prospect Music Award.

The Prospect Music Award returned on the new home of YMCA Digital, with more up and coming artists.

Using the same formula as last year, 20 artists of a variety of musical genres were chosen and showcased to listeners.

This year, it was synth-pop trio Years & Years that won the competition.

The major success stories from this year include Stormzy, Halsey, Jess Glynne, Shawn Mendes, Nothing But Thieves, Slaves and Wolf Alice.

The full results are here:

OVERALL

1. Years & Years
2. Wolf Alice
3. Halsey
4. Stormzy
5. James Bay
6. Jess Glynne
7. Nothing But Thieves
8. Shawn Mendes
9. Slaves
10. Melanie Martinez
11. SOAK.
12. Rae Morris
13. Fetty Wap
14. Tori Kelly
15. Raury
16. Kwabs
17. Troye Sivan
18. Sunset Sons
19. BØRNS
20. Lion Babe

JUDGES' SEMI FINAL VOTE

1. Wolf Alice

2. Years & Years

3. Stormzy 

4. Halsey 

5. Slaves 

6. Nothing But Thieves 

7. SOAK. 

8. Jess Glynne 

9. Melanie Martinez 

10. James Bay 

11. Rae Morris 

12. Fetty Wap 

13. Troye Sivan 

14. Raury 

15. Kwabs 

16. Shawn Mendes 

17. Tori Kelly 

18. BØRNS 

19. Lion Babe 

20. Sunset Sons

JUDGES' FINAL VOTE

1. Wolf Alice

2. Years & Years

3. Stormzy

4. Halsey

5. Slaves

6. Nothing But Thieves

7. Jess Glynne
   

8. Melanie Martinez

9. James Bay

10. Shawn Mendes 

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The beginning of a new era of rising talent is upon us...

The very first Prospect Music Award competition was unveiled in December 2013.

This was a brand new competition set up by Phresh Radio Presenter, EJ Scanlan, where 20 artists from a variety of musical genres were chosen and showcased to listeners in a contest which predicted brand new up and coming artists could take over the music industry.

It was Disclosure and Naughty Boy collaborator Sam Smith that won the very first Prospect Music Award.

The major success stories from this year include George Ezra, Catfish and the Bottlemen, FKA twigs, Ella Eyre and Royal Blood.

The full results are here:

OVERALL

1. Sam Smith
2. Ella Eyre
3. Royal Blood
4. George Ezra
5. Catfish and the Bottlemen
6. Jungle
7. FKA twigs
8. MNEK
9. BANKS
10. Circa Waves
11. Chlöe Howl
12. The Vamps
13. Indiana
14. Sampha
15. Tove Lo
16. Darlia
17. A*M*E
18. MØ
19. Say Lou Lou
20. Superfood

JUDGES' SEMI FINAL VOTE

1. Royal Blood 

2. Sam Smith 

3. Ella Eyre 

4. Catfish and the Bottlemen 

5. George Ezra 

6. FKA twigs 

7. Jungle 

8. Chlöe Howl 

9. Sampha 

10. Indiana 

11. BANKS 

12. MNEK 

13. Circa Waves 

14. Tove Lo 

15. The Vamps 

16. Darlia 

17. Superfood 

18. MØ 

19. Say Lou Lou 

20. A*M*E

JUDGES' FINAL VOTE

1. Royal Blood

2. Sam Smith

3. Ella Eyre

4. Catfish and the Bottlemen

5. George Ezra

6. FKA twigs

7. Jungle

8. BANKS

9. MNEK
   

10. Circa Waves