The nominations for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize ‘Song of the year’ 2016 have been announced by 2FM DJ Tracy Clifford. This year’s nominations include Raglans, Saint Sister, James Vincent McMorrow and PlecPicks 2017 act Soule.

The winner of the RTÉ Choice Music Prize ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Album of the Year’ will be announced in Vicar Street, Dublin on March 9th 2017. Last year’s winner of song of the year was Gavin James‘ Bitter Pill.

Choice Music Prize Song of the Year Nominations:

The Coronas – What A Love
Hare Squead – If I Asked
Heroes In Hiding – Hospital
Niall Horan – This Town
James Vincent McMorrow – Rising Water
Picture This – Take My Hand
Raglans – Who Knows
Saint Sister – Tin Man
Soule – Love No More
Walking On Cars – Ship Goes Down

Choice Music Prize Album of the Year Nominations:

All Tvvins – IIVV (Warner Music)
Bantum – Move (Self Released)
Wallis Bird – Home (Mount Silver / Caroline International)
The Divine Comedy – Foreverland (Divine Comedy Records)
Lisa Hannigan – At Swim (Play It Again Sam)
Katie Kim – Salt (Art For Blind Records)
James Vincent McMorrow – We Move (Faction Records)
Overhead, The Albatross – Learning to Growl (Self Released)
Rusangano Family – Let The Dead Bury The Dead (Self Released)
We Cut Corners – The Cadences Of Others (Delphi)