Mercury Prize 2026: here are the bookies’ odds for who will win

The 2026 Mercury Prize is set to take place later this week – check out the bookies’ odds for who will win the prestigious trophy. READ MORE: English Teacher to “continue to be honest” about artists’ struggles after Mercury Prize win The awards will take place at the Utilita Arena on Thursday (October 22), and celebrate some of 2025 and 2026’s most acclaimed British and Irish records. Performances on the night will come from 10 artists on this year’s 12-album shortlist, including Florence + The Machine, Raye, JADE, Olivia Dean and more, and ahead of things kicking off in two days time, the bookies have shared their odds for who might take the trophy. It is Olivia Dean who is at the top of their list with the best odds, with William Hill naming her as the 3/1 favourite to win with her critically acclaimed album ‘The Art Of Loving’. She is followed by Nia Archives who has 4/1 odds with her album ‘Emotional Junglist’. Raye has 9/2 odds with her sophomore record ‘This Music May Contain Hope.’ and she is followed by Dave and Kojey Radical, who have 7/1 and 9/1 odds respectively. View this post on Instagram “While Olivia Dean is our 3/1 favourite to land the Mercury Prize on Thursday nig...