Music fans are encouraged to submit eligible albums. Once collated, 100 impartial nominators from various sectors of the music industry then consider the titles and nominate their five favourite albums. These are collated with the top 20 highest scoring albums, and together make up the “Longlist”. This list will be announced on 1 August at Live at the Longlist, held at Glasgow’s own King Tuts Wah Wah Hut.
The Longlist is then whittled down to a Shortlist of 10 albums, one of which will be chosen by music fans via an online public vote, and the others decided by the SAY Award judging panel. Previous judges have included the composer Craig Armstrong, Turner Prize-winning artist Susan Philipsz, Music Editor of The Skinny Tallah Brash, Edinburgh International Festival Director Fergus Linehan, Sub Club Partner/Director Barry Price and Scottish Ballet’s Sophie Laplane.
The SAY Award Ceremony will take place on Thursday 6 September, returning to the stately setting of Paisley Town Hall for the third consecutive year. The winning artist will pick up a £20,000 cash prize, with the nine runners up each being awarded £1,000. Each shortlisted artist will also receive an exclusively designed piece of artwork from the SAY Award Design Commission. Previous winners include Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat, RM Hubbert, Young Fathers, Kathryn Joseph, Anna Meredith and last year’s winner, Sacred Paws’ Strike a Match.
TicketWeb, a Ticketmaster company, has been a proud partner of the SAY Award since 2016. Gillian Henderson, Director of Business Development – North, said: “Scotland is a hub of some of the best and most diverse musical talent, and it’s wonderful to have artists recognised in this way. We are delighted to support The SAY Awards for the third year running, and look forward to seeing who takes home the big prize!”
For more information about the SAY Award, contact TicketWeb here.
Words by: Gillian Henderson
