RAYE凭《This Music May Contain Hope》赢得2026年英国水星奖：击败麦卡特尼等入围者
英国歌手 RAYE 10月22日晚在英国 Newcastle 的 Utilita Arena 赢得2026年水星奖（Mercury Prize），获奖作品是她的第二张录音室专辑《This Music May Contain Hope》。颁奖礼由 Lauren Laverne 主持，RAYE 从入围名单中胜出，同时获得奖杯与25,000英镑奖金。
RAYE 本名 Rachel Agatha Keen，现年28岁，来自伦敦南部。这张专辑共17首曲目，2026年3月27日经 Human Re Sources 独立发行，融合爵士、灵魂乐、节奏布鲁斯与管弦编排。她在颁奖礼当晚现场演唱了专辑曲目《I Hate The Way I Look Today》。
RAYE 在领奖时说，自己一直坚信专辑的价值：「我手都在抖，我有时差，我很累，我很感激，一切都有点模糊。」她还说：「希望这个词对我们英国人来说有点肉麻，我们不太讲这么深的东西，但希望正是我们所有人都需要的东西，音乐就是良药。」
这不是 RAYE 第一次入围水星奖：她2023年曾凭首张专辑《My 21st Century Blues》入围，当年奖项由 Ezra Collective 获得。本届入围名单还包括 Paul McCartney、Olivia Dean、Dave、Florence + The Machine、JADE、Nia Archives、Suede、Knats、Dove Ellis、Kojey Radical，以及 War Child 的合辑《Help (2)》。
水星奖创办于1992年，表彰英国与爱尔兰艺人发行的优秀专辑，评选以艺术水准为准、不限于商业成绩，去年的得主是 Sam Fender。
RAYE Wins 2026 Mercury Prize for 'This Music May Contain Hope'
British singer RAYE won the 2026 Mercury Prize on the evening of October 22 at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England, for her second studio album, 'This Music May Contain Hope.' The ceremony was hosted by Lauren Laverne, and RAYE receives the trophy and a 25,000-pound prize.
RAYE, whose real name is Rachel Agatha Keen, is 28 and from South London. The 17-track album was released independently through Human Re Sources on March 27, 2026, blending jazz, soul, R&B and orchestral arrangements. She performed the album track 'I Hate The Way I Look Today' during the ceremony.
Accepting the prize, RAYE said she has always believed in albums: 'I cannot tell you how grateful I am to be holding this. I'm shaking, I'm jetlagged, I'm tired, I'm grateful, it's all blurry.' She added: 'Hope is a very cheesy word, especially for us British. We don't do that kind of deep stuff like that, but hope is just something that we all need. Music is medicine.'
RAYE was previously shortlisted in 2023 for her debut album 'My 21st Century Blues,' when the prize went to Ezra Collective. This year's shortlist also included Paul McCartney, Olivia Dean, Dave, Florence + The Machine, JADE, Nia Archives, Suede, Knats, Dove Ellis, Kojey Radical, and War Child Records' 'Help (2)' compilation.
Established in 1992, the Mercury Prize honors outstanding albums by artists from the United Kingdom and Ireland, with artistic merit taking precedence over commercial performance. Last year's winner was Sam Fender.
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图片来源：图：英国歌手 RAYE 2024 年在 Chicago 的 Thalia Hall 演出资料图（非颁奖礼现场）。SecretName101 摄，CC BY 4.0，经维基共享资源。Photo: RAYE performing at Thalia Hall in Chicago in 2024 (file photo, not the awards ceremony). By SecretName101, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
