Nadine Shah favourite for 2018 Mercury Prize; Arctic Monkeys 20/1
Published:Nadine Shah has emerged as the new favourite to win the 2018 Mercury Prize, according to our traders.
Former favourite Jorja Smith has drifted to 8/1, while the voice behind Holiday Destination has seen her odds slashed to just 3/1, making her favourite ahead of Sons of Kemet (4/1).
Meanwhile, Arctic Monkeys are just 10/1 to join PJ Harvey as the only artists to receive multiple Mercury Prize Awards.
Other contenders for this year’s award include Florence & The Machine at 12/1 and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at 20/1.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “Plenty fancy Arctic Monkeys for this year’s Mercury Prize but the odds suggest it’s now Nadine Shah’s to lose.”
Ladbrokes Latest Betting:
Mercury Prize Winner
Nadine Shah – 3/1
Sons of Kemet – 4/1
King Krule – 6/1
Jorja Smith – 8/1
Arctic Monkeys – 10/1
Wolf Alice – 10/1
Florence + The Machine – 12/1
Everything Everything – 16/1
Everything is Recorded – 20/1
Lily Allen – 20/1
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – 20/1
Novelist – 20/1
All Odds and Markets correct as of date of publication