You have 3 days. 72 hours to have your say on who you think should win the 2018 Scottish Album of the Year Award.
Earlier in the year, the people over at the SAY Award announced all of the eligible albums for this
year's award. Totalling over 250 albums, on August 1st in (our favourite place) King Tuts, this list was
shortened to 20 to form this year's longlist.
year's award. Totalling over 250 albums, on August 1st in (our favourite place) King Tuts, this list was
shortened to 20 to form this year's longlist.
Some of our favourites made it through to the longlist and others were whittled away in the process,
but this year's selection feels like it has been one of the strongest ever.
but this year's selection feels like it has been one of the strongest ever.
Of course, this makes it seem all the more difficult to judge, and so that’s where you come in. For
three days the longlist is under the public's scrutiny, allowing you to have your say on who you want to
win this year's award. This voting process narrows down longlist to 10 albums, the final contenders of
the 2018 Scottish Album of the Year award.
three days the longlist is under the public's scrutiny, allowing you to have your say on who you want to
win this year's award. This voting process narrows down longlist to 10 albums, the final contenders of
the 2018 Scottish Album of the Year award.
The prize at the end of all of this? Besides the accolade itself, the media and industry coverage that
follows, the winner is awarded £20,000. The remaining nine albums who made it to the shortlist walk
away with £1,000 each as runner-up prizes.
follows, the winner is awarded £20,000. The remaining nine albums who made it to the shortlist walk
away with £1,000 each as runner-up prizes.
The economic aspect of this award helps musicians continue to pursue their careers, whether it gets
put into funding a tour or album recording sessions or whatever the musician has planned (because
working in music isn’t cheap).
put into funding a tour or album recording sessions or whatever the musician has planned (because
working in music isn’t cheap).
Taking 250+ albums and narrowing it down to just one album is a huge task that is undertaken every
year in order to hand out this award, which is said to “celebrates, promotes and rewards the most
outstanding Scottish albums released each year.”
year in order to hand out this award, which is said to “celebrates, promotes and rewards the most
outstanding Scottish albums released each year.”
Voting for this years Scottish Album of the Year award kicks off tomorrow (20th August) and will run
until the 23rd. After that, you can do nothing but wait for the result.
until the 23rd. After that, you can do nothing but wait for the result.
You can read more about the SAY Award on the official site, www.sayaward.com and find out how you
yourself can attend this years award ceremony being held on the 6th of September at Paisley Town
Hall.
yourself can attend this years award ceremony being held on the 6th of September at Paisley Town
Hall.
(And if you haven’t already you can read our post from earlier this year, where we ran through this
year's eligible albums and told you our favourites.)
year's eligible albums and told you our favourites.)