WOLF Alice win this year's Mercury Prize, triumphing over Arctic Monkeys and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. The band's critically-acclaimed second album Visions Of A Life bowled the judges over and landed the four-piece the £25,000 prize. 6 Wolf Alice win this year's Mercury Prize, triumphing over Arctic Monkeys and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Credit: PA:Press Association/PA Images Singer Ellie Rowsell said: "This means so much to pick this up with my three best friends. Guitarist Theo Ellis told the crowd about the band's struggle in the industry and a record label's negative reaction to their image. He defiantly said: "But here we are, so f**k you!” The band were the final act to perform on the night, delivering a perfect Don’t Delete the Kisses, with Ellie prancing around barefoot. 6 The band's critically-acclaimed second album Visions Of A Life bowled the judges over and landed the four-piece the £25,000 prize Credit: Getty Images - Getty 6 Noel Gallagher with Nadine Shah and Florence Welch Credit: Rex Features 6 Florence with last year's winner Sampha Credit: Rex Features Official music video for Wolf Alice's Beautifully Unconventional Nadine Shah's album holiday destination had been the pre-ceremony favourite and from the sound of a raucous Out the Way it was easy to see why, however, it wasn't meant to be. The judging panel said of Wolf Alice: “From an incredibly broad list of remarkable music, Wolf Alice emerged as the overall winner due to their ability to deliver an album that combines the epic and intimate in equal measure. "It is a journey of a record – with euphoric festival anthems and moments of subtle beauty – it is an album articulated with confidence and adventure. For them, the world awaits!” 6 Nadine Shah's album holiday destination had been the pre-ceremony favourite Credit: Rex Features 6 Lily Allen stunned on the night in a black gown with striking print Credit: Rex Features MOST READ IN TV & SHOWBIZ 'VICTIM BLAMER' Fans slam Teresa as 'ignorant for insisting sexual harassment is a choice' 'THANK YOU' What to know about The Five's Juan Williams NO-NO, JOJO! Masked Singer fans furious Nick Lachey as The Piglet beat out frontrunner JoJo FEELING BLUE? Molly-Mae Hague looks subdued as she celebrates birthday with Maura Higgins Exclusive NEW DAYTIME QUEEN Kelly Clarkson is 'fresh face of NBC', taking over Ellen DeGeneres' slot FIT FOR A KING Katie Price treats son Harvey to a massive new bed in mucky mansion makeover The Arctic Monkey's recorded a special performance of One Point Perspective from divisive album Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino as they are currently on tour. Lily Allen stunned on the night in a black gown with striking print as she performed a minimalist version of her track Apples. Last year's winner Sampha returned to perform in Hammersmith's Eventim Apollo. Got a story? email digishowbiz@the-sun.co.uk or call us direct on 02077824220. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.<doc-sep>Celeb obsessed? Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice The nominees for the 2018 Mercury Prize have been revealed, with Arctic Monkeys, Florence and the Machine and Lily Allen all featuring in the 12 shortlisted acts. The current favourites to win are the Arctics, Florence and Noel Gallagher with bookies William Hill posting odds of 4/1. The nomination marks the fourth for Arctic Monkeys, with the Sheffield band winning the 2006 prize for Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. They returned to the scene in May this year with concept album Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, although fans were divided over frontman Alex Turner's sudden change of track from guitar rifts to glam rock. (Image: Sebastian Kim) Florence and the Machine celebrate their third nomination, this time for their fourth album, High As Hope. And Liam Gallagher will no doubt be seething over 'our kid's' first solo nomination after the brothers were shortlisted twice as Oasis. Picked by a panel of 12 expert judges from the music bizz, more than 200 albums were under consideration for the prestigious award which celebrates achievement across various genres. Here's the list in full... Wolf Alice - Visions Of A Life King Krule - The Ooz Sons of Kemet - Your Queen Is A Reptile Jorja Smith - Lost & Found (Image: PA) Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Play now Lily Allen - No Shame Everything Is Recorded - Everything Is Recorded Nadine Shah - Holiday Destination Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Florence and the Machine - High As Hope Everything Everything - A Fever Dream Novelist - Novelist Guy Noel Gallagher High Flying Birds - Who Built The Moon?<doc-sep>
Wolf Alice Named Hyundai Mercury Prize 2018 Winner Wolf Alice at the Mercury Prize, 2018. Picture: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images The London band have beat off competition from Noel Gallagher, Lily Allen and Arctic Monkeys to win the 2018 award for best album. The London band, fronted by singer and guitarist Ellie Rowsell, won the award for best album of the past year for their second LP, Visions Of A Life. Visions Of A Life was released in September 2017 and has spawned the singles Don’t Delete The Kisses and Beautifully Unconventional. Wolf Alice formed back in 2010 around the acoustic duo of Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie. An emotional Ellie was brought to tears as she thanked the judges for the prestigious music gong. Theo Ellis, the group's bass player, told reporters afterwards: "I told a lot of labels to fuck off... It's a bit mad. But they can still fuck off." Adding with a smile, "I think now I need to take it a bit more seriously." Watch the moment the winner was announced: Florence Welch at the Hyundai Mercury Prize ceremony 2018. Picture: Jo Hale/Redferns/Getty The award was given at a glittering ceremony at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, which saw live performances from Florence And The Machine, Wolf Alice, Jorja Smith, Everything Everything, Nadine Shah, Lily Allen, King Krule and Novelist. Noel Gallagher was present at the show as his third solo album, Who Built The Moon, was nominated, but he did not perform. Noel Gallagher at the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2018. Picture: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images The 12 nominated albums were: Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Everything Everything – A Fever Dream Everything is Recorded – Everything is Recorded Florence + The Machine – High as Hope Jorja Smith – Lost & Found King Krule – The Ooz Lily Allen – No Shame Nadine Shah – Holiday Destination Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Who Built the Moon? Novelist – Novelist Guy Sons of Kemet – Your Queen is a Reptile Wolf Alice – Visions of a Life Previous winners have included Primal Scream, Suede, Portishead, Arctic Monkeys and Elbow. The winner of the 2017 prize was Sampha for his debut album Process.