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The stars were out in force for the 2026 Mercury Prize event held in Newcastle on Thursday night.
Brit sensations Raye, Jade Thirlwall and Olivia Dean led the glamorous arrivals, while the likes of superstar Florence Welch also attended.
Following the massive success of her sophomore album The Art of Loving, singer Olivia, 27, has dominated major music award ceremonies across the globe and shattered chart records.
She looked stunning in a white sheer dress and boosted her height with strappy silver heels while posing up a storm.
Meanwhile Raye, 28, turned heads in a dramatic feathered green jacket teamed with a silk skirt.
Also in attendance, Jade, 33, opted for a blue checked dress which featured an off the shoulder design.
Elsewhere, Shake It Out hitmaker Florence, 40, looked stunning in a glitzy black dress which she teamed with a quirky long jacket.
Hosted by Lauren Laverne, this marks the second consecutive year the prestigious music event has left London for Newcastle. Lauren, 48, has hosted several of the Prize's celebrated nights over the years.
Raye looked stunning as she arrived at The Mercury Prize 2026 on Thursday night in a feather look
Singing sensation Olivia Dean was also in attendance and turned heads in a stylish ensemble as she arrived
Jade Thirlwall opted for a blue checked dress which featured an off the shoulder design as she arrived
The night will see live performances from Dove Ellis, Florence + The Machine, JADE, Knats, Kojey Radical, Nia Archives, Olivia and RAYE.
The overall winner of the 2026 Mercury Prize will be announced on the night.
Jade's night out in her hometown comes after earlier on Thursday she joked that 'not all angels walk the runway... some of us have got to hold it down in Newcastle' as she basked in the glory of her song Angel Of My Dreams.
The singer has gone viral after Kylie Jenner walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Sunday to her debut single in the iconic $50million fantasy bra.
Now Jade has hit incredible streaming figures as fans have recreated the moment in videos online and Spotify has seen a 4,300 per cent global increase for Angel Of My Dreams and a 760 per cent increase in streams for JADE globally.
The former Little Mix star has been enjoying the success as she shared fun TikTok videos including one wearing a Newcastle football shirt joking she is the 'angel of the north'.
Another saw the star posing up a storm and strutting in a rehearsal studio as she wrote: 'Just imagine I'm wearing angel wings and the fantasy bra.'
Jade also shared a chaotic video looking panicked and said she is busy 'promoting my debut single from two years ago because it got played at the VS fashion show'.
She added that she is trying to give the track, which was released in July 2024, 'its well deserved moment' but is also busy 'writing new music at the same time'.
She posed in a sheer white halterneck dress as she made her arrival ahead of performing later in the evening
Meanwhile Raye, 28, turned heads in a dramatic feathered green jacket teamed with a silk skirt
She looked in great spirits as she chatted away while arriving
Olivia poses with the shortlist award at The 2026 Mercury Prize
She looked stunning in the chic white dress as she posed
Jade turned heads in the checked gown as she posed with the shortlist award
Jade has gone viral after Kylie Jenner walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Sunday to her debut single in the iconic $50million fantasy bra
She also posed for a snap with record producer Mike Sabath at the event
Florence Welch looked stunning in a glitzy black dress which she teamed with a quirky long jacket
The Florence and the Machine star showed off her sense of style as she posed for the cameras
Nia Archives attends The 2026 Mercury Prize
Cooper Robson, Ferg Kilsby, King David-Ike Elech and Stan Woodward of Knats pose with the shortlist award
Dove Ellis attending the 2026 Mercury Prize
Kojey Radical poses with the shortlist award during The 2026 Mercury Prize
And ahead of Thursday's Mercury Awards, Jade shared a fun video trying to decide what song she should perform.
Dressed in a long denim skirt and a sports shirt, she held up the sheet music for Angel Of My Dreams.
'My deciding what to perform at the Mercury's after this week,' she wrote.
Jade, who found fame in the UK on the X Factor with Little Mix in 2011, first broke her silence on the iconic Victoria's Secret moment as she travelled around London on the tube.
Looking around the underground, she penned: 'Nobody on this tube knows that my debut single was playing while Kylie Jenner wore the fantasy bra at the VS fashion show.'
Kylie wowed the audience and viewers as she strutted the catwalk in the famous $50million fantasy bra with Angel of My Dreams playing.
Jade sings in the chorus, 'Angel of my dreams / I will always love you and hate you, it's not fair / It's so bittersweet / I will always want you and need you, you don't care / You don't.'
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