Nominees revealed for The Play Next Award at the Rolling Stone UK Awards 2026
It's time to honour the artists who have made a very early impact in their careers throughout 2026
By Nick Reilly
The Rolling Stone UK Awards 2026 is taking place next week, and we’re excited to share our next set of nominees. See the artists up for The Play Next Award below.
Our annual shindig returns to the Roundhouse on November 19 and will include four stellar live music performances and the induction of 13 very special award winners into the Rolling Stone UK Hall of Fame, all overseen by our brilliant returning host Danny Dyer.
So far, we have announced the nominees for The Breakthrough Award, supported by the Roundhouse, The Group Award, supported by Vyra, The Live Act Award, supported by ZYN, The Festival Award, The Artist Award, The Record Label Award and The Television Award, supported by ZYN.
Our latest set of nominees see us honour the artists who have made a very early impact in their careers throughout 2026, many of which have appeared as part of our weekly Play Next series on rollingstone.co.uk.
Here are the nominees for The Play Next Award at the Rolling Stone UK Awards 2026.
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Dove Ellis
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Nectar Woode
