Mercury Prize 2018: Lily Allen says she was 'robbed' after Wolf Alice win

Pop singer said she planned on winning the music prize next year

Lily Allen joked that she was “robbed” after missing out on the 2018 Hyundai Mercury Prize to rock band Wolf Alice.

The pop singer was nominated for her album No Shame and was also up against artists including Arctic Monkeys, Florence & the Machine, Novelist, and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.

At the ceremony, which took place in London on 20 September, four-piece rock band Wolf Alice won the prestigious music prize for their second album Visions Of A Life.

Shortly afterwards, Allen tweeted: “Someone call 999 I’ve been robbed.”

She added: “I adore wolfalice tho, and they are very deserved winners. Next time......... imma win that bitch.”

The event saw live performances from most of the 12 shortlisted acts, including Jorja Smith, King Krule and Nadine Shah.

Also in the running for the award were Everything Everything, Everything Is Recorded, and jazz band Sons Of Kemet.

Allen is currently promoting her memoir My Thoughts Exactly, which was released on the same day as the Mercury Prize. The book is an honest reflection on her life so far, that takes in issues including motherhood, fame, and the music industry.

The Mercury Prize was first given out in 1992 to Primal Scream for Screamadelica. Last year’s winner was Process by singer and record producer Sampha.

Accepting their award, Wolf Alice frontwoman Ellie Rowsell said it meant “so much to pick this up with my three best friends” and said the prize of £25,000 meant even more because she had been a Mercury Prize judge herself in previous years, and knew how difficult the decision was.

Additional reporting by Press Association