The Meteor Choice Music Prize is to take place on the 8th of March at the Olympia in Dublin.

Nominations for the 10,000E prize, which is awarded to the Irish Album of the Year by a selection of industry experts, will be announced on 11th of January.

Also announced today are a series of exclusive events in the run up to the prize.

The first will take place on the 1st of November when Meteor Choice Music Prize presents an evening with Snow Patrol in the Button Factory, Dublin.