The Cranberries to be honoured with the Icon Award at the Rolling Stone UK Awards

17 November 2025 - Press release

Noel Hogan of The Cranberries with Royel Otis to headline the ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards, in celebration of The Cranberries receiving The Icon Award, supported by Visit West Hollywood 
 

 
In tribute to the late Dolores O'Riordan, front woman and lead vocalist of The Cranberries, and to celebrate The Cranberries being honoured with the Icon Award, supported by Visit West Hollywood, lead guitarist Noel Hogan will be joined by Royel Otis for a special tribute performance at the ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards on 20th November 2025 at the Roundhouse, London.  
 
Spotlighting the standout UK and Irish acts of 2025, the ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards will be celebrating artists across categories including: the Album Award, supported by ZYN; and the Song of the Year award, the Icon Award; supported by Visit West Hollywood; the Lifetime Achievement Award, supported by Defender; the Live Act Award, supported by Vyra; the Artist Award, supported by ZYN; and the Play Next Award – which celebrates 2025's standout rising star.
 

AWARD CATEGORIES AND NOMINEES

The Icon Award, supported by Visit West Hollywood
The Cranberries 
 
The Album Award, supported by ZYN 
Nominees: EUSEXUA, FKA twigs, From the Pyre, The Last Dinner Party; Lotus, Little Simz; More, Pulp; People Watching, Sam Fender; The Clearing, Wolf Alice 
 
The Breakthrough Award 
Nominees: Chloe Qisha, Divorce, jasmine.4.t, Jordan Adetunji, Myles Smith, SHERELLE 
 
The Artist Award, supported by ZYN 
Nominees: Joy Crookes, Lewis Capaldi, Little Simz, Obongjayar, Olivia Dean, Sam Fender
 
The Song of the Year Award
Nominees: 'GBP', Central Cee and 21 Savage; 'Take a Sexy Picture of Me', CMAT; 'Nice to Each Other', Olivia Dean; 'WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!', 'Illegal', PinkPantheress, RAYE; 'Bloom Baby Bloom', Wolf Alice 
 
The Play Next Award 
Nominees: Cliffords, Getdown Services, Jacob Alon, Rianne Downey, Skye Newman, Westside Cowboy 
 
The Group Award 
Nominees: Oasis, Nova Twins, 
The Prodigy, The Royston Club, 
Sleep Token, Wunderhorse
 
The Record Label Award 
Nominees: AWAL, Dead Oceans, RCA, Rough Trade Records, Warner Records, XL Recordings
 
The Film Award 
Nominees: Danny Boyle, 28 Years Later; Kirk Jones, I Swear, Tim Key, The Ballad of Wallis Island; Bernard MacMahon, Becoming Led Zeppelin; Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good; Little Simz, Steve
 
The Television Award 
Nominees: Stephen Graham, Adolescence; Jack Rooke, Big Boys; Sally Wainwright, Riot Women; Jamie Campbell Bower, Stranger Things, Stephen Butchard, This City Is Ours; Ellis Howard, What It Feels Like for a Girl 
 
The Live Act Award, supported by Vyra 
Nominees: Biffy Clyro, CMAT, JADE, RAYE, Oasis, Self Esteem 
 
The Festival Award 
Nominees: All Points East, Body Movements, GALA, Glastonbury, Green Man, LIDO