Having returned from his eight-year musical hiatus in sensational style last summer with the triumphant Last Night In The Bittersweet, Paolo Nutini has treated 2023 like one elongated victory lap. After making it to the SAY Award shortlist, the Paisley native has made good use of his solid collection of new tracks, leaving no stone unturned as he traipsed the Bittersweet experience across the US, Canada, Europe and Britain. 

While he may not have collected the grand prize at the SAY Awards, Nutini did not go without compensation for his continued contribution to this nation’s music scene. Seventeen years on from its release, Nutini’s debut album, These Streets, earned the ‘Candy’ singer the Modern Scottish Classic Award, placing him in the rather esteemed company of previous recipients Frightened Rabbit and Cocteau Twins.

And Nutini’s showcase moment came in August when he headlined a sold-out Royal Highland Centre, where, in tribute to late rock hero Sixto Rodriguez, he granted the Edinburgh crowd their ‘Last Request’. Thus, Nutini finally resurrected the iconic noughties hit that had sadly been omitted from previous setlists since his return.

Discover who else made the cut in the The List Hot 100 on our site or in our latest issue, available at all good stockists across Glasgow and Edinburgh.