Mercury-nominated CMAT ‘stopped music for years’ after being berated for her weight

CMAT put her career on hold after a barrage of body-shaming (Picture: Jim Dyson/Redferns)From bum-baring dresses to being a 2024 Mercury Prize nominee, CMAT has had quite a year but her music career was almost derailed by body-shamers.The Irish singer is up against icons like Charli XCX and Corinne Bailey Rae for the coveted album of the year award for her second studio album, Crazymad, for me.While she’s been working as a musician for years, it was CMAT’s nomination at the Brit Awar