About Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was established by the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers in 1992 as an alternative to the Brit Awards.
Reading and Leeds: Lana Del Rey and Blink-182 to headline festivals
... Festivalgoers will also have the chance to see Gerry Cinnamon, American DJ Skrillex, band Spiritbox, rapper Digga D and Mercury Prize nominee Raye...
I believed in Sinead O'Connor, says her producer David Holmes
... His fellow DJ and producer s remix work on Primal Scream s Screamadelica turned it into an era-defining dance-rock album, and earned the band the first Mercury Prize in 1992...
Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective: Music needs to diversify away from London
...By Megan Lawton & Riyah CollinsBBC NewsbeatMercury Prize winners Ezra Collective say music funding needs to diversify to make more opportunities outside London...
Mercury Prize 2023: Loyle Carner and Young Fathers among favourites to win
...By Mark SavageBBC Music CorrespondentLoyle Carner, Young Fathers and Jockstrap are among the favourites to win the 2023 Mercury Prize, which takes place in London on Thursday night...
Cabaret: Self Esteem and Scissor Sisters stars join the cast of the London musical
... " The force that is Self Esteem The Yorkshire pop provocateur s latest record Prioritise Pleasure - - was nominated for the 2022 Mercury Prize, along with albums by Harry Styles, Wet Leg and eventual winner Little Simz...
Hip-hop at 50: How beats and bars spread from the Bronx around the world
... History was made in 1999, when Lauryn Hill - previously of Fugees and Dangerous Minds film fame - bridged the gap between hip-hop and mainstream popular music by winning five Grammys for her deeply personal LP, Her soulful rapping style went on to inspire future generations of British female rappers like Mercury Prize winners Ms Dynamite, Speech Debelle and Estelle...
Georgia seeks al fresco ecstasy on her new album, Euphoric
... Billed as " a hymn to British hedonism" it was nominated for a Mercury Prize - but its heady dancefloor rush was neutered by the pandemic...
Mercury Prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys, Jessie Ware and Fred Again lead shortlist
...By Mark SavageBBC Music CorrespondentArctic Monkeys, Young Fathers and J Hus are all nominated for the 2023 Mercury Prize, which celebrates the best British and Irish albums of the year...
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