Tagged: Mercury Prize

Mercury Prize Nominees

It’s that time of year again. The Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominees have been announced. The Mercury Prize honours the best British or Irish album of the year. Last year, Alt-J won for their excellent debut album, An Awesome Wave. This...

Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2012 Shortlist Announced

12 albums have been shortlists for the 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Prize. The award is for the best UK or Irish album. Without further adieu, your 12 albums are: Alt-J – An Awesome Wave Ben Howard – Every Kingdom Django Django...

Odds Available For 2012 Mercury Prize

I was in Germany for the 2006 World Cup. I flew back to England and popped into the bookies after Italy beat France in the finals. The odds were already available for the next major European tournament – Euro 2008,...

And the Mercury Music Prize Winner is….

….the bookies nailed this one – PJ Harvey. Pajama PJ Harvey wins her second Mercury Prize, becoming the first two-time winner of the award. Harvey wins £20,000 in cash, plus whatever winnings she may obtain from betting on herself to...

Mercury Prize 2011 Shortlist Revealed

The Mercury Prize is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. It started in 1992 and features past winners including Portishead – Dummy (1995), Pulp – Different Class (1996), Badly Drawn Boy...