Ezra Collective by Aliyah Otchere
‘The token jazz nominee’ is a trope almost as old as the award itself, but London-based group Ezra Collective have put that to bed by picking up the 2023 Mercury Prize for their second studio album …
Arctic Monkeys by Zackery Michael
Arctic Monkeys, Fred Again… and Young Fathers are some of the big names nominated for this year’s Mercury Prize…
Arctic Monkeys, Fred Again… and Young Fathers are some of the big names nominated for this year’s Mercury Prize.
Ezra Collective, J Hus, Jessie Ware, Jockstrap, Lankum, Loyle Carner, Olivia Dean, RAYE and Shygirl …
Little Simz performing at Leeds Festival 2022 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Little Simz has won the 2022 Mercury Prize for her fourth studio album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.
“We all change people’s lives with our music …
Wet Leg performing at Neighbourhood Weekender 2022 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Wet Leg, Yard Act and Little Simz are among the shortlisted artists for this year’s Mercury Prize.
“It’s been just over a year since our …
Arlo Parks by Jack Bridgland
The 2021 Mercury Prize ceremony will take place at London’s Eventim Apollo on September 9th.Arlo Parks looks like a clear early favourite for the 2021 Mercury Prize after its shortlist was announced today.
The judging panel, which includes last year’s winner Michael Kiwanuka, have …
Rina Sawayama by Thurstan Redding
The debut Rina Sawayama album missed out on a coveted Mercury Prize nomination last year.Rina Sawayama has affected some significant change to the rules governing which artists are eligible for both the Mercury Prize and the British-specific categories at the Brit Awards.
Despite being …
Michael Kiwanuka performing at Citadel (Alberto Pezzali / Live4ever)
Michael Kiwanuka has picked up the 2020 Mercury Prize thanks to KIWANUKA.
Sports Team by Lauren Maccabee
Sports Team, Laura Marling and Porridge Radio were some of the Mercury Prize nominees performing on the BBC last night ahead of the winner being announced later today.
Laura Marling performing at the Citadel Festival (Alberto Pezzali / Live4ever)
The distinguished reputation which the Mercury Prize holds might take a bit of a hit this year when the winner is revealed on the BBC’s daily magazine series The One Show.
Taylor Swift performs live at the O2 Arena in London (Photo: Alex Elms for Live4ever Media)
You’re in the right place if you’ve missed any of the week’s top news stories – here Live4ever’s News Round-Up presents a recap of the biggest and best headlines we featured during the last …
Stormzy headlining Day 1 at TRSNMT Festival 2019 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Big names on the British music scene including Stormzy, Dua Lipa and Charli XCX have been nominated for this year’s Mercury Prize.
Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2019 (Richard Bowes for Live4ever)
During the course of 2019, Live4ever’s News Round-Up has each week been bringing seven days of top news stories to our readers – in the second part of our year retrospective, we look back at some of the biggest headlines in …
Dave picked up the 2019 Mercury Prize yesterday at the Eventim Apollo in London for his debut album Psychodrama.
Felix White performing with The Maccabees in London (Photo: Alberto Pezzali for Live4ever Media)
Felix White will be with Foals at tonight’s Mercury Prize ceremony, filling in on guitar duties for Yannis Philipakkis who had a ‘run in with a knife in Greece’.
