Mercury Prize to include public vote for the first time
9 May, 2016
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The Mercury Prize will be thrown open to a public vote for the first time when it returns later this year.
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Weekly News Round-Up: Jake Bugg, Mercury Prize, Gorillaz and more
18 October, 2015
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Wondering if you’ve missed out on any of the week’s top news stories? Well wonder no longer – here Live4ever looks back on ten of the biggest headlines we featured during the last seven days in British music.
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…Mercury Prize coverage returns to the BBC for 2015
8 July, 2015
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Airing of the annual Mercury Prize is to return to the BBC from Channel 4, with an expanded programme of events promised.
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…Young Fathers: Mercury Prize win ‘doesn’t change anything’
30 October, 2014
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Their surprise Mercury Prize victory last night (October 29th) ‘doesn’t change anything at all’ according to the Edinburgh-based hip hop act Young Fathers.
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…Damon Albarn, Royal Blood land 2014 Mercury Prize nominations
10 September, 2014
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Damon Albarn and Royal Blood are celebrating nominations for the prestigious Mercury Prize after the 2014 shortlist was unveiled at a ceremony in London this evening.
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…2014 Mercury Prize nominees to be revealed next week
1 September, 2014
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The nominations for this year’s Mercury Prize will be revealed next week.
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…Jake Bugg: Mercury Prize nomination ‘doesn’t mean a whole lot’
21 October, 2013
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Jake Bugg live in London, 2012 (Photo: Andy Crossland for Live4ever Media)
Jake Bugg has said his nomination for the 2013 Mercury Prize ‘doesn’t mean a whole lot’.
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…James Blake postpones US tour after Mercury Prize nomination
19 September, 2013
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James Blake will not now be in the US next month for a run of live dates as he intends on visiting the Mercury Prize ceremony in London instead.
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…‘Mercury Prize makes independent music illegal’, claims My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields
13 September, 2013
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My Bloody Valentine leader Kevin Shields has denounced this year’s Mercury Prize as effectively making true independent music ‘illegal’ due to its qualifying criteria.
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…With a 2 and a 3 and a quartet, 2013 is the Mercury Prize by numbers
12 September, 2013
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In preparation for the official unveiling of the 2013 Mercury Prize nominees yesterday (September 11th), it became necessary, more as a time-saver than anything else, to prematurely draw up a shortlist of the acts we expected to make the cut.
Not who we wanted, but who we anticipated.
As it …
David Bowie, Foals lead 2013 Mercury Prize shortlist
11 September, 2013
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The shortlist for this year’s Mercury Prize has just been announced in London this evening (September 11th), with bookies favourites Foals and David Bowie leading the way.
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Usher confirms European leg of Past Present Future tour… Speech Debelle Wins 2009 Mercury Music Prize
8 September, 2009
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Speech Debelle
So after all the debates and rumours the wait is finally over. Announced moments ago was the winner of the coveted Mercury Music Prize, and the winner is ‘Speech Debelle’ for her album ‘Speech Therapy’
This years contenders were very strong indeed. Florence & The Machine being the …
Glasvegas Don’t Want To Win Mercury Prize
4 September, 2009
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Glasvegas
Despite being one of the favourites, Glasvegas frontman James Allen has revealed he would be happier if the Scottish band missed out on the prestigious Mercury Music Prize.
Speaking in today’s Daily Star newspaper, Allen said: “I keep hearing that Florence (Florence Welch of Florence & The Machine) wants …