FEATURE:
The Lockdown Playlist
IN THIS PHOTO: Nadine Shah is surely guaranteed to be in the shortlist of this year’s Mercury Prize nominees after her recent album, Kitchen Sink, received hugely positive reviews - Shah was previously nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2018 for her album, Holiday Destination
Mercury Prize Nominees and Winners
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IT is that time of the year…
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when we look forward to the Mercury Prize nominations. This year is a little different to previous ones, but there is every hope that the ceremony will take place, in some form, later in the year. The official Mercury Prize website provides more details:
“We, along with BBC Music, the Prize’s broadcast partner, believe that it is important in the current crisis to continue to showcase and celebrate the achievements of British & Irish artists and musicians.
The Shortlist of 12 Hyundai Mercury Prize Albums of the Year will be revealed on Thursday 23 July.
The overall winner of the 2020 Hyundai Mercury Prize will be announced on Thursday 10 September at the Awards Show, which is being held at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith. The event will celebrate the twelve shortlisted artists and their albums, with BBC Music providing live television and radio coverage of the event.
Hyundai Motor, the Mercury Prize’s title partner, will be celebrating the shortlisted artists and continuing to support innovations in British & Irish music”.
The first ceremony was held in 1992, and Primal Scream’s Screamadelica won that year. There have been some shocks and upsets through the years, and some titanic albums have walked away with the prize. In anticipation of 2020’s Mercury shortlist, here is a playlist that combines many of the Mercury Prize winners and nominees…
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SINCE its start in 1992.