Mercury Prize Nominees Announced

The Hyundai Mercury Prize, which honors the best British album of the past year as chosen by a panel of British music critics and industry figures, has announced its shortlist. The list is:

Anohni: Hopelessness
Bat For Lashes: The Bride
David Bowie: Blackstar
Jamie Woon: Making Time
Kano: Made in the Manor
Laura Mvula: The Dreaming Room
Michael Kiwanuka:  Love & Hate
Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool
Savages: Adore Life
Skepta: Konnichiwa
The 1975: I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
The Comet Is Coming: Channel the Spirits

This year, for the first time, the Mercury voting system has changed to allow fan input. Your votes will determine one album to make the final shortlist, which will include five other records chosen by the judging panel. The winner will be announced September 15.

The judging panel said:

This is music to make sense of our unsettling times – heartfelt, angry, thoughtful and thrilling. The 2016 Hyundai Mercury Prize ‘Albums of the Year’ are marked by their musical ambitions, unexpected instrumentation and breathtaking arrangements.

Last year’s winner was Benjamin Clementine. Previous winners have included James Blake, PJ Harvey, the xx, Pulp, Portishead, Arctic Monkeys, Antony and the Johnsons, Franz Ferdinand, and more.

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