Organisers have also revealed this year's hosts and some category changes
Let's have a little nostalgia, shall we?
You can listen to a demo version of 'This Mess We're In' now
Our writer loves a micro-genre – from nu-rave to his own invention, 'crank wave' – so we sent him to investigate
A reissue of 'Is This Desire?' arrives next month
The reissue of the 1998 album will arrive in January
As a pandemic-ready new iteration of the Mercury Prize returns for 2020, here's a look back at all the past records that stole the crown.
The coverage will begin on September 21
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