Mercury Prize
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BERWYN: “We’re in crazy times where the freedom of human beings is restricted”
The double Mercury nominee told NME about shifting attitudes towards immigration – and his favourites to take home the prize this year
Corinne Bailey Rae on her riot grrrl roots – and what it takes to win the Mercury Prize
"I got into Kurt Cobain the same week that I got into Billie Holiday," Rae told NME, as well as sharing her experience of being a Mercury Prize judge
Cat Burns shares her advice for surviving your early 20s
Burns also told us about being nominated for the 2024 Mercury Prize, what to expect from her upcoming tour, and highs and lows of her own 'Brat' summer
Ghetts on the Mercury Prize, music and ‘Supacell’: “It’s not our purpose to make money, pay bills and die”
The rapper turned actor also spoke out to us about still fighting for justice for Stephen Lawrence
English Teacher on their Mercury Prize nod: “It’s worth pushing through the hard times”
The Leeds indie upstarts also joked about their 'rivalry' with Beyoncé and told us about writing their best work yet for album number two
CMAT on the Mercury Prize – and more action being needed after her Latitude Israel boycott
The Irish singer-songwriter spoke to NME to weigh up the competition, tells us about her 'Brat' summer along with progress on new material, and why "there’s a real conversation that needs to be had about the industry’s ambivalence towards what’s going on in Gaza"
Fans react to Mercury Prize 2024 shortlist: “What more could you want?”
The 12 artists up for the award were shared this morning, with the winner announced in September
Mercury Prize 2024: check out the shortlisted nominees here
The overall winner of the coveted award will be revealed in September
Mercury Prize 2024 shortlist to be revealed this week – but the live final ceremony has been scrapped
Ezra Collective won last year's coveted award
Roots Manuva has Mercury Prize trophy returned after moving home and new owners finding it in shed
He was given the award in 2002 for the album ‘Run Come Save Me’
Arts Council England seeks £40k from Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle after tribunal loss
The singer has claimed that the organisation is using the fees to make an example out of her, following claims of bullying and harassment
Ezra Collective album sales and streams jump nearly 900 per cent since Mercury Prize win
'Where I’m Meant To Be' has seen 859 per cent increase in its combined sales and streams