Mercury Prize
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Read Ezra Collective’s full Mercury Prize 2023 speech
The band won the prestigious award for their second album 'Where I'm Meant To Be'

Ezra Collective on their impact on the jazz scene and plans to celebrate their Mercury Prize win
“We're just a small part of such a big picture”

Music world reacts to Ezra Collective’s Mercury Prize victory: “Where you’re meant to be”
"Ezra Collective winning the Mercurys is SUCH a good result"

Ezra Collective win the 2023 Mercury Prize for ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’
"This is a special moment for every organisation across the country ploughing their efforts and time into young people that play music"

Mercury Prize 2023: Here are the bookies’ odds for favourites to win
Loyle Carner, Young Fathers and Jockstrap are among this year's frontrunners

Mercury Prize 2023 performers announced
10 of the 12 shortlisted artists will be there on the night to perform a track

RAYE on surviving the music industry: “Keep good people around you”
She also told NME about her Mercury Prize 2023 nomination, working with Stormzy, dream collabs and the runaway success of 'Escapism'

Jockstrap on supporting Blur and bringing “new album energy” to upcoming shows
The art-pop duo told us about making their "hot, thumping and milky" debut and being shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2023

Lankum on the loss of Sinéad O’Connor and the “heartening” nod from the Mercury Prize
"It's a much broader spectrum of the human experience and different emotional states," they said of False Lankum

Jessie Ware on working Kylie Minogue (and hopefully Cher) and her dream podcast guests
"I'm just working with my icons. Kylie one year, Róisín Murphy the next, Cher maybe next year? Barbra Streisand? I don't know!"

Young Fathers on playing with Depeche Mode and the “community” of ‘Heavy Heavy’
Speaking to NME at the launch of the 2023 Mercury Prize, the Scottish trio also told us about the "abundance" of ideas they have for their next album

Fans react to 2023 Mercury Prize nominations
Many have been sharing their hopes for winner, and the albums they believe should have been recognised