Mercury Prize

English Teacher announce free Leeds show tonight to celebrate Mercury Prize nod

Their debut album 'This Could Be Texas' was included on the nominee shortlist last week

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
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