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PJ Harvey, 11 Less Sexy Acts Nominated For Mercury Prize

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 19, 2011 11:56 am
PJ Harvey, Adele, Elbow and James Blake are among the acts that have been nominated for this year's Mercury Prize. Katy B, Everything Everything, Metronomy, Anna Calvi, Ghostpoet, King Creosote And Jon Hopkins, Gwilym Simcock and Tinie Tempah are also among those who 90 per cent of those North Americans reading this likely won't have heard of. The...
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The XX Win Mercury Prize

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 8, 2010 11:10 am
London, England indie rockers The XX won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize last night, beating out the likes of Paul Weller, Foals and Wild Beasts. The trio were awarded the £20,000 (about $32,000 Canadian) award for their 2009 self-titled debut album at a ceremony in London, after which they said they planned to use the money to build their...
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Speech Debelle Wins 2009 Mercury Prize

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 9, 2009 12:27 pm
London, England rapper Speech Debelle has won the 2009 Barclay Mercury Prize for this year's Speech Therapy. The 26-year-old born Corynne Elliot was presented with the 20,000 pound (about $34,000 Canadian) award on Tuesday night at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. She beat out competitors like Bat For Lashes, La Roux, Florence + The Machine and...
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Mercury Prize Short List Announced

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 21, 2009 1:02 pm
Bat For Lashes, Kasabian, Glasvegas, The Horrors, Florence + The Machine, Friendly Fires and La Roux are among those who were named to the shortlist for Britain's Barclaycard Mercury Prize on Tuesday. The prize honours the best album of the year by British or Irish artists from any genre, and will go to one of the 12 acts on this year's short...
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Elbow Win Mercury Prize

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 10, 2008 10:41 am
Elbow shoved aside favourites Burial and Radiohead to win the Nationwide Mercury Prize for best British or Irish album of the past year on Tuesday night. The Manchester, England quintet won the award for The Seldom Seen Kid, their fourth album, at a gala held in London. "This is quite literally the best thing that's ever happened to us,...
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Mercury Prize Finalists Announced

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By CHARTattack Staff July 22, 2008 10:38 am
The Nationwide Mercury Prize, which honours the best album of the year by British or Irish artists from all genres, will go to one of the 12 acts named to its short list on Tuesday. The winner will be announced at an awards show on Sept. 9. Radiohead are the biggest name on the list, while British Sea Power and Elbow also have solid rock...
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Klaxons Win Mercury, Winehouse Shows Up

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By CHARTattack Staff September 5, 2007 7:30 am
There are surprises and then there are surprises. Even the Klaxons were shocked when it was announced in London, England, Tuesday night that they were the winners of Britain's Mercury Music Prize."It was the worst two hours of our sitting there not knowing if we'd won," Jamie Reynolds said after the stunned group took the stage...
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Arctic Monkeys Go For Second Consecutive Mercury Prize

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By CHARTattack Staff July 17, 2007 4:00 pm
The Arctic Monkeys could become the first band to win the U.K.'s Nationwide Mercury Prize for two straight years after joining 11 other acts on the short list for the annual award presented to the country's best album. The Sheffield group's Whatever People Say What I Am, That's What I'm Not was honoured in 2006, making this year's Favourite...
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Arctic Monkeys Take The 2006 Mercury Prize

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) September 6, 2006 5:00 pm
In an about-face from last year's surprising result, the Arctic Monkeys have taken home the 2006 Nationwide Mercury Prize.The yearly award that honours the best British or Irish album of the year was bestowed upon the Sheffield quartet for their Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not debut. They beat out quality discs from the...
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Arctic Monkeys And Thom Yorke Are Among Mercury Prize Nominees

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By CHARTattack Staff July 18, 2006 5:00 pm
The 12 finalists for the Mercury Prize, which honours the best album by a U.K. or Irish artist over the past year, were announced on Tuesday morning in London by former Squeeze keyboardist and popular television host Jools Holland. The Arctic Monkeys and Thom Yorke are the early favourites, as bookmaker William Hill has listed their odds of...
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