The 2012 Mercury Prize nominees have just been announced in London. The nominees were unveiled by host Lauren Laverne at The Hospital Club in London's Covent Garden just after 5:30pm (GMT).
The first group of nominees were read out as; The Maccabees, Jessie Ware, Django Django and Roller Trio. Following the first batch, Field Music, Michael Kiwanuka, Sam Lee and Richard Hawley all joined the nominees list. The final group of nominees are; Ben Howard, Lianne Le Havas, Plan B and Alt-J.
The Maccabees - 'Given To The Wild'
Jessie Ware - 'Devotion'
Django Django - 'Django Django'
Roller Trio - 'Roller Trio'
Ben Howard - 'Every Kingdom'
Lianne Le Havas - 'Is Your Love Big Enough'
Plan B - 'iLL Manors'
Alt-J - 'An Awesome Wave'
Field Music - 'Plumb'
Micheal Kiwanuka - 'Home Again'
Sam Lee - 'Ground Of It's Own'
Richard Hawley - 'Standing At The Sky's Edge'
The Prize recognises and celebrates music in the UK and has a reputation for highlighting both new talent and more established bands and artists. The shortlist of 12 ‘Albums of the Year’ is chosen by an independent judging panel and provides a snapshot of the year in music, recognising artistic achievement across a range of music genres.
The Launch is the first event of the Barclaycard Mercury Prize Albums of the Year season. This year will see a new series of exclusive one-off gigs featuring the shortlisted artists being held ahead of the Awards Show on 1st November. Tickets for the events will be made available through competitions and a special ballot system developed in association with the Prize’s title partner, Barclaycard and The Ticket Factory. Entry to the gigs will be free, although a donation of £10.00 will need to be made to War Child in order to secure each pair of tickets. Barclaycard will be matching all donations made using a Barclaycard. Fans can register for more information at www.theticketfactory.com.
The overall winner of the 2012 Prize will be decided and announced at the Barclaycard Mercury Prize Awards Show at the Roundhouse on Thursday 1st November.
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