Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, Kate Tempest And The Big Moon Among Mercury Prize Nominees
Thursday, 27 July 2017
Written by Laura Johnson
Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, Kate Tempest and the Big Moon are among the nominees for this year's Mercury Prize.
Stormzy has been put forward for his debut album, 'Gang Signs & Prayer', Ed Sheeran is in the running with '÷', Kate Tempest for 'Let Them Eat Chaos' and the Big Moon with their debut LP, 'Love In The 4th Dimension', with the winners set to succeed Skepta. Check out the other acts that made the cut below.
Alt-J - 'Relaxer'
Blossoms - 'Blossoms'
Dinosaur - 'Together, As One'
Ed Sheeran - '÷'
Glass Animals - 'How to Be a Human Being'
J Hus - 'Common Sense'
Kate Tempest - 'Let Them Eat Chaos'
Loyle Carner - 'Yesterday's Gone'
Sampha - 'Process'
Stormzy - 'Gang Signs & Prayer'
The Big Moon - 'Love In The 4th Dimension'
The xx - 'I See You'
Speaking about the shortlist the judging panel, which you can check out here, said:
“This year’s Hyundai Mercury Prize shortlist celebrates the remarkable power of British music. What these artists have in common is an infectious pleasure in music making and an arresting sense of urgency about the music they make. They delight in exploring musical possibilities and refusing to be pinned down by genre conventions.”
The winner will be announced at a ceremony at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London on September 14.
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