Jessie Ware has spoken to NME about the “freedom” of her 2023 Mercury Prize shortlisted album ‘That! Feels Good‘, working with Kylie Minogue, and her bucketlist collaborations and podcast guests.
Watch our interview above.The London singer-songwriter was speaking at the launch of the Mercury Prize 2023, where her latest was shortlisted alongside albums by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, J Hus, RAYE, Jockstrap, Young Fathers, Shygirl, Fred Again..
and more.No stranger to award ceremonies now, but insisting that her “mum nicks them” rather than letting her keep them on her own mantlepiece, Ware told NME of the honour of being shortlisted again after her previous nod in 2012 for debut album ‘Devotion‘.“It’s nice to see brilliant artists and lovely to be amongst them,” she said. “It’s amazing to be up for my second Mercury a decade on, and I feel proud of myself.”Ware explained how ‘That!
Feels Good’ was inspired a sense of “freedom, confidence, empowerment, sensuality, pleasure – all of that jazz.”“I had fun making it.
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