This year's Hyundai Mercury Prize shortlist has been announced. 12 albums have been nominated for the prestigious award, which aims to highlight the most exciting and innovative music of the past year.
Following today's shortlist reveal, the overall winner will be announced on September 24 on BBC 6Music. Established names on the shortlist include Stormzy with his chart-topping album Heavy Is The Head, and Dua Lipa's Number 1 record Future Nostalgia.
Laura Marling picks up a fourth nomination in her career with her latest album Song For Our Daughter, British rap icon Kano gets a nod with his sixth album Hoodies All Summer, and Charli XCX is recognised for How I'm Feeling Now, an album she made entirely by herself in lockdown. "It feels
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