Mojo - The Music Magazine

Pink Floyd Issue

New issue

Click For CONTENTS

News

Mercury Nominations Announced!

11:59 AM GMT 21/07/2009

Mercury Nominations Announced!

The 2009 Mercury Prize nominations have been announced.

This year's shortlist, a mix of chart-heavies and relatively unknown artists, looks like this:

Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Florence And The Machine - Lungs
The Horrors - Primary Colours
Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
Glasvegas - Glasvegas
La Roux - La Roux
Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew
The Invisible - The Invisible
Speech Debelle - Speech Therapy
Led Bib - Sensible Shoes
Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Twice Born Men

The winner, voted for by a panel of industry figures, will take home £20,000. The results will be announced at a ceremony in London on September 8.

In recent years Elbow, Arctic Monkeys, Antony & the Johnsons and Franz Ferdinand have won the coveted gong.

Did any of your favourites make the 2009 list? Let us know, by posting on the MOJO messageboards now!

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 11:59 AM GMT 21/07/2009

Related MOJO content:

Bat For Lashes , Florence And The Machine , Glasvegas , Horrors , Kasabian

Comments

Comment on this post


Click here for House Rules

Comment on this post

end of body content back to top

Footer

Home

News

Features

Disc Of The Day

Newsletter Sign Up

Gallery

Tickets

Mojo Shop

Message Boards

Subscribe

Covers

About

Our pals:

We Like

Join us on:

  • youtube
  • twitter
  • facebook

© Copyright Bauer - all
rights reserved.
Reproduction of this
website, in whole or in
part, in any form or
medium without express
written permission from
Bauer is prohibited. All
use is subject to our
Terms of Use

end of footer back to top

Back to top