Adele leads Mercury Prize noms

ADELE & THE 11 DWARFS: Not surprisingly, the list of nominees for the Mercury Prize, announced yesterday in London, was headed by critical darling and commercial titan Adele. The others are Tinie Tempah, James Blake, Anna Calvi, Everything Everything, Ghostpoet, Katy B, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Metronomy and Gwilym Simcock, along with past recipients P.J. Harvey (2001) and Elbow (2008). The winner of the annual award, chosen by a coalition of journos and execs, will be announced Sept. 6 during a TV special that will feature performances by the noms. And no, we’d never heard of half of them, either. (7/20a)

BACK TO RUMOR MILL

		NEAR TRUTHS: THE AGENCY SAGA What do you want from live? (6/11a) Check It Out Now REVENUE CHART: OLIVIA’S ARMY Looks like she's got staying power. (6/11a) Check It Out Now SIGNS OF HITS LIST We're reading the tea leaves. (6/11a) Check It Out Now WATCH THE FIRST OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR "FEELING GOOD" The Black Music Month celebration continues with a classic from a legend, (6/10a) Check It Out Now MUSIC’S HOTTEST FIRMS: HERTZ LICHTENSTEIN YOUNG & POLK LLP Is there a lawyer in the house? (6/11a) Check It Out Now
		RHYTHM, BLUES AND THE FUTURE The musical tapestry we know as R&B. WHO'S NEXT? Predicting the next big catalog deal. JUST THE VAX, MA'AM Once we all get vaccinated, how long before we can party? WORLDWIDE GROOVE How is globalization bringing far-flung territories into the musical mainstream?

rumor mail

Email

First Name

Last Name

Company

Country
CAPTCHA code

Captcha: (type the characters above)

By clicking submit you are agreeing
to Terms and Conditions

Adele leads Mercury Prize noms

Modal