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Major music publications NME • Melody Maker Music Week • Record Collector Record Mirror • Record Retailer Smash Hits • Sounds Not to be confused with the Canadian music magazine Music Express The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... Music Week is a trade paper for the UK record industry. ... Cover of the Nov 2005 issue Record Collector started in 1979 and is the UKâ€™s longest-running monthly music magazine. ... Record Mirror was a British weekly music newspaper. ... UK trade paper for the record industry. ... The cover of a May 1981 edition of Smash Hits magazine Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at children and young teenagers, and originally published in the United Kingdom. ... Sounds was a British music magazine, published weekly from October 10, 1970 â€“ April 6, 1991. ...
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The Mercury Prize, formerly the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. It was established by the BPI and BARD (the British Association of Record Dealers) in 1992 as an alternative to the industry-dominated BRIT Awards. It was originally sponsored by the now-defunct telecoms company Mercury, followed in 1998 by Technics and starting in 2004 the Nationwide Building Society. It is often observed that bands who are nominated for, or indeed win the prize experience a large increase in album sales, particularly for the lesser known nominees.^[1] Nominations are chosen by a selected panel of music executives in the music industry in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The Mercury Prize also has a reputation for being awarded to outside chances rather than the favourites.^[2] Sponsorship can refer to several concepts: A sponsors support of an event, activity, person, or organization. ... The British Phonographic Industry was founded in 1973 to represent the interests of British music companies and to fight the growing problem of music piracy. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... Mercury Communications was a national telephone company in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Technics is a brand name of the Japanese company Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nationwide Building Society is a major UK building society, the largest one in the world, and has its headquarters in Swindon, Wiltshire. ...

The 2001 awards were held on September 11, and when it was announced that PJ Harvey had won the prize for her album Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, Harvey herself was staying in a hotel in Washington DC which overlooked The Pentagon, which had been hit by one of the hijacked aeroplanes. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... PJ Harvey in concert. ... Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea is an album by British singer-songwriter PJ Harvey. ... Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... This article is about the United States military building. ...

The cartoon band Gorillaz resigned from the shortlist in 2001. Bassist Murdoc said winning would be "like carrying a dead albatross round your neck for eternity". ^[3] None of Damon Albarn's subsequent releases (with Blur, Gorillaz, Mali Music or The Good, The Bad And The Queen) have been entered for the Mercury Music Prize since then. Murdoc Niccals (sometimes spelled Nicalls) (born June 6, 1966 in Stoke-on-Trent, England) is a fictional musician, member of the virtual band Gorillaz. ... Damon Albarn, (IPA: []) (born March 23, 1968 in Leytonstone, London), is an English singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer of rock band Blur. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... For the Gorillazs self-titled debut album, see Gorillaz (album). ... Mali Music is a 2002 album by Britpop musician Damon Albarn in collaboration with Malian musicians Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabate & Friends, and also featuring a cameo from Ko Kan Ko Sata. ... The Good, the Bad and the Queen is the debut album by an unnamed alternative rock band fronted by Damon Albarn released in January 2007. ...

The awards usually take place in September but nominated albums are announced in July. In 2007 the shortlist was announced on July 17 at The Hospital in London's Covent Garden. The awards ceremony took place on September 4. The winners were the Klaxons with their album Myths Of The Near Future.^[4] The list of nominees for 2007 included two previous winners. The Arctic Monkeys were victorious in 2006, winning with their album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Dizzee Rascal took home the prize in 2003 for his album Boy in Da Corner. Klaxons are an English band, based in London. ... Myths of the Near Future, a short-story collection by J. G. Ballard, contains the following stories: Myths of the Near Future Having a Wonderful Time A Host of Furious Fancies Zodiac 2000 News from the Sun Theatre of War The Dead Time The Smile Motel Architecture The Intensive Care... Arctic Monkeys are a Mercury Prize winning, English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What Im Not is the debut album by Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys, released on 23 January 2006. ... Dylan Mills, known professionally as Dizzee Rascal (born 1985 in Bow/East London)[1], is an English MC/rapper and producer. ... Boy in Da Corner was the first solo album to be released by former Roll Deep member Dizzee Rascal. ...

Less well known were the eight bands and artists that fielded debut albums: Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford, Bat For Lashes, Jamie T, Klaxons, Maps, New Young Pony Club, Fionn Regan and The View. The other two nominees were the Young Knives and Amy Winehouse, both of which already have one studio album to their name. Amy Winehouse was nominated for her debut album Frank in 2004. Basquiat Strings is a British jazz quintet led by the cellist Ben Davis, who composes all the music. ... Seb Rochford is a British drummer, spanning many genres. ... Bat for Lashes is a solo project of Natasha Khan (born 25 October 1979), a Brighton-based songwriter. ... Jamie Treays, known by his stage name Jamie T, is a 21-year-old English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London. ... Klaxons are an English band, based in London. ... Maps is the recording name used by Northampton-based musician James Chapman. ... // New Young Pony club are a five piece indie/electronica band from London, England. ... Fionn Regan Fionn Regan is a singer-songwriter from Bray, Ireland. ... The View are a four piece indie rock band from Dryburgh, a district in Dundee, Scotland. ... The Young Knives are a British indie pop and post-punk revival band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. ... Amy-Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an English soul, jazz, and R&B singer and songwriter. ... Frank is the debut album by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, released by Island Records in October 2003. ...

Shortlists

Each year's winner (where confirmed) is in bold.

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2007

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford - Basquiat Strings
Bat For Lashes - Fur and Gold
Dizzee Rascal - Maths and English
Klaxons – Myths of the Near Future
Maps - We Can Create
New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom
Fionn Regan - The End of History
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
The View - Hats Off to the Buskers
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
The Young Knives - Voices of Animals and Men

Arctic Monkeys are a Mercury Prize winning, English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... Favourite Worst Nightmare is the second studio album by Sheffield indie rock band Arctic Monkeys that was first released in Japan on 18 April 2007 before being released around the world. ... Basquiat Strings is a British jazz quintet led by the cellist Ben Davis, who composes all the music. ... Seb Rochford is a British drummer, spanning many genres. ... Basquiat Strings is a British jazz quintet led by the cellist Ben Davis, who composes all the music. ... Bat for Lashes is a solo project of Natasha Khan (born 25 October 1979), a Brighton-based songwriter. ... Fur and Gold is the debut album by the solo artist Bat for Lashes. ... Dylan Mills, known professionally as Dizzee Rascal (born 1985 in Bow/East London)[1], is an English MC/rapper and producer. ... Maths and English is the third studio album by British rapper and Grime artist Dizzee Rascal. ... Klaxons are an English band, based in London. ... Myths of the Near Future is a Klaxons album released on 29 January 2007. ... Maps is the recording name used by Northampton-based musician James Chapman. ... We Can Create is the debut album from Northampton-based band Maps, released in 2007. ... // New Young Pony club are a five piece indie/electronica band from London, England. ... Fantastic Playroom is the debut album of New Young Pony Club. ... Fionn Regan Fionn Regan is a singer-songwriter from Bray, Ireland. ... The End of History is the debut album from Irish singer-songwriter Fionn Regan, released in 2006. ... Jamie Treays, known by his stage name Jamie T, is a 21-year-old English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London. ... Panic Prevention is the debut album by Wimbledon-born singer-songwriter Jamie T, released in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2007. ... The View are a four piece indie rock band from Dryburgh, a district in Dundee, Scotland. ... Hats Off to the Buskers is the debut album by Scottish band The View. ... Amy-Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an English soul, jazz, and R&B singer and songwriter. ... Alternate cover U.S. cover Back to Black is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, released by Island Records in October 2006 (see 2006 in music). ... The Young Knives is an English indie rock and post-punk revival band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. ... Voices of Animals and Men is the first full-length album by The Young Knives, released on August 21, 2006. ...

2006

Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan – Ballad of the Broken Seas
Editors – The Back Room
Guillemots – Through the Windowpane
Richard Hawley – Coles Corner
Hot Chip – The Warning
Muse – Black Holes and Revelations
Zoe Rahman – Melting Pot
Lou Rhodes – Beloved One
Scritti Politti – White Bread Black Beer
Sway – This Is My Demo
Thom Yorke – The Eraser

Arctic Monkeys are a Mercury Prize winning, English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What Im Not is the debut album by Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys, released on 23 January 2006. ... Isobel Campbell (born on April 27, 1976) is a Scottish singer, cellist and composer in the indie and Twee pop genres. ... Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is a singer and songwriter. ... Ballad of the Broken Seas is the second album released by Isobel Campbell and the first collaboration between her and Mark Lanegan. ... For other uses, see editor. ... The Back Room is the debut album by British indie rock band Editors, released July 25, 2005. ... Guillemots (sometimes written gUiLLeMoTs) are a BRIT Award nominated indie rock band formed in November 2004 by Fyfe Dangerfield. ... Through the Windowpane is the debut full-length album from the British indie rock band Guillemots, released July 10, 2006 in the UK. The album was highly anticipated following the strength of the singles Trains to Brazil and Made-Up Lovesong #43. It was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music... Richard Hawley portrait by Gareth James. ... Coles Corner is the fourth studio album from musician Richard Hawley. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Warning is an album to be released in May 2006 by the British band Hot Chip. ... For other uses, see Muse (disambiguation). ... Black Holes and Revelations is the fourth studio album by English rock band Muse, released on July 3, 2006. ... Zoe Rahman is a British Jazz composer and pianist. ... Lou Rhodes in London, March 2006 Lou Rhodes is the stage name for the singer Louise Rhodes from Leeds, England. ... Beloved One is the title of Lou Rhodes first solo album, released in 2006. ... Scritti Politti are a Welsh musical band. ... White Bread, Black Beer is the fifth (not including compilations) album from post-punk group Scritti Politti. ... For other uses of Sway, see Sway (disambiguation). ... This Is My Demo is Sway DaSafos debut album. ... Thomas Edward Yorke (born October 7, 1968 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England) is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Radiohead. ... The Eraser is the first solo album by Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, released on 10 July 2006 in the United Kingdom and on 11 July in the United States and Canada. ...

2005

Antony and the Johnsons – I Am a Bird Now
Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
Coldplay – X&Y
HARD-Fi – Stars of CCTV
Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
KT Tunstall – Eye to the Telescope
M.I.A. – Arular
Maxïmo Park – A Certain Trigger
Polar Bear – Held on the Tips of Fingers
Seth Lakeman – Kitty Jay
The Go! Team – Thunder, Lightning, Strike
The Magic Numbers – The Magic Numbers

Antony and the Johnsons is an award-winning music act from New York City. ... I am a Bird Now is the second album by New York band Antony and the Johnsons. ... Bloc Party are a British indie rock band. ... Silent Alarm is the debut album by British rock band Bloc Party, first released on February 14 2005, and charted at #3 in the Official UK Charts. ... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... X&Y is the third album by English rock band Coldplay, released in England on 6 June 2005 and in North America on June 7. ... Hard-Fi are an Indie rock band from Staines, Surrey - a suburban location that has significantly influenced their musical style and lyrics. ... Stars of CCTV is the debut album from Staines-based British band Hard-Fi. ... Kaiser Chiefs are an English band from Leeds. ... Employment is the debut album by Leeds-based British rock band Kaiser Chiefs. ... Kate KT Tunstall (born June 23, 1975) is a Grammy-nominated, BRIT Award-winning Scottish singer/songwriter. ... Alternate cover American edition cover Eye to the Telescope is an album by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, originally released 13 December 2004 (see 2004 in British music), and re-released 25 January 2005. ... This article is about the singer M.I.A. For other uses, please see MIA. Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam (born on July 17, 1977)[1] is a rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and visual artist of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. ... Arular is the highly anticipated debut album by controversial UK rap artist, M.I.A.. The album is titled after her fathers political code name used during the Tamil independence movements. ... MaxÃ¯mo Park are an British indie rock band, signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000. ... A Certain Trigger is the debut album of Newcastle based Indie rock band MaxÃ¯mo Park. ... For other uses of the term Polar Bear, see Polar Bear (disambiguation) Polar Bear is a British post-jazz band led by drummer Seb Rochford. ... Seth (Bernard) Lakeman is an English folk singer, songwriter, and musician from Yelverton, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon. ... Kitty Jay is a music album by Seth Lakeman published in 2004. ... For the 1980s band, see The Go Team. ... Thunder, Lightning, Strike is the debut album by The Go! Team. ... The Magic Numbers are a four-piece band from England comprising two pairs of brother and sister who previously went to The Cardinal Wiseman Roman Catholic High School in Greenford. ... The self-titled debut album from The Magic Numbers. ...

2004

Basement Jaxx – Kish Kash
Belle & Sebastian – Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
Jamelia – Thank You
Keane – Hopes and Fears
Snow Patrol – Final Straw
Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions
The Streets – A Grand Don't Come for Free
Ty – Upwards
Amy Winehouse – Frank
Robert Wyatt – Cuckooland
The Zutons – Who Killed...... The Zutons?

Basement Jaxx is a critically acclaimed UK house music duo, comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, that rose to popularity in the late 1990s. ... Kish Kash is a 2003 album by British house music duo Basement Jaxx. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Dear Catastrophe Waitress is an album by Belle and Sebastian, a Scottish twee pop group, released in 2003 for Rough Trade Records. ... For other uses, see Franz Ferdinand (disambiguation). ... Franz Ferdinand is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released in early 2004. ... Jamelia Niela Davis (born 11 January 1981), known professionally as Jamelia, is an English R&B singer, songwriter and sometime model and actress. ... Thank You is the second album from British R&B star Jamelia. ... Keane (IPA: /kin/) are an English piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, taking their current name in 1997. ... Hopes and Fears is the debut album by English piano rock band Keane, released on May 10, 2004. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Final Straw is the highly acclaimed third album by the indie rock group Snow Patrol, released in the United Kingdom in 2003 and in the United States in 2004. ... Joss Stone (born Joscelyn Eve Stoker on 11 April 1987) is an English soul, R&B, and blues singer, songwriter, and occasional actress who has sold over ten million albums worldwide and won two BRIT Awards and one Grammy Award. ... The Soul Sessions is the debut album by English soul singer Joss Stone, released in 2003. ... Mike Skinner (born November 27, 1978), more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a rapper from Birmingham, England. ... A Grand Dont Come for Free is the second album for UK garage musician Mike Skinner, aka The Streets, released on May 18, 2004. ... Ty is a British hip-hop artist, best known for his Mercury Music Prize nomination in 2003, with his album Upwards. ... Upwards is an album by British hip hop artist Ty, released in 2003 by Big Dada. ... Amy-Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an English soul, jazz, and R&B singer and songwriter. ... Frank is the debut album by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, released by Island Records in October 2003. ... Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945, in Bristol) is an English musician, and a former member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine. ... Seventh and most recent album by progressive rock artist Robert Wyatt. ... The Zutons are an English indie rock band from Liverpool. ... Who Killed. ...

2003

Athlete – Vehicles and Animals
Eliza Carthy – Anglicana
Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head
The Darkness – Permission to Land
Dizzee Rascal – Boy in Da Corner
Floetry – Floetic
Soweto Kinch – Conversations with the Unseen
Lemon Jelly – Lost Horizons
The Thrills – So Much for the City
Martina Topley-Bird – Quixotic
Radiohead – Hail to the Thief
Terri Walker – Untitled

Athlete is an indie rock band formed in Deptford, London, comprising Joel Pott (lead vocals and guitar), Carey Willetts (bass and backing vocals), Stephen Roberts (drums and backing vocals) and Tim Wanstall (keyboards and backing vocals). ... Vehicles and Animals is the first full-length album by British rock band Athlete, first released in spring 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... March 2005, at the Junction, Cambridge Eliza Carthy (born August 23, 1975) is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing fiddle. ... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second album by English rock band Coldplay, released on August 26, 2002 in the UK and on August 27 in the U.S.. It was as successful as, if not more than, its predecessor, Parachutes, debuting at #1 in the United... For other uses, see The Darkness (disambiguation). ... Permission to Land is the debut album of The Darkness. ... Dylan Mills, known professionally as Dizzee Rascal (born 1985 in Bow/East London)[1], is an English MC/rapper and producer. ... Boy in Da Corner was the first solo album to be released by former Roll Deep member Dizzee Rascal. ... Floetry is a female British hip-hop/neo-soul duo. ... Floetic is the debut album by neo-soul duo Floetry released in 2002. ... Soweto Kinch Soweto Kinch is a British jazz alto saxophonist and rapper. ... Lemon Jelly is a musical collaboration between Nick Franglen and Fred Deakin. ... Lost Horizons is the (Mercury Music Prize nominated) first studio album (second if you count the EP compliation Lemonjelly. ... The Thrills are an Irish indie/rock band, formed in 2001 in Dublin. ... So Much for the City was the debut album of the Irish indie/pop band The Thrills. ... Martina Topley-Bird is a British vocalist, who worked with trip hop pioneer Tricky on several albums, from Maxinquaye up through Angels with Dirty Faces. ... Look up Quixotic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Radiohead are an English rock band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1986. ... Hail to the Thief (subtitled The Gloaming) is the sixth studio album by English rock band Radiohead, released on 9 June 2003 in the United Kingdom and June 10, 2003 in the United States. ... Terri Walker is a British soul singer. ...

2002

Guy Barker – Soundtrack
The Bees – Sunshine Hit Me
David Bowie – Heathen
The Coral – The Coral
Doves – The Last Broadcast
The Electric Soft Parade – Holes in the Wall
Gemma Hayes – Night on my Side
Beverley Knight – Who I Am
Roots Manuva – Run Come Save Me
Joanna MacGregor – Play
Ms. Dynamite – A Little Deeper
The Streets – Original Pirate Material

Guy Barker (b. ... The Bees (known in United States as A Band of Bees) are an English band from Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. ... Sunshine Hit Me by the Bees Sunshine Hit Me is the debut album from the Isle of Wight surf rockers The Bees (UK Band). ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Heathen is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2002. ... The Coral are an English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula near Liverpool. ... Following from their previous EPs, The Corals self-titled debut album was released July 29, 2002 in the UK on the Deltasonic label, and March 3, 2003 in the US on Sony. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Last Broadcast is the second album by the band Doves. ... The Electric Soft Parade are a Brighton-based indie rock band comprising siblings Alex (drums) and Tom White (guitar/vocals), who are the creative core of the band, as well as a number of other musicians who they record and perform live with. ... Holes in the Wall is an album by The Electric Soft Parade, released in February 2002. ... Gemma Hayes Gemma Hayes is a singer-songwriter born on August 11, 1977 in Ballyporeen, Tipperary, Ireland. ... Night on my Side is the debut album by Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes, released in 2002. ... Beverley Knight MBE (born March 22, 1973) is a critically-acclaimed English soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. ... Who I Am is the title of the third album from UK Soul Queen Beverley Knight, originally released in 2002. ... Roots Manuva (born Rodney Smith in Stockwell, South London, 1972) is a rapper. ... Run Come Save Me is the second album released by Roots Manuva. ... Joanna MacGregor (born July 16, 1959) is an internationally renowned classical, jazz and contemporary pianist. ... Ms. ... A Little Deeper is the 2002 Mercury Prize winning album from British artist Ms. ... Mike Skinner (born November 27, 1978), more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a rapper from Birmingham, England. ... Original Pirate Material is the debut album by UK act The Streets. ...

2001

Basement Jaxx – Rooty
Elbow – Asleep in the Back
Goldfrapp – Felt Mountain
Gorillaz – Gorillaz (nomination withdrawn at the request of the band)
Ed Harcourt – Here Be Monsters
PJ Harvey – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
Tom McRae – Tom McRae
Radiohead – Amnesiac
Susheela Raman – Salt Rain
Super Furry Animals – Rings Around the World
Turin Brakes – The Optimist LP
Zero 7 – Simple Things

Basement Jaxx is a critically acclaimed UK house music duo, comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, that rose to popularity in the late 1990s. ... Rooty is the second album by the British house duo Basement Jaxx, released in 2001. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Asleep in the Back is the debut album by the band Elbow. ... Goldfrapp is a British electronica group known for their visual theatrics and contribution to the popularization of electronic dance music. ... Felt Mountain is the debut album from Goldfrapp, released in 2000. ... For the Gorillazs self-titled debut album, see Gorillaz (album). ... Gorillaz is the self-titled debut album by Gorillaz, released in March 2001. ... Ed Harcourt. ... Mapmakers formerly placed the phrase here be dragons (lit. ... PJ Harvey in concert. ... Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea is an album by British singer-songwriter PJ Harvey. ... Tom McRae For the television writer, see Tom MacRae. ... Tom McRae is the self-titled debut album from British singer-songwriter Tom McRae. ... Radiohead are an English rock band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1986. ... Amnesiac is the fifth studio album by the English band Radiohead. ... Susheela Raman was born in London in 1973. ... Super Furry Animals (also known as SFA, the Furries and the Super Furries) are a Welsh rock band, with leanings towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation. ... Rings around the World is the fifth studio album and the major label debut by Super Furry Animals. ... Turin Brakes are a modern folk pop duo comprising Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, hailing from Balham, London. ... The Optimist LP was Turin Brakes first full-length album release, in 2001. ... Zero 7 is a Grammy nominated downtempo styled musical duo comprising Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker from the United Kingdom. ... Simple Things is the debut album by Zero 7, released on 23 April 2001. ...

2000

Richard Ashcroft – Alone with Everybody
Badly Drawn Boy – The Hour of Bewilderbeast
Coldplay – Parachutes
MJ Cole – Sincere
Death in Vegas – The Contino Sessions
The Delgados – The Great Eastern
Doves – Lost Souls
Helicopter Girl – How to Steal the World
Leftfield – Rhythm and Stealth
Nicholas Maw – Violin Concerto
Nitin Sawhney – Beyond Skin
Kathryn Williams – Little Black Numbers

Richard Paul Ashcroft (born September 11, 1971 in Billinge Maternity Hospital in Billinge Higher End, Lancashire (now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester) is an English singer-songwriter. ... Alone With Everybody is the first solo album by Richard Ashcroft, released in 2000. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Hour of Bewilderbeast is an album that was released by Badly Drawn Boy in 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... Parachutes is the debut album by English rock band Coldplay, released on July 10, 2000 in the UK and on November 7 in the U.S., making it the only Coldplay album to have a delayed release in America. ... M.J. Cole is Matt Coleman (born 1973), a UK house, garage, and 2-step producer and remixer. ... Death in Vegas is a psychedelic rock and electronica band from the United Kingdom, currently comprised of two permanent members: Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes. ... The Contino Sessions was the second album by British band Death In Vegas. ... The Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band who formed in Glasgow in 1994 after friends Alun Woodward (vocals/guitar), Stewart Henderson (bass) and Paul Savage (drums) were forcibly ejected from the band Bubblegum. ... The Great Eastern is The Delgados third album, released on their own Chemikal Underground record label in 2001. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lost Souls is the debut album by the band Doves. ... Leftfield were a duo of electronica artists and record producers, Paul Daley (formerly of The Rivals, A Man Called Adam and the Brand New Heavies) and Neil Barnes, formed in 1989 in London, England. ... Rhythm and Stealth is an album by Leftfield released on 20th September 1999. ... Nicholas Maw (born 1935) is a British composer. ... Nitin Sawhney is a London-based composer and DJ of various styles of music, including jazz, drum and bass, hip hop, flamenco and modern orchestral compositions. ... Beyond Skin is an album by Nitin Sawhney. ... Kathryn Williams. ...

1999

Thomas Adès – Asyla
Denys Baptiste – Be Where You Are
Black Star Liner – Bengali Bantam Youth Experience!
Blur – 13
Chemical Brothers – Surrender
Faithless – Sunday 8PM
Manic Street Preachers – This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
Beth Orton – Central Reservation
Kate Rusby – Sleepless
Talvin Singh – Ok
Stereophonics – Performance and Cocktails
Underworld – Beaucoup Fish

Thomas AdÃ¨s (born in London, 1 March 1971) is a British composer. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... 13 is the sixth album by British rock band Blur, first released in 1999. ... The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo, comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. ... Surrender is the third album from The Chemical Brothers and was released on June 22, 1999. ... Faithless are a British band whose music is described by the band as a cross between hip-hop and dance. ... Sunday 8PM is Faithless second album, released on September 18, 1998. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours is an album by the Manic Street Preachers. ... Elizabeth Caroline Orton,[1] commonly known as Beth Orton, (born December 14, 1970), is a Brit Awardâ€“winning English singer-songwriter. ... The second proper album of Beth Orton, Central Reservation helped Orton build on the success of her debut, Trailer Park. ... Kate Rusby (born December 4, 1973) is an English folk singer and songwriter from Barnsley, South Yorkshire sometimes known as The Barnsley Nightingale. ... Sleepless is an album by English folk musician Kate Rusby, released in 1999. ... Talvin Singh (Matharu) (born in 1970 in Leytonstone, London, England) is a British DJ and tabla player, known for creating an innovative fusion of classical Indian music and drum n bass. ... Ok is the debut release of tabla player and music producer Talvin Singh , and it was nine months in the making. ... Stereophonics are a rock band from Wales with members Kelly Jones, Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly) and Javier Weyler. ... Performance And Cocktails is the Stereophonics second album. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Beaucoup Fish is a 1999 (see 1999 in music) album by Underworld. ...

1998

4hero – Two Pages
Asian Dub Foundation – Rafi's Revenge
Eliza Carthy – Red Rice
Catatonia – International Velvet
Cornershop – When I Was Born for the 7th Time
Gomez – Bring It On
Massive Attack – Mezzanine
Propellerheads – Decksandrumsandrockandroll
Pulp – This Is Hardcore
John Surman – Proverbs & Songs
The Verve – Urban Hymns
Robbie Williams – Life Thru a Lens

4 Hero is a musical group consisting of Mark Clair & Dennis McFarlane, aka Mark Mac and Dego. ... Two pages was 4 Heros Mercury music prize shortlisted album of 1998. ... Asian Dub Foundation is a British alternative electronica band, that play a mix of breakbeat, dub, dancehall and ragga, also using rock instruments, acknowledging a punk influence. ... Rafis Revenge is an album from 1998 by Asian Dub Foundation. ... March 2005, at the Junction, Cambridge Eliza Carthy (born August 23, 1975) is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing fiddle. ... Red Rice is a small village located just southwest of Andover, Hampshire. ... Catatonia were a popular music band from Wales who gained a national following in the United Kingdom in the mid-late 1990s. ... Track listing: Mulder And Scully Game on I Am The Mob Road Rage Johnny Come Lately Goldfish And Paracetamol International Velvet Why I Cant Stand One Night Stands Part of The Furniture Dont Need The Sunshine Strange Glue My Selfish Gene ... Cornershop is a British indie band formed in Leicester in 1992 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singer, songwriter, and dholaki player), his brother Avtar Singh (bass guitar, vocals), David Chambers (drums) and Ben Ayres (guitar, keyboards, and tamboura), the first three having previously been members of Preston-based band General... When I Was Born for the 7th Time is a 1997 album by Cornershop. ... Gomez is an English indie rock band from Southport, England. ... Gomez entered the recording studios in late 1997 to turn their demos into an album. ... Massive Attack are a trip hop band from Bristol, Great Britain. ... Mezzanine is the title of the third full-length album from Bristol-based trip-hop innovators Massive Attack. ... Propellerheads is a British big beat music band made up of electronic producers Will White and Alex Gifford. ... Decksandrumsandrockandroll is the name of an album by the band Propellerheads, released on January 26, 1998 by Wall of Sound (UK) and Dreamworks (US). ... Pulp are a rock band, formed in Sheffield, England in 1978, by then 15-year-old school-boy Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar). ... This Is Hardcore is an album by British alternative rock band Pulp, first released in March 1998 (see 1998 in music). ... John Douglas Surman (born on 30 August 1944 in Tavistock, England), is a jazz saxophone, clarinet and synthesizer player. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Urban Hymns is the highly acclaimed alternative rock/space rock album released on September 29, 1997 by British rock band The Verve. ... For footballers with the same name, see Robbie Williams (footballer). ... Life Thru A Lens was the first solo album by English pop singer Robbie Williams after his former band Take That split. ...

1997

The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
Beth Orton – Trailer Park
Primal Scream – Vanishing Point
The Prodigy – The Fat of the Land
Radiohead – OK Computer
Roni Size/Reprazent – New Forms
The Spice Girls – Spice
Suede – Coming Up
John Tavener – Svyati
Mark-Anthony Turnage – Your Rockaby

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dig Your Own Hole is the second album by British electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released in the UK on April 7, 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... Elizabeth Caroline Orton,[1] commonly known as Beth Orton, (born December 14, 1970), is a Brit Awardâ€“winning English singer-songwriter. ... Trailer Park is the solo debut of British singer Beth Orton. ... Primal Scream are a rock group formed as a duo in 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland, by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie, evolving into a band in 1984 at which time Gillespie was also the drummer in The Jesus and Mary Chain. ... Vanishing Point is a 1997 (see 1997 in music) album by Primal Scream. ... The Prodigy (or just Prodigy)[1] are an English band. ... The Fat of the Land is an album by dance/rave act The Prodigy. ... Radiohead are an English rock band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1986. ... OK Computer is the third album by the English rock band Radiohead, released in summer 1997. ... Roni Size (b. ... Reprazent is a British drum and bass act formed by Roni Size. ... For his debut album on Talkin Loud/Polygram, Bristol, Englands Roni Size keeps with the labels tradition of releasing grandiose, song-oriented dance albums. ... The Spice Girls were a British vocal girl band. ... Spice is the multi-platinum debut album by English pop group Spice Girls, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) and 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... Suede (or The London Suede in the U.S.) were a popular and influential English rock band of the 1990s that helped start the Britpop musical movement of the decade. ... Coming Up is the third album by Suede, released by Nude Records in 1996. ... John Tavener should not be confused with the sixteenth-century composer John Taverner. ... Mark-Anthony Turnage (born June 10, 1960) is an English composer of classical music. ...

1996

Artists for War Child – Help
Black Grape – It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah
Peter Maxwell Davies/BBC Philharmonic – The Beltane Fire / Caroline Mathilde
Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go
Mark Morrison – Return of the Mack
Oasis – (What's the Story) Morning Glory
Courtney Pine – Modern Day Jazz Stories
Pulp – Different Class
Underworld – Second Toughest In The Infants
Norma Waterson – Norma Waterson

For other uses of the name War Child, see the disambiguation page. ... This article is about the 1995 charity album. ... Black Grape were a rock and roll band from England, formed in 1993 by former members of Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder and Bez. ... Its Great When Youre Straight. ... Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CBE (b. ... The BBC Philharmonic is a professional symphony orchestra based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Everything Must Go is the fourth album by the Manic Street Preachers. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Return of the Mack is a single released in 1996 by English R&B artist Mark Morrison. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? is a 1995 album by rock band Oasis. ... Courtney Pine (born 18 March 1964) is a British jazz musician. ... Pulp are a rock band, formed in Sheffield, England in 1978, by then 15-year-old school-boy Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar). ... Different Class is a 1995 album by Pulp. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Second Toughest in the Infants is a 1996 album by Underworld. ... Norma Waterson is a British musician, best-known as one of the original members of The Watersons, a premier British traditional group. ...

1995

Guy Barker – Into the Blue
Elastica – Elastica
PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love
Leftfield – Leftism
James MacMillan – Seven Last Words from the Cross
Van Morrison – Days Like This
Oasis – Definitely Maybe
Portishead – Dummy
Supergrass – I Should Coco
Tricky – Maxinquaye

Guy Barker (b. ... Elastica were a Britpop band who were popular in the 1990s, formed by Justine Frischmann after leaving Suede in 1991. ... Elastica, released in 1995, was the first album by the band of the same name. ... PJ Harvey in concert. ... To Bring You My Love is a 1995 (see 1995 in music) album by British singer-songwriter PJ Harvey. ... Leftfield were a duo of electronica artists and record producers, Paul Daley (formerly of The Rivals, A Man Called Adam and the Brand New Heavies) and Neil Barnes, formed in 1989 in London, England. ... Leftism is the debut album by electronica musicians Leftfield, released in 1995. ... Dr James MacMillan (born on July 16, 1959) is a Scottish classical composer. ... The seven sayings of Jesus on the cross are a traditional collection of seven short phrases uttered by Jesus at his crucifixion immediately before he died, gathered from the four Gospels. ... George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born August 31, 1945) is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Days Like This is an album by Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... Definitely Maybe is the debut album by English band Oasis, released in 1994. ... For the town, see Portishead, Somerset. ... Dummy, released in 1994, was the debut album of the Bristol-based group Portishead. ... For the witnesses who betray information about associated criminals, see Supergrass (informer). ... I Should Coco was Supergrasss 1995 debut album. ... For other uses, see Tricky (disambiguation). ... Maxinquaye is the debut album of Bristol, England rapper/producer Tricky, released in 1995. ...

1994

M People – Elegant Slumming
Blur – Parklife
Ian McNabb – Head Like A Rock
Shara Nelson – What Silence Knows
Michael Nyman – The Piano Concerto and MGV
The Prodigy – Music for the Jilted Generation
Pulp – His'n'Hers
Take That – Everything Changes
Therapy? – Troublegum
Paul Weller – Wild Wood

M People were a British house music act from Manchester which formed in 1990. ... Track listing Rest of World One Night in Heaven Moving on Up Renaissance You Just Have to Be There Love is in My Soul Dont Look Any Further Natural Thing Little Packet La Vida Loca Melody of Life US One Night in Heaven Moving on Up Excited Renaissance Colour... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... Parklife is a critically acclaimed Britpop album by the band Blur, released on April 25, 1994. ... Robert Ian McNabb (born 3 November 1962) is known both for his work as leader and songwriter-in-chief of the Icicle Works in the 1980s, and his critically-acclaimed solo career throughout from the early 1990s to date. ... Shara Nelson (born in London, England) is a singer and musician. ... Michael Nyman (born March 23, 1944) is a British minimalist composer, pianist, librettist and musicologist, perhaps best known for the many scores he wrote during his lengthy collaboration with the British filmmaker Peter Greenaway. ... The Prodigy (or just Prodigy)[1] are an English band. ... Music for the Jilted Generation is an album by hard dance/rave act The Prodigy. ... Pulp are a rock band, formed in Sheffield, England in 1978, by then 15-year-old school-boy Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar). ... His n Hers is a 1994 album from Pulp. ... Take That are an English pop boy band formed by Nigel Martin Smith in Manchester in 1990. ... Everything Changes was the fifth song taken from Take Thats second and title album Everything Changes, written by Gary Barlow and sung by Robbie Williams. ... Therapy? are an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. ... Troublegum, released February 7, 1994 was the second major label album by the band Therapy?. It had a dark, metal-like punk sound while remaining melodic, which fit in well with the grunge scene, which was still popular at the time. ... Paul Weller (born John William Weller, 25 May 1958, in Stanley Road, Woking, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. ... Wild Wood was Paul Wellers second solo record, released in 1993. ...

1993

Apache Indian – No Reservations
The Auteurs – New Wave
Gavin Bryars – Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
Dina Carroll – So Close
PJ Harvey – Rid of Me
New Order – Republic
Stereo MC's – Connected
Sting – Ten Summoner's Tales
Suede – Suede
Stan Tracey – Portraits Plus

Apache Indian is the stage name of reggae dee jay Steven Kapur. ... Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations is a travel and food show on the Travel Channel. ... The Auteurs were a vehicle for the songwriting talents of Luke Haines (guitar, piano and vocals). ... New Wave is a 1993 album by The Auteurs. ... Richard Gavin Bryars (born 1943) is an English composer and double bassist. ... Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet is a piece of music composed by Gavin Bryars in 1971. ... Dina Carroll (born Geraldine Carroll on 21 August 1968, in Newmarket, Suffolk) is an English singer of Scottish and African American descent. ... PJ Harvey in concert. ... Rid of Me is the second album by PJ Harvey. ... New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 from the remaining members of Joy Divisionâ€”Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Peter Hook (bass, electronic drums), and Stephen Morris (drums, synthesizers). ... Republic was New Orders first album after the demise of Factory Records, and their last for eight years. ... Stereo MCs are an British rap group. ... Connected is a 1992 album by Stereo MCs. ... Sting in Budapest, 2000 Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... Ten Summoners Tales is the fourth solo studio album by the rock musician Sting. ... Suede (or The London Suede in the U.S.) were a popular and influential English rock band of the 1990s that helped start the Britpop musical movement of the decade. ... Suede is the debut album of the band Suede, released in 1993 on Nude Records. ... Stanley William Tracey (born in Tooting, London on December 30, 1926) is a UK jazz pianist and composer, most influenced by Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. ...

1992

Barry Adamson – Soul Murder
Jah Wobble – Rising Above Bedlam
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Honey's Dead
Bheki Mseleku – Celebration
Primal Scream – Screamadelica
Saint Etienne – Foxbase Alpha
Simply Red – Stars
U2 – Achtung Baby
John Tavener & Steven Isserlis –The Protecting Veil
Young Disciples – Road To Freedom

Barry Adamson (June 1, 1958) is a British rock musician who has worked with Magazine, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Pan Sonic, and has worked on film soundtracks for David Lynch. ... Jah Wobble (born John Wardle, Stepney 1958) is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. ... The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band that revolved around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. ... Honeys Dead was an album released by the British rock group The Jesus and Mary Chain on Blanco y Negro Records in 1992. ... Primal Scream are a rock group formed as a duo in 1982 in Glasgow, Scotland, by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie, evolving into a band in 1984 at which time Gillespie was also the drummer in The Jesus and Mary Chain. ... Screamadelica is a 1991 album by Primal Scream and was their first to be a commercial success. ... Saint Etienne are an English indie dance act, fronted by Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex). ... Foxbase Alpha (1991) was the debut album by British band Saint Etienne. ... Simply Red are an English pop band. ... Stars is the fourth album by UK pop/soul/jazz band Simply Red, released in September 1991. ... U2 (IPA: /ju. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... John Tavener should not be confused with the sixteenth-century composer John Taverner. ... Steven Isserlis (born December 19 1958, London) is one of the most prominent living cellists. ... The Young Disciples were a British/American Acid Jazz band formed in London in 1990 by Carleen Anderson (Vocals and keyboards), Marc Nelson (Bass, guitar and organ) and Femi Williams (Percussion and programming). ...

Controversy

Some winners of the prize have proved controversial. One example is the 1994 awards, where what would prove to be popular albums from Britpop figureheads Paul Weller, Blur and Pulp, and electronica leaders The Prodigy were shortlisted but the winners were the pop act M People.^[5]^[6]^[7] Britpop was a British alternative rock genre and movement that was at its most popular in Great Britain in the mid 1990s. ... Paul Weller (born John William Weller, 25 May 1958, in Stanley Road, Woking, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... Pulp are a rock band, formed in Sheffield, England in 1978, by then 15-year-old school-boy Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ... The Prodigy (or just Prodigy)[1] are an English band. ... M People were a British house music act from Manchester which formed in 1990. ...

Other music journalists critical of the awards stated that the 2005 award should not have been given to Antony and the Johnsons because they were a British-born and American-based act.^[8]^[9] In 2006 Mark Lanegan & Isobel Campbell's Ballad of the Broken Seas was included in the shortlist, despite Lanegan not being British and fellow 2006 nominees Guillemots had band members from Brazil and Canada.^[10]^[11] Antony and the Johnsons is an award-winning music act from New York City. ... Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is a singer and songwriter. ... Isobel Campbell (born on April 27, 1976) is a Scottish singer, cellist and composer in the indie and Twee pop genres. ... Ballad of the Broken Seas is the second album released by Isobel Campbell and the first collaboration between her and Mark Lanegan. ... Guillemots (sometimes written gUiLLeMoTs) are a BRIT Award nominated indie rock band formed in November 2004 by Fyfe Dangerfield. ...

The presence of classical, folk and jazz recordings has been cited by some as rather anomalous, arguing that comparisons with the other nominees can be invidious.^[12] Classical nominees have included Sir John Tavener, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Gavin Bryars and Nicholas Maw. None has ever won, and there has not been a shortlisted classical album since 2002. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... John Tavener should not be confused with the sixteenth-century composer John Taverner. ... Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CBE (b. ... Richard Gavin Bryars (born 1943) is an English composer and double bassist. ... Nicholas Maw (born 1935) is a British composer. ...

References

^ Scotsman
^ Prize in sight for Amy, BANG Media International
^ Mercury Prize's guessing game, BBC News
^ Klaxons scoop Mercury album prize, BBC News
^ Judging music the Mercury way, BBC News
^ Why Mercury makes Isobel's blood boil at pop industry, Scotsman
^ Does the Mercury Prize get it right?, BBC News
^ Inaugural Australian music prize announced, ABC
^ Antony and Johnsons win Mercury, BBC News
^ Who can beat the Arctic Monkeys to win the Mercury Prize?, BBC Radio 6
^ Drowned in Sound
^ Back to Basics, Guardian Online

External links

Mercury Music Prize Official Site

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