Mercury Music Prize shortlist 2016

I guess they get to keep the dough.

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probably going to vote mvula here, it's ace

skepta, anohni, bowie and the 1975 (!) also good, comet is coming decent, rest idk

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Almost the same order as that Ladbrokes list!

number of positive mentions of Radiohead in thread: 0

so this was vote for your favourite not who will win?

put money on Mvula purely because it's not gone to a woman for five years now (but then the list has never even been an equal gender split - surprised this isn't brought up more)

if Mvula wins it'll be the best winner since records began (or, say, Dummy)

"Dummy"

Making an effort for once to listen to every one of these before the reveal. But just couldn't make it through all of 'Love and Hate'.

5 minutes working on a "embarrassing necro-sentimentality vote...for Radiohead" line but it probably isnae worth the effort

Skepta won!

Of all the acts that performed I was most impressed by his performance. I've never heard his music until tonight. Very pleasing result and his mum busting moves during his acceptance speech was really special!

Nice result, god bless this pointless award, srsly

https://twitter.com/YoshisDino/status/776529201025392640

It was 50/50 whether his Twitter bio would read 'Arsenal fan' or 'Richard Dawkins devotee really'.

The Adenuga household is going to be a lot of fun this Christmas, I suspect. (Although the album itself doesn't really take off for me).

I love Shutdown, but not heard the album yet. I guess they will be congratulating themselves on not giving it to Radiohead or Bowie and showing how down they are. They probably still secretly listen to Elbow tho :p

His acceptance speech/stage invasion was proper heartwarming.

I guess they will be congratulating themselves on not giving it to Radiohead or Bowie and showing how down they are.

They can't win. If they'd given it to Radiohead or Bowie you'd be complaining how out of touch they were.

grime is full of really nice chaps. where are all the nasty horrible bastards?

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Tbh I wouldn't have given a shit, but I do have a distaste for the type of amorphous music biz detritus that make up the judging panels for this type of shite.

After their performance of "Love Me", I think I've finally got the point of The 1975. It's a bit like when I saw Years & Years on the Xmas TOTP and went "oh, NOW I get it..."

where are all the nasty horrible bastards?

In prison?

I mean, 1Xtra has had to remove at least 3 artists from their playlist in the last year alone for various bad behaviour
And there's this guy, who I actually met one time - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Titch

But none of that has to do w/Skepta. Feels weird that he's won this, as Mercs are usually for new artists?

well if Radiohead got nommed..

Yeah I guess I don't know what the point of it is

What a tragedy for much-lived deceased rock legends Radiohead

Lol autocorrect

where are all the nasty horrible bastards?

In an increasingly collaborative scene no-one wants to work with them because they're fucking liabilities.

(I mean Wiley has never struck me as a particularly nice guy but he's at least a dick you can work with)

If he shows up

But yes

Interesting that the judging panel has 50/50 gender balance when the shortlist never has.
http://www.mercuryprize.com/news/full-2016-judging-panel-revealed

Skepta and Anohni are my only real loves on here, if either of them win it will wind up the right sort of wankers so i'm good either way

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prescient: https://twitter.com/RappinGuardian/status/776730376895098880

Haha oh god

lol!, I haven't witnessed anyone using the witty epithet "(c)rap music" in at least probably 15 years

Love my privilege a bit butthurt, soooo tasty

IT IS THE NINETIES AND THERE IS TIME FOR (K)RAP

lol!, I haven't witnessed anyone using the witty epithet "(c)rap music" in at least probably 15 years

Next thing you'll be saying you haven't seen anyone use the word 'Bliar' in all that time.

no .. seriously, I thought that was a lost 90's thing that people whose last album purchase was Brothers In Arms used. But I'm not on FB and don't read comments sections.

need a cryingBowie.jpg

Wait, I thought Bowie would have wanted Skepta to win? This is all very confusing.

sometimes an artist is more open-eared than their loyal fans. there's a 500 post ILM list thread we don't need.