Topic: Dizzee Rascal

Arctic Monkeys lead Q award lists, Oasis also star

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Sheffield band the Arctic Monkeys lead this year's Q Awards with four nominations, while Oasis, who recently announced their split, are up for two prizes. Among other artists with multiple nominations for the music publication's annual awards were ...

Mercury shortlist favours newcomers

The doom-mongers who claim British music is in terminal decline and lament the lack of exciting new acts might well have to eat their words - eight of the albums shortlisted for this year's Panasonic Mercury Music prize are debuts. One of ...
An 18-year-old rapper who was repeatedly stabbed two weeks ago while working in Cyprus has emerged as a favourite on this year's Mercury music prize shortlist, which features an unprecedented number of black artists. MC Dizzee Rascal - born Dylan Mills - ...
Dubstep artist Burial is the surprise early favourite to claim Britain's prestigious Nationwide Mercury Music Prize, awarded annually for the country's best album, according to bookmakers on Wednesday. Previous winners of the award include Portishead, Dizzee Rascal, Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys, ...