Topic: The Last Shadow Puppets

Mercury picks dark horses and rising stars

This year the Nationwide Mercury prize judges aimed to prove it by overlooking huge sellers from Duffy and Coldplay in favour of an eclectic mix of homegrown talent they said confirmed the enduring strength of the album in the digital age. Duffy, ...
remarkably rich year for music", one in which the epic melancholy of Elbow's fourth album gets recognition alongside debut efforts from Adele, Laura Marling and the Last Shadow Puppets. Ticking the boxes for the lesser-knowns are folk group Rachel Unthank and the ...

Mercury's message for the album charts

His Mercury prize nomination has already forced him to reveal his identity and seen him move from outsider to favourite. "My name's Will Bevan, I'm from south London, I'm keeping my head down and just going to finish my next album. "According ...
For an award that often divides opinion and prompts questions about the judging criteria, it was perhaps the most popular winner in the 16-year history of the Nationwide Mercury Prize. Garvey dedicated the prize to Bryan Glancy, a close friend and pivotal ...

Coldplay on top of the Q world

Coldplay were the big winners at today's Q Awards.. The Kaiser Chiefs took the title for Best Live Act and Grace Jones was named a Q Idol.. Adam Ant won the Q Icon award and David Gilmour the Outstanding Contribution to Music ...
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, and ...