The Mercury Prize has historically helped launch the careers of many leading U.K. artists: Portishead, the xx, Suede, and more. And they rarely skew predictably;…
Update: Benjamin Clementine's At Least For Now has been awarded the 2015 Mercury Prize. Stream the winning album below.
The Barclaycard Mercury Prize, which names the best British album…
Last night, Afro-Scottish art-rappers Young Fathers took home this year's prestigious Mercury Prize, beating out such high-profile acts as FKA Twigs, Damon Albarn, and Royal Blood…
James Blake won the U.K.'s distinguished Barclaycard Mercury Prize on October 30, collecting the honor on the strength of his sophomore album, Overgrown. The dubstepper beat out a…
My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields is awfully upset over his band's lack of nomination for the Mercury Prize, the annual award for best British album.
Alt-J were awarded Britain's prestigious Barclaycard Mercury Prize Thursday (November 1) for their debut album, An Awesome Wave."We didn't expect to win because the competition was…
The shortlist for the 2012 Mercury Prize, which honors one British album each year, has been announced. Nominees for this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize include…
