Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, The xx among Mercury Prize 2017July 27, 2017 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, and The xx have been nominated for the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2017, NME reports. Sampha, Blossoms, Kate Tempest, J Hus, Loyle Carner and Alt-J have also been nominated for the prestigious annual prize, which recognises the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland over the last year. The 12-album shortlist is completed by Dinosaur, Glass Animals and The Big Moon. The nominations were announced this morning (July 27) at an event in central London. Check out the full list of nominees below. Alt-J: ‘Relaxer’ Blossoms: ‘Blossoms’ Dinosaur: ‘Together, As One’ Ed Sheeran: ‘Divide’ Glass Animals: ‘How To Be A Human Being’ J Hus: ‘Common Sense’ Kate Tempest: ‘Let Them Eat Chaos’ Loyle Carner: ‘Yesterday’s Gone’ Sampha: ‘Process’ Stormzy: ‘Gang Signs & Prayer’ The Big Moon: ‘Love In The Fourth Dimension’ The xx: ‘I See You’ The Hyundai Mercury Prize Awards Show will take place at Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Thursday, September 14. Many of the nominated acts are expected to perform on the night. Skepta won last year’s prize with his debut album ‘Konnichiwa’. New judges on the panel this year include Marcus Mumford from Mumford and Sons, Lianne La Havas, Ella Eyre, and DJ and broadcaster MistaJam. Jamie Cullum and Jessie Ware also feature on the panel alongside broadcaster Clara Amfo and Jeff Smith, Head of Music at BBC 6 Music and Radio 2. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |