Music News: Mercury Prize Nominees Revealed

Favourites: Art-rockers Alt-J The nominated acts for 2012′s Mercury Prize have now been unveiled, with the usual mix of expected heavyweights and leftfield surprises among the shortlist. Last month we brought you the news that Alt-J were this year’s nailed-on frontrunners, so it’s no real surprise to see the Cambridgeshire-quartet nominated. Django Django and The Maccabees also feature, but there are notable snubs for Florence... Read More

Music News: Bookies Tip Alt-J’s ‘An Awesome Wave’ To Win This Year’s Mercury Prize

It may be a month until the nominees for the Mercury Prize are released, but Paddy Power have already opened betting on what will be named the ‘Album of the Year’ this time around  – and it’s Alt-J who look the favourites.  ‘An Awesome Wave’ currently has odds of 6/4, making it the resounding front-runner, with closest competitors Richard Hawley, Sweet Billy, Django Django and Florence & The Machine... Read More