- Music
- 04 Aug 16
Mercury Music Prize Shortlist Announced
No Irish artists have made it onto the shortlist for the 2016 Mercury Prize. The list was announced this morning and includes David Bowie, Laura Mvula, Radiohead and Bat For Lashes.
The nominations for the 2016 Mercury Prize were announced this morning.
Among the nominees are Radiohead, Skepta, The 1975, Bat For Lashes and Savages. David Bowie receives a posthumous nomination for 'Blackstar'.
The list is completed by Anohni, Jamie Woon, Kano, Laura Mvula, Michael Kiwanuka and The Comet Is Coming. The full list is:
Anohni - 'Hopelessness'
Bat For Lashes - 'The Bride'
David Bowie - 'Blackstar'
Jamie Woon - 'Making Time'
Kano - 'Made in the Manor'
Laura Mvula - 'The Dreaming Room'
Michael Kiwanuka - 'Love & Hate'
Radiohead - 'A Moon Shaped Pool'
Savages - 'Adore Life'
Skepta - 'Konnichiwa'
The 1975 - 'I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it'
The Comet Is Coming - 'Channel the Spirits'
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